More California Canyon Plants
Here are a couple really nice desert plants from the same Tahquitz Canyon Trail in Palm Springs as the cacti below.
But they’re not cacti! Not even succulent. How do they survive?
Honey Mesquite – Prosopsis glandulosa
Chuparosa! (Justica californica) I love that name! And winter bloomers in the desert are especially welcome. It’s in the Acanthus family (Acanthaceae) along with such popular plants as Bear’s Breeches (Acanthus mollis) and Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes). Hey – we just got some Hypoestes in for the houseplant room for winter. Nice!
