Glochids. The bane of the desert gardener.
Found on Opuntia species. Like this one:
You like that cool color echo on the cinderblock fence? Found that item on large trash day. Somebody took the time to cut that out of masonite and color it a lovely mettalic copper. And then they threw it away. I love large trash day.
More pictures:
A little betta ceramic by Wade (a Red Rose tea lagniappe) amidst the haworthia [H. attenuata]. Very under-the-sea in feel. I love these together.
A relative of cotton. It makes these little teeny tiny bolls. Very cute. Reliable in desert heat, but a scraggly looking plant. Blossoms for just a few hours. All the more lovely for it's scarcity.
Pomegranate with rusting spiral. This is the miniature pom {Punica granatum 'Nana'}. I picked this plant up at Trader Joe's two or more years ago. It does fine under the patio overhang.
(Stick with me, kid. I'll teach you new words. You like new words, don't you?)
You don't have to be a real desert gardener to feel the pain of the Glochids. Love the photos, every one. I want to see more of the rusted spiral.
Posted by: Loree/danger garden | November 13, 2011 at 01:45 AM
True enough, Loree.
I grew a prickly pear in zone 5 Michigan that lived outside and thrived. Hasn't bloomed since it's been down here in Phoenix, but it's still growing pads.
Posted by: Jenn | November 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM