TimV
Puritanboard Botanist
OK, this one can perhaps only be appreciated by a nerd, but whatever. Hopefully some of you will enjoy them even if you're not nerds. The shiny parts on top are "windows"; they are the parts that do the photosynthesis, so they're so clear you can look down into the plant. Sunlight gets in there and reacts with water and CO2 and makes food for the plant and air for us. Special waxy surface that has pores the open up during cool weather to let CO2 in but shut down when it's hot to keep water from being evaporated.
The gravely skin is often underground to protect the plant from the harsh sun and predators. It's job is to store water. These plants may get two or three rains in the whole year, so they have to really conserve their moisture.
From seed planted two years ago. I hope to get blooms in another couple of years.
The gravely skin is often underground to protect the plant from the harsh sun and predators. It's job is to store water. These plants may get two or three rains in the whole year, so they have to really conserve their moisture.
From seed planted two years ago. I hope to get blooms in another couple of years.