365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, June 28, 2024
Plum Beauty Desert Rose
Day 259: My Adeniums are doing better insofar as hanging onto their foliage now that I've begun misting them daily. It stands to reason. They are a desert plant which in the natural setting receives very little moisture other than that in the air. However, when they are too dry, the leaves will drop or be stunted and curled. I won't say I have the magic formula, but at least they no longer resemble the potsful of sticks which make my friends wonder why I bother. "Plum Beauty" is a grafted cultivar. Mine is the tallest of the three Desert Roses living in my south-exposure kitchen window sill, a sheer delight to behold while I'm at the task of dish-washing.
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