I do not personally have this plant, but there is a resident in town here in Lake Jackson on our main drive through town who asked me to ...Read Morecome by and identify it for him. Apparently a previous homeowner at this location had been a local garden club member and had planted this plant perhaps over 25 years ago. He indicated the small shrub has been butchered and cut numerous times over the years, yet stubbornly comes back each time and blooms each spring. I took a leaf sample, and a few photos, and sure enough, we have a quite unique plant and most likely the only one locally!
Small Mexican species with spiny trunk and branches. Leafless in winter and flowers come out late winter, early spring... then leaves co...Read Moreme as flowers leave. Bright red rosette-shaped flowers: a circle with red spokes coming out of it.
I do not personally have this plant, but there is a resident in town here in Lake Jackson on our main drive through town who asked me to ...Read More
Small Mexican species with spiny trunk and branches. Leafless in winter and flowers come out late winter, early spring... then leaves co...Read More