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| Ocotillo in April, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. |
The stalky ocotillo may be my favorite desert plant. Seeing these April ocotillos at UTEP's Chihuahuan Desert Gardens was like seeing a cherished friend.
When dormant, the ocotillo is just a spiny, angular, unattractive reedy collection of gray stalks. But when it blooms and when it leafs out, oh, I admire how it preens so prettily against the sky.
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| Ocotillo in April, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. |
An ocotillo I crushed on at Leasburg Dam State Park in New Mexico a few years back:
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| Ocotillo at Leasburg Dam State Park, New Mexico. May 2013. |
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| Ocotillo at Leasburg Dam State Park, New Mexico. May 2013. |
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| Ocotillo at Leasburg Dam State Park, New Mexico. May 2013. |
See that hummingbird up there?
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