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Showing posts with label jade plant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jade plant. Show all posts

Saturday, October 19, 2019

My Desert Garden: What the heck are they?

Smithsonian Magazine--sun through smoke
Throughout my early life when we lived on a farm, Mom's garden seemed immense. All five children were involved in some aspect of that garden, until the 3 boys were busy with the livestock. But, my sister and I were out there with hoes, fighting weeds. We were harvesting produce soon after and canning them, my sister and I unwillingly.

Now, here in a desert climate, my garden is really just ornamental plants. Slowly over the past three years, the heat has fried many of those delightful plants. Fried, truly fried is the only way to describe the last year's summer.

Thus, those fried plants have been pulled, replaced with drought and heat resistant succulents.  I do not know what they are, except for the jade plant.  It will be astounding as years pass.

So, given all that info, I would appreciate your help in identifying these plants. I am pathetic, but I know some of you excellent plant people can help me.


This was found in Great-Uncle Patrick Kane's house in Ireland. 

I "threw" this pot.  The other piece is a water bottle
I bought at an English antique fair.

This sat in my Mother-in-law's garden for 40+ years.

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#2

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#4

#5

#6

#7  This is a red clover, basically a shamrock. I keep
in shade, well watered. It blooms now and then.

#8


#9

#10  It is a jade plant, I think.


So, there you have them. Please give this clueless blogger some help. Thanks.

I do have some roses and geraniums, on the side yard, and they are surviving. There is one healthy, a big old rose bush in the corner of the back stretch,  protected from the wind and harsh-unforgiving-sun.