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'Dancing Peacock' Someone needs to write a song... :) With an atmospheric river and 30 mph winds predicted this past weekend, I was afraid the ginkgo, which had just started to turn color, would be stripped.  We were lucky though and it remains intact. Gingko 'Princeton Sentry' After the storm... The Black Tupelo (Nyssa slyvatica) changes color from the inside out - The above photo was taken last week. Here it is today - 'Wolf Eyes' Dogwood (Cornus kousa) has never had such pink color - Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' ( Lagerstroemia ), and Persian Ironwood ( Parrotia persica ) - Japanese Maple 'Beni Hime' - Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' ( Amelanchier ) with tree peonies - Stewartia pyschocamellia starts the color show early. It has since faded to a much softer color - Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Desert Plants in the Kyoto Botanical Gardens Conservatory


By the time I made my way around to the Desert House, my battery was getting low and I didn't photograph many of the plant labels. I took mostly wide views of plant groupings anyway because I was attracted to the structures and combinations rather than individual plants. This was an amazing display.









Adonsonia digitata

Dasylirion wheeleri


Adenium obesum (Desert Rose)

Euphorbia geraldii











Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. tz_gardenDecember 10, 2024 at 1:11 PM

    Oh, it's wonderful! The barrels are perfection. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2024 at 4:42 AM

    These desert plants are always interesting since i rarely get to see them.

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  3. Kris PetersonDecember 11, 2024 at 10:22 AM

    They have a nice collection! Once again, their presentation is perfection.

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