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  1. A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

    April 2, 2026

    "For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

    " 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

    Read more:
    npr.org/sections/the-picture-s

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

  2. A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

    April 2, 2026

    "For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

    " 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

    Read more:
    npr.org/sections/the-picture-s

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

  3. A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

    April 2, 2026

    "For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

    " 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

    Read more:
    npr.org/sections/the-picture-s

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

  4. A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

    April 2, 2026

    "For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

    " 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

    Read more:
    npr.org/sections/the-picture-s

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

  5. A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

    April 2, 2026

    "For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

    " 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

    Read more:
    npr.org/sections/the-picture-s

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

  6. I did something I didn't think I'd ever do... I handed in some ~200 #guppies (most of my lines) and some ~2kg of #aquarium #moss to my LFS in exchange for #cichlids.

    My plan going ahead is to focus first and foremost on larger species, keep just 6 large tanks with minimal maintenance instead of 28 small breeders that need daily work.

    I'm also determined to switch my aquarium #plants focus to "minimal-work" #bucephalandra with possibly a small selection of other #rareplants.

  7. I did something I didn't think I'd ever do... I handed in some ~200 #guppies (most of my lines) and some ~2kg of #aquarium #moss to my LFS in exchange for #cichlids.

    My plan going ahead is to focus first and foremost on larger species, keep just 6 large tanks with minimal maintenance instead of 28 small breeders that need daily work.

    I'm also determined to switch my aquarium #plants focus to "minimal-work" #bucephalandra with possibly a small selection of other #rareplants.

  8. I did something I didn't think I'd ever do... I handed in some ~200 #guppies (most of my lines) and some ~2kg of #aquarium #moss to my LFS in exchange for #cichlids.

    My plan going ahead is to focus first and foremost on larger species, keep just 6 large tanks with minimal maintenance instead of 28 small breeders that need daily work.

    I'm also determined to switch my aquarium #plants focus to "minimal-work" #bucephalandra with possibly a small selection of other #rareplants.

  9. I did something I didn't think I'd ever do... I handed in some ~200 #guppies (most of my lines) and some ~2kg of #aquarium #moss to my LFS in exchange for #cichlids.

    My plan going ahead is to focus first and foremost on larger species, keep just 6 large tanks with minimal maintenance instead of 28 small breeders that need daily work.

    I'm also determined to switch my aquarium #plants focus to "minimal-work" #bucephalandra with possibly a small selection of other #rareplants.

  10. moezine.com/2090995/ 砂漠の日本庭園巡り🌵 | フェニックスのフレンドシップガーデンからのデザインインスピレーション 砂漠の日本庭園巡り🌵 | フェニックスのフレンドシップガーデンからのデザインインスピレーション Hey guys, welcome to the Mr. Maple Show. I’m Matt. We&#8 #Conifer #Conifers #Evergreen #flowers #garden #GardenDesign #GardenTour #gardening #Horticulture #idol #JapaneseMaple #MrMaple #NewPlants #RarePlant #RarePlants #Shrubs #trees #アイドル #カエデフェニックス

  11. moezine.com/2090995/ 砂漠の日本庭園巡り🌵 | フェニックスのフレンドシップガーデンからのデザインインスピレーション 砂漠の日本庭園巡り🌵 | フェニックスのフレンドシップガーデンからのデザインインスピレーション Hey guys, welcome to the Mr. Maple Show. I’m Matt. We&#8 #Conifer #Conifers #Evergreen #flowers #garden #GardenDesign #GardenTour #gardening #Horticulture #idol #JapaneseMaple #MrMaple #NewPlants #RarePlant #RarePlants #Shrubs #trees #アイドル #カエデフェニックス

  12. It's so hard to judge the real size of Dichorisandra musaica just from looking at photos. At a glance it kinda just looks like a zebrina with long leaves. Here is a selfie for scale!

    I still have some in stock at: shop.tradescantia.uk/product/d

    @plants @houseplants

    #plants #rareplants #houseplants

  13. time to sort, identify, and sell - the winters growth 😁

    i am going to downscale the number species i grow. profit has proven best at 100 species options; very good sweetspot. but with the caveat that volume is a huge problem at that scale and a headache when a lot die off in winter because of temperature swings. so if accounting for losses; fewer but more stable sales at higher margins with higher volume per species will hopefully do better longterm.

    #rareplants #aquarium #aquariumplants

  14. time to sort, identify, and sell - the winters growth 😁

    i am going to downscale the number species i grow. profit has proven best at 100 species options; very good sweetspot. but with the caveat that volume is a huge problem at that scale and a headache when a lot die off in winter because of temperature swings. so if accounting for losses; fewer but more stable sales at higher margins with higher volume per species will hopefully do better longterm.

    #rareplants #aquarium #aquariumplants

  15. Free rare plant giveaway running until the end of September!

    The prize is one fresh cutting from your choice of my four new cultivars: 'Raspberry Ruffle', 'Froglet', 'Raindrop', and 'Sepia Grain'. All of them are brand new and available for the first time ever.

    Full details of how to enter this way are on the website: shop.tradescantia.uk/giveaway

    #plants #houseplants #rareplants #flowers #plantbreeding #giveaway #plantgiveaway #tradescantia #commelinaceae

  16. Free rare plant giveaway running until the end of September!

    The prize is one fresh cutting from your choice of my four new cultivars: 'Raspberry Ruffle', 'Froglet', 'Raindrop', and 'Sepia Grain'. All of them are brand new and available for the first time ever.

    Full details of how to enter this way are on the website: shop.tradescantia.uk/giveaway

    #plants #houseplants #rareplants #flowers #plantbreeding #giveaway #plantgiveaway #tradescantia #commelinaceae

  17. Free rare plant giveaway running until the end of September!

    The prize is one fresh cutting from your choice of my four new cultivars: 'Raspberry Ruffle', 'Froglet', 'Raindrop', and 'Sepia Grain'. All of them are brand new and available for the first time ever.

    Full details of how to enter this way are on the website: shop.tradescantia.uk/giveaway

    #plants #houseplants #rareplants #flowers #plantbreeding #giveaway #plantgiveaway #tradescantia #commelinaceae

  18. Free rare plant giveaway running until the end of September!

    The prize is one fresh cutting from your choice of my four new cultivars: 'Raspberry Ruffle', 'Froglet', 'Raindrop', and 'Sepia Grain'. All of them are brand new and available for the first time ever.

    Full details of how to enter this way are on the website: shop.tradescantia.uk/giveaway

    #plants #houseplants #rareplants #flowers #plantbreeding #giveaway #plantgiveaway #tradescantia #commelinaceae

  19. Free rare plant giveaway running until the end of September!

    The prize is one fresh cutting from your choice of my four new cultivars: 'Raspberry Ruffle', 'Froglet', 'Raindrop', and 'Sepia Grain'. All of them are brand new and available for the first time ever.

    Full details of how to enter this way are on the website: shop.tradescantia.uk/giveaway

    #plants #houseplants #rareplants #flowers #plantbreeding #giveaway #plantgiveaway #tradescantia #commelinaceae

  20. One more native on this last day of #NationalNativePlantMonth: a rare, native orchid, Platanthera ciliaris - Orange Fringed Bog Orchid. These orchids favor marshy habitats like those found in bogs or moist meadows. They grow in small colonies and are pollinated by butterflies. Native to the southeastern United States. More info at the link:

    georgiabiodiversity.org/natels

    #gardening #NativePlants #RarePlants #NativeOrchid #biodiversity #conservation #BiodiversityGarden #nature #plants #BogOrchid