Snowy Arms Reaching Out

on
Lycaena helloides, I presume? 

I happened to be out six miles from somewhere the other day.  If you look on a map of the area there is--nothing.  A private road with some horses at the end of it.  (Sorry, no horse photos.) 



 By the side of the road, snowy arms reaching out from fissures in a rock outcropping.  Dudleya!
 Dudleya pulverulenta, I am guessing. 


Dudleya in native habitat...
 ...so cool!

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  1. luv2gardenAugust 10, 2019 at 8:11 AM

    Very cool. Looks like they're hanging on to the bare rock.

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 11, 2019 at 3:06 PM

      Anchored in the fissures. Advice to growers is to grow them like that to keep all water out of the leaf bases!

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  2. Denise/agrowingobsessionAugust 10, 2019 at 10:14 AM

    Good for you not indicating where these dudleyas are -- there are thieves afoot!

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 11, 2019 at 3:07 PM

      That is so sad. Of course I did not touch or disturb them, the little treasures that they are. Long may they grow there!

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  3. Kris PetersonAugust 10, 2019 at 11:27 AM

    Cool it is! Given the widespread Dudleya thefts reported last year, it's probably a good thing the location can be identified.

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  4. NellAugust 10, 2019 at 5:24 PM

    The third-from-last image truly does look like a certain kind of show biz lady, begloved and bejeweled, flinging out her arms in welcome: "Daaahrl-ling!". What a fantastic find.

    It's extremely relaxing to look at those ridges (mountains? or just foothills?). Hope you are recharged as well.

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 11, 2019 at 3:10 PM

      The Dudleyas are waving their arms to lure hummingbirds. "Daaahrl-ling!" :)

      The tallest is about 5k, so foothills? Was really fun to see undisturbed coastal sage scrub. There isn't much left.

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    2. NellAugust 13, 2019 at 5:08 PM

      :: The tallest is about 5k, so foothills? ::
      LOL! Our "mountains", despite being official, are so old and worn down that the tallest peaks are 6000 feet, and most are half that. Your geologically young land is truly rugged!

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  5. Anna KAugust 10, 2019 at 7:06 PM

    Wow! Seeing "garden plants" in their native habitat is always so exhilarating! Very cool...

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  6. Lisa at GreenbowAugust 11, 2019 at 4:02 AM

    What fun finding native plants in situ. I bet you felt like a Plant Hunter. Interesting scenery.

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 11, 2019 at 3:11 PM

      Well, not like a real plant hunter. No mosquito or snake bites. But fun!

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  7. danger gardenAugust 11, 2019 at 10:02 AM

    Fantastic find!

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 11, 2019 at 3:12 PM

      Was exciting to see them. I've seen them here and there before in that general area, but not so close.

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  8. debsgardenAugust 11, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    That is remarkable. Some of your photos look like skeletons of prehistoric birds! What a delightful sight. Thanks for sharing!

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