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Desert Flora

Outside the desert building!

Desert Flora
MountainBongo, 21 Aug 2014
    • MountainBongo
      Outside the desert building!
    • DavidBrown
      Does anyone know how they protect these plants during the winter? Do they replant them every spring?
    • Zooplantman
      It appears that everything here is hardy in Indianapolis (Yucca, Sedum, Opuntia, Echinacea, Asclepias, etc.). It is more a collection of prairie plants than desert flora. They have used the stone to collect and retain solar heat and most importantly to accelerate snow melt so the plants don't rot.
      StoppableSan likes this.
    • DavidBrown
      Thanks for the insight, Zooplantman.
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    21 Aug 2014
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