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Dee and Carol talk about plants with species name of "texensis" and briefly talk about the species name "cardinalis." They also talk about a new book, pollen banking, and some of their rabbit holes.

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Flowers we discussed.

Lupinus texensis - Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Carex texensis - Texas sedge, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Clematis texensis - Scarlet Clematis, Info from Gardenia

Vegetables:

Cercis canadensis var. texensis - Texas redbud, Info from Missouri Botanical Garden

Columbrian texensis - Texas hog plum, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Quercus texana -Texas Red Oak, Info from Missouri Botanical Garden

On the Bookshelf:

Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirlooms, Modern Hybrids, and More by Sandra Mao of Sandra.UrbanGarden (Amazon Link) Publishes December 2. Sandra’s Instagram.

Dirt:

Pollen banking and a tiny unrelated tidbit: favorite crayola crayon colors

Rabbit Holes:

Dee: Gianni Rodari plus The Flowers of Little Ida by Hans Christian Andersen

Carol: Harriet Klamroth Morse, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing. Plus she’s on Volume 3 of The Unselected Journals of Emma C. Lion.

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