Diamonds of the desert

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Cacti come in many shapes, colors and sizes. Twelve varieties that work well in arid gardens are described. They include the flat-leafed, shrub-sized beaver tail cactus that grows magenta flowers, the up to 20-foot-tall Cereus hildmannianus, and the spiny hedgehog cactus that produces fuchsia blossoms.

Innovations, Cover Story, Varieties, Cactus, Cacti, Succulent plants, Flower gardening

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Community connections

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Tohono Oodham Connections Community Action (TOCA) project along with Oodham Oidak Farm on the Gila River and Tarahumara project in northern Mexico contribute to the efforts of Native Seed/SEARCH (NSS) in saving, growing and maintaining traditional plants.

Growth, Company growth, Agriculture, Primitive, Traditional agriculture, Seed crops

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Hope for one of America's rarest plants

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Hibiscus Brackenridgei, the Hawaii island state's official flower is on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of endangered plants. The ways and means of saving the endangered species are discussed.

United States, Administration of Conservation Programs, Endangered Species, Evaluation, Hibiscus

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