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Drought Tolerant and Beautiful: Anacacho Orchid

Do you have a list of favorite plants?  I do.  Mine is made up of about 12 plants, and they change from time to time.

One of my recent additions to my favorites list is anacacho orchid (Bauhinia lunarioides).

anacacho orchid (Bauhinia lunarioides)

This lovely plant can be trained as a small tree or a large shrub.

anacacho orchid (Bauhinia lunarioides)

Fragrant white flowers appear in spring, and the foliage adds beauty throughout the year.

anacacho orchid (Bauhinia lunarioides)

While I don’t have this plant in my landscape, yet – I have been using it in a few of my latest designs.

If you would like to learn more about this beautiful plant, I invite you to read my latest plant profile for Houzz.

 

How about you?  Have you ever seen or grown an anacacho orchid?

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Drought Tolerant and Beautiful: Aloe Vera

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Do you use any lotion that contains aloe vera?

While most of us think of the medicinal qualities of aloe vera – particularly how they provide relief from burns, its beauty, and drought tolerance make it well worth adding to our “Drought Tolerant And Beautiful” category.

Aloe vera(Aloe barbadensis)

Aloe vera(Aloe barbadensis) thrives in drought-tolerant gardens and produces lovely, yellow flowers in spring, much to the delight of hummingbirds everywhere.  

Want to learn more about this succulent beauty?  Check out my latest plant profile for Houzz.  

Great Design Plant: Aloe Vera

How about you?  

Have you ever grown aloe vera?