{"id":1000,"date":"2021-04-28T11:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/?page_id=1000"},"modified":"2022-01-19T18:43:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:43:57","slug":"plant-of-the-month-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/index.php\/plant-of-the-month-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Curiosities &#8211; April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mystery Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is a wonderful place, particularly in the Spring. I went this month with a friend and fellow writer, Barb, and you\u2019ll hear of more of our adventures in the Desert Botanical Garden blog. And she is my co-conspirator in this month\u2019s Plant of the Month activity.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9254-2.jpg&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/question-mark-size-2.jpg&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>I also discovered two plants there which are related in some way to previous plants of the month, so I\u2019m showing pictures of them here and challenging readers to identify their relatives. If you think you know what they are, send in your comments and I\u2019ll let you know if you\u2019re correct when I reveal their true identities and their relatives in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The first is an eye-catching tree which is planted in the main section of the garden. Barb and I were both entranced by the delicate blossoms and fuzzy &#8220;flowers,&#8221; but they weren\u2019t labeled there. We went all over the gardens before we found some with &#8220;nametags,&#8221; and that\u2019s when we discovered a relationship with a previous POTM. Do you know or can you guess what this plant is called?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/travelingwithcarolyne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9381-sized.jpg&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.12.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The second plant that caught my eye was a very spiny cactus. It\u2019s not a huge cactus (although it might grow a lot bigger in the wild), but it is certainly well-equipped for self-defense. I nicknamed it \u201cSpike.\u201d Again, it wasn\u2019t marked with its official name in the entrance garden, so we had to search to find out what it was. 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