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Congratulations Caesalpinia pulcherrima! This plant, commonly known as the red Mexican Bird of Paradise, has recently achieved "Highway Plant" status. The California Department of Transportation has planted it along Interstate 15 near Barstow in the Mojave Desert. That means CDOT thinks the Mexican Bird of Paradise will survive exhaust fumes, dust storms, unrelenting winds, little water and utter neglect! In the kinder, gentler conditions of your desert garden it may quickly grow to a height of as much as 12 feet. In summer this large, lacy-leaf shrub is covered with red and orange blooms for months on end.
If you cannot push it in to that depth, you may
need to increase the water your lawn is receiving. One important
note -- if, an hour after your lawn has been watered, it is still
"squishy" you are irrigating way, way too much. (Note: since
we wrote this, we are now recommending that you remove and replace your
lawn altogether.) More News on Global Warming. The hundreds of thousands of birds who annually nest and breed in the Orkney Island have, this year, failed to lay eggs and hatch chicks. The cause, according the a report in the British newspaper, The Independent, is starvation. The sandeels, a primary source of food for the birds, have disappeared. The sandeels are a cold-water species and the water around the Orkney Islands has become warmer. Once again, we thank Dr. Joan Padro for bringing this to our attention. Go to our Newsletter
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