by waaytoomuchintothis » Thu May 26, 2016 9:52 pm
Again, the amazing differences from one end of this continent to the other. Potentilla is a weed here. This time of year I am mowing them all the time in the meadow.
I came across this kind of thing along the Coastal Highway (Hwy 1) in California years ago. All along the side of the road for miles and miles between Half Moon Bay and Monterrey, these lovely tiny multicolor flowering plants grow wild between the rocks. The residents think they are a nuisance, but they are beautiful. I said something about them to my hosts, and they said, "Oh, that just a --------plant". I can't remember what it was, but it was kinda undignified, like, "mud plant", or "skank plant" or "moss plant", or something like that. Its a weed! I thought they were so gorgeous, I wanted to bring some home. They look like Jade plants (thick, rounded leaves), but they bloom in several colors, all at once.
Do you have a big iron rod (chingadera) to flop the boulders with? Beats lifting them and wheelbarrowing them around.