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Thu, Apr 12, 12 at 16:02
| Is this a wildflower, or will it try to take over my garden? It's growing in the untended strip between a wall and sidewalk, in full sun.
If it's reasonably civilized, it could make a nice low plant for a xeriscaped area. Location: Socorro
Whole plant - basal leaves and flower spike
Flower closeup: 5 petals, red stamens, red splash on top petal.
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 21:46
| Answered. It's "Hog Potato" (Hoffmannseggia glauca) A bit weedy, but a native and it's better than bare dirt there. |
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| That plant was all over my yard and produces horrid spikey balls. Tiny, but nasty little stickers that wreaked havoc on the dogs' feet. I pulled all mine up once I realized they were the source of the stickers. I live in old town a couple of blocks from the plaza. |
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