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Texas Gardening
wantonamara

First Bloom!!

wantonamara Z8 CenTex
11 years ago

Here is my long awaited first bloom and what a stinker it is Hoodia gordonii. It has more buds coming so I will have blooms off and on for awhile. I just hope the wind is blowing next time.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hoodia gordonii

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