She has a botanical genus named after her which contains a single species. Edithcolea grandis is a member of the Stapeliad family. I am fortunate to have one on my back porch which bloomed last year. Edith Cole was a member of the party that discovered the plant in Somalia in 1895 and it was named in her honor. I received my E. grandis indirectly from Dr. Gerald Barad who is a world known grower and researcher on Stapeliads. I have heard him speak at Cactus & Succulent Shows and was able to visit his place in Pennsylvania a few years ago.
His website can be seen at http://www.cactus-mall.com/stapeliad/picture7.html.
What a spectacular flower it has.
I have lived in Boling off and on for over half a century. In some ways it seems that time stands still here. Many things are as they were 75 years ago. Others have been changed forever by technology. Some times it is hard to tell which is which.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
My Owner
It is time to introduce my owner or as she is sometimes called, "The Owner". Her name is Molly B Good. She is a big fat pussy cat that adopted me 14 years ago in Kerrville. She is an outside cat with inside privileges. Here is a picture of her with a mouse.
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