"I want to keep bees." she said. "What plants should I grow for them here? This simple question is challenging in the desert because it's hard to grow traditional "pollinator" flowers in our climate.
San Antonio Express-News: Enjoy year-round garden color with these 14 flowering desert plants Nurturing a garden in a desert climate is a unique undertaking. Helping plants thrive in desert conditions is challenging, but it can also be very rewarding. If you live in this type of environment ... MSN: Chile's Atacama desert flower could hold key to drought tolerant crops ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening ...
desert flower plants, Arizona Daily Star: Common desert plants may help cure what ails you Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to build solar arrays has consequences for the plants and animals it displaces. Woodland Daily Democrat: Cacti and other iconic desert plants threatened by solar projects
