Speaking of vegetables, I was out on the patio with guests the other day and I got a bunch of them to try the leaves of a native Dudleya (edulis = edible) ... best time to do this is right after a lot of rain, like mid-winter. I'm not normally one to snack on my own succulents but that particular one is tasty. I'll tell you when you don't want to try it, that's late summer after months of drought and encrusted with dust. Yuck!
Today I was falling in love all over again wth this Echeveria. It's basically full size and yes, there are drops of nectar within the interior of the flowers. Hummingbird's delight! I had one this size years ago but various disasters consumed it and its offspring... this spawn of spawn was the last rosette I had. The cycle of life is surging, finally.
