@Cinta - what else do you have in your desert look garden?
BTW - I just could not leave well enuff alone so I picked up some lovely hens and chicks that will have a fire red bloom. I planted 5 (75 cents at Home depot at 75 % off) surrounding the PP and yes - I did get more teensy thorns. I covered the ground around with river rock and tossed some sand in. Looks pretty cool. And I only spent ~ 10 minutes removing the thorns. It is in a very dry area on my bank that has thus far refused to grow anything there.
