Aug 26 2009
The Varieties of Vegetative Experience
Are those leaves? Petals? Between the vegetative lobes there are buds of small Jade blossoms. This is certainly a plant of the succulent variety, “leaves” designed to swell during times of abundant water.
Did I write designed? I meant that word in terms of the function behind the form. Plants of course evolved, none perfect in form or function for all niches. And so we’ve got species galore. What wealth for the eyes!
