Today I met a friend at the Denver Botanic Gardens. She has a membership and treated me (for the umpteenth time) to a guest pass. Here’s one of the dazzling flower and plant displays at the entrance:
There were many plants I recognized and many more I did not. For instance, what is this?
In my photo file I labeled it “Poky Plant,” but I’m nearly 100% sure that’s not the right name.
Then there’s the Dragon Arum otherwise known as 
Dracunculus vulgaris. When I showed this photo to Zebu he said the exact same thing my friend had remarked: “Dracunculus vulgaris is a Harry Potter spell.”
It was a lovely couple hours at the gardens and now I’m back home in front of my computer, getting psyched up to tackle my revisions. 
May my thoughts stay still longer than the water spiders in that last photo.
Tracy Abell 
Oh, that looks wonderful! I’ve heard great things about the Denver Botanic Garden, and one of my favorite gardening books ever (Passionate Gardening: Good Advice for Challenging Climates) was co-authored by the former Director of Horticulture there.
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That’s very cool about the book, Amy. And if you’re ever in this part of the world I’d love to visit the garden with you!
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