_11/30/10_ Madagascar Ocotillo (Alluaudia procera) A really cool plant in the botanical gardens. I've tried to shoot it before, but there's all sorts of difficulties - this is the best I could do with my phone. The thorns and leaves spiral up the plant and it looks really cool, but it's hard to get a good angle, especially without getting other nearby plants in the shot. [last year]

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