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My sister's cactus changed how I see 'boring' plants
She pointed out the tiny new spines on her prickly pear in Tucson, saying 'it's not just sitting there, it's building armor.' Anyone else have a plant that made you look closer?
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phoenix_adams6mo ago
Wow, that totally reminds me of my buddy's aloe plant. He was sure it was just a basic green thing for years, until one day he noticed it had pushed out a whole new set of leaves overnight after a big rain. He said it felt like watching it take a deep breath. @thea_wood86 I get saying a plant is just a plant, but sometimes you catch them in the act of doing their thing and it hits different. It's not deep in a philosophical way, it's just cool to see the effort. That aloe made him realize it's always working, even when it looks still.
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thea_wood867mo ago
Is building armor that deep though? It's just growing spines like it's supposed to. Sometimes a plant is just a plant.
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