There are two plants that I’ve long found intriguing. Both are growing just outside my front door.

One is coffee because, well, coffee.

photograph of a small stand of young coffee plants

The other is the cycad. This one is harder to explain. I used to live on the fringes of Balboa Park in San Diego. There were a number of cycads in the park, and when I found out they weren’t actually palms I started to learn more about them and became fascinated.

photo of a cycad in my front yard

There are many more botanical wonders to be discovered here, but I’m happy with these two (and the possible addition of vanilla).

—2p

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