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A native of Australia, fiery red blooms emerge from this Eucalyptus macrocarpa after its tiny pointed cap (known as a calyx) pops off. See it blooming in the Australia Garden.

You can’t miss the brilliant turquoise flowers and hot pink stalks produced by the Puya—see three different varieties ( Puya alpestris, Puya venusta, and Puya coerulea var. violacea) blooming now in the Desert Garden.

Did you know that cool spring weather can affect the shape of rose petals? In varieties like ‘Mellow Yellow’ and ‘Easy Does It II,’ found in our Rose Garden, the flowers produce frilly petals only during the first bloom cycle of early spring.

Pre-order is now available for our new 140-page catalog, Radio Imagination: Artists and Writers in the Archive of Octavia E. Butler. Orders will ship by April 16.

Radio Imagination documents Clockshop’s yearlong celebration of the life and work of science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler.

This limited edition catalog marks the first publication of Clockshop-commissioned poetry and creative nonfiction by Tisa Bryant, Lynell George, Robin Coste Lewis, and Fred Moten, and highlights works in many mediums by Laylah Ali, Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade, Lauren Halsey, Mendi + Keith Obadike, and Connie Samaras. The catalog also includes an unprecedented number of images from the Octavia E. Butler Collection, courtesy of the @huntingtonlibrary and the Estate of Octavia E. Butler.

Cover photo: Patti Perret

These were both difficult and time-consuming drawings.

The butterbeer ice cream was tasty, but very sweet. It was hot out that day, so the ice cream started to melt immediately. I’m glad I tried it, but I wasn’t interested in buying it a second time. I preferred frozen butterbeer.