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The Bloom Blog Blooming this week in the environs of Abiquiú By Wildflowers of the Southern Rocky Mountains  Found in dry sand and gravel
Seen blooming in September at Abiquiu Lake Melon Loco is a foul-smelling, grayish, hairy creeper growing to 10 feet long with rounded, lobed, wavy-edged, hairy leaves that feel like sandpaper. The showy flowers are yellow and funnel-shaped. The mature melons are green and have raised ridges running lengthwise. The melons taste so bad you would have to be loco to eat one. Source. If you trying to identify a different flower, then you can check what other flowers bloom this month. If you cannot identify a flower from the website, send a photo and where you took it to [email protected]. Read online for tips.
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Adi
9/19/2025 07:54:14 pm
Hello,i had seen this plant (‘melon loco’) recently; and wondered if no edible, could the melon be dried to use as a gourd for Art works or bird feeder or….? Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am Marilyn Phillips, a native of England, whose love of nature and the outdoors from childhood brought me by a circuitous route to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1993 and 16 years later to northern New Mexico. My exploration of the many trails in these areas, my interest in wildflowers and photography, and career in computer system design came together in this creation. If you have any corrections, comments or questions, please contact me by email. Archives
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