June 24, 2009

Here is the straight dope.

(click the title to go to the website)
I always thought it was a desert cactus or flower native to that part of the country.
But, here is the real truth. Not as good as some of the possibilities, however.
My thanks to Barry Atric for his search. I didn't think it was out there.
Now, if only I could find out who was so vain in Carly Simon's song.

1 comment:

Barry VanEmery said...

You and many others. According to her own website, she'll never tell.

The info is found here:
http://www.carlysimon.com/vain/vain.html