'Razzlequat' Cold-Hardy Citrus Lynn Lowrey and hummingbirds working the spikes

and hummingbirds working the spikes become part of the show

puts on one of the great shows in the winter garden

wild edges of a Southern landscape

Standing water is no obstacle

the groundsel bush erupts into a soft storm of white seed fluff

'Razzlequat' Cold-Hardy Citrus Lynn Lowrey and hummingbirds working the spikesWoodlanders has long been a leader in offering citrus and citrus hybrids hardy well beyond the usual citrus belt, and the 'Razzlequat' is one of the odder and hardier of the lot. The plant is a cross between the Australian desert lime, Eremocitrus glauca, a tough, drought and cold tolerant native of the arid Australian interior, and, most likely, the familiar 'Meyer' lemon. From the desert lime parent come thorny, wiry branches, small narrow gray