Plants

Tito17

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I need ideas on plants that I can grow in my Russian tortoise enclosure that flourish in So Cal.
 

pfara

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Indoor or outdoor? If outdoors, you can practically grow anything in SoCal weather. Check The Tortoise Table for tort-friendly plants.
 

Levi the Leopard

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All you gotta do is ask :D

Here is a long list I refer to often that I copied from a friend (Thanks Tom).

Mulberry leaves
Grape vine leaves
Hibiscus leaves
African hibiscus leaves
Blue hibiscus leaves
Rose of Sharon leaves
Rose leaves
Geraniums
Gazanias
Lavatera
Pansies
Petunias
Hostas
Honeysuckle
Cape honeysuckle
Leaves and blooms from any squash plant, like pumpkin, cucumber, summer squash, etc...
Opuntia cactus pads and fruits

Some local weeds like:
Dandelion
Dichondra
Mallow
Filaree
Smooth Sow thistle
Prickly Sow thistle
Prickly Lettuce
Milk thistle
Goat head weed
Cats ear
Nettles
Trefoil
Wild onion
Wild mustard
Wild Garlic
Clovers
Broadleaf plantain
Narrow leaf plantain
Chick weed
Hawksbit
Hensbit
Hawksbeard

Your new Russian is used to most of this stuff already ;)
 
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