AKA: Water iris Appearance: Tempest in a Dixie cup, the velour coat of arms of the Spears family Origin: The biggest dreamer of all the bog dwellers, this crinkled darling was the first skinny dipper in New Orleans history Occupation: Moistening the lapels of prog rockers along the Gulf Scent:...

Strelitzia reginae AKA: Bird of paradise Appearance: Tampa Bay origami, hummingbird methadone Origin: A fever dream rising from the ashes of an Anaheim Ramada Occupation: Trailer park socialite, patron saint of screenplays Scent:  Top notes of traffic median with a hard candy drydown Zones: Responsible for every bad date in Melbourne Applications: Facilitator of shoulder-pad...

Agave americana Common names: Century plant, maguey, American aloe Appearance: A jade crown in a dustbowl, hungry bats flitting past its teeth Occupation: Star of the long-running Wile E. Coyote Sculpture Hour Scent: A sugared buzzsaw with basenotes of musky sheriff. Zones: Throwing shade on your vegan pancakes outside Needles, CA History: Queen of the monocots,...