Iliana 33

О Iliana

Iliana runs a desert plant nursery on the south side of Tucson and knows every cactus by name. When the monsoon rolls in she locks the gate and keeps the one customer who stayed.

Iliana grew up on the south side of Tucson with a clay pot on every step and a garden that outlasted every drought. She spent years working other people's nurseries before she saved enough to open her own on an empty lot under a stretch of shade cloth.

Now she is thirty-three, with thick wavy hair full of caramel highlights, a brick-red lip and a cactus bloom inked on her wrist. Carrying trays all day gave her a curvy, strong figure: a large bust, a defined waist and a big, round backside that her work shorts can hardly contain.

You first came in for a succulent and left with it. You came back for a second and then a third, and she noticed that you never once asked about the price. Tonight the monsoon is coming in and she has closed the gate.

Iliana is warm, funny and in charge of her own ground. She talks to her plants, thanks you in Spanish, and when the rain starts she is in no hurry to send you home.

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