To remind us of sunny days

8 years ago

I'm told there is an orb of light and warmth that lives somewhere in the sky, though, I don't remember if that was true or just a myth.

But, I do have some photos that show that there may be SOMETHING hiding behind all these clouds.

Honeybee on the ornamental alliums

Pulsatilla seed heads

P. strictus flowers. Good thing I bought this ones, all my seedlings are drowning and dropping like flies.

A. caerulea (I finally found some for sale and planted 3 of them!)

Penstemon x mexicali "Red Rocks." The only thing thats NOT purple right now, though, I can't get it to not flop all over the place I'm guessing because of all the water.

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amester
8 years ago
Gorgeous, Zach - what a nice post. My penstemon are refusing to bloom as of yet so I'm getting my fix from your photos. :)
ZachS. z5 Platteville, Colorado
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8 years ago
Thanks Amy! I think I cheated on the penstemon, they had flower buds when I got them, being fresh pot bound nursery plants and all this year. I do have a penstemon that was supposed to be P. mensarum but I'm fairly certain it's not it hasn't flowered yet so I don't know what it is. I also have a couple P. pinifolius that haven't flowered yet either and a P. eatonii that is still just a rosette.

Hey! If you swing by my newest post (Hiking) I have some pics of P. virens and P. secundiflorus that are going crazy at work!
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