Some new things in bloom I woke up to this morning.
Viscaria oculata from Annie’s Annuals.
I grew this annual from seed many years ago. It’s amazing good fortune to have a nursery do all that work and offer up gems like these for sale, just a few plants if that’s all you need. I brought home small plants from AA’s Richmond nursery in March 2011. Separate color strains offered too. Sigh…
A truss of bloom on Salvia canariensis. The blooms on this salvia are very oregano-esque, with flowers and bracts appealing to the oregano lover in me. This plant does have a strong odor, but what’s a little funky smell between friends?
Heliophila longifolia. Flowers not fully open yet this overcast morning. Again, from Annie’s. And, again, one I grew long ago. All I need is a couple plants. I much prefer someone else keep all that seed-growing gear and not me. I vividly remember the leaning stacks of tofu containers kept for that purpose.
The potted Manihot grahamii tree is getting its summer canopy and forming flower buds too.
Ah! Nice to know I am not the only one who finds seed-starting a little–painful.
The Manihot is lovely!
I am trying to grow Manihot from seeds that were kindly gifted to me. I’m not having much success. Seeing your gorgeous leaves encourages me to keep trying.