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| Giraffe Plant |
I've been too busy with art work to blog for many months, though I've managed to squeeze in a few precious hours gardening now and then over this wonderful summer. And of course, giraffe spotting ... I was given three glorious dahlias by a friend, and couldn't help noticing the resemblance to a giraffe!
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| Leonotis - Lions Ears |
While on the subject of animal plants - the above plant is commonly known as Lion's Ears. Having longed for one for ages, I was delighted to acquire these in a plant swap. I love the wonderfully sculptural shapes of the pom-pom flowers.
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| Cytisus battandieri |
Following our mild winter the gardens have flourished all year. One of my favourite shrubs, Cytisus battandieri, has flowered prolifically - unusual considering we are in the North East! The large blooms smell luxuriously of pineapple, hence its common name, Pineapple Broom. Let's hope we have another mild winter!
6 comments:
Great to see your little update. And yes, hopefully we'll have another mild winter again!
Nice to see you back on-line! And as usual I have learned something new: There are giraffes in the world of plants too :-)
Yes, Mark and Gaz - a summer that continues till December, then a short mild winter! :)
Ah yes, RuneE - the giraffes in the botanical world are plentiful! :)
Good to see a post from you Ingrid and glad to hear that you've managed to fit in some gardening this summer. I will not look at dahlias in the same light again :)
Anna, I'm sure you will find many varieties of giraffe plants in your garden now you have been introduced to them!(They are quite shy):)
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