Hey nonny-nonea

[callmemadam]

Nonea lutea, that is. I fell for this little charmer years ago, when I had a passion for weedy looking plants, and it's been with me on and off ever since. Mostly off, as although it is a biennial it's not very reliable and you might not see it for five years. This specimen I found seeded into the gravel in the cold frame and transplanted. It has spiky, blistered-looking leaves, which I find highly irritant. It is related to the pulmonarias, which grow like weeds here, as do common primroses. We have thousands of them but I have trouble keeping the doubles and other prized varieties. Worth growing when they look like this:



It was quite mild this afternoon, though inclined to rain at any minute, and I should have done some work in the garden but I was too tired. So instead I picked some flowers for Easter decorations. I filled a small ceramic log with moss, primroses and violets: very pretty but the photo was rubbish. huskyteer helped me decorate this Easter tree:



Er, it looks better in real life.

Comments

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I think it looks rather good just in the photo. I like the vase a lot.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I got the vase at a garage sale years ago. It's Hillstonia, which I think has become quite collectable lately.

Reminds me...

[sallyodgers.livejournal.com]

...of when I was fostering an oxeye daisy which was doing it hard in the rocks near the river. I used to water it when I went swimming. When the season ended I dug it up and put it in my garden.

Suddenly, my 7-stone-weakling turned into Arnie Swarzenegger... Years later, it still flourishes... and flourishes...

Re: Reminds me...

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

And now every time you look at the daisy you have an urge to go swimming?

[rosealare.livejournal.com]

Funky! I want an Easter tree now! I may have to go and be creative:)