Weather Diary, Sept 8 Hi 81, Low tbd65/ Precip 0
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Wednesday Vignette; check out those verbascum!
I was going through a bunch of old photos of the garden when I found this one from 2010. I have a pretty good memory when it comes to the garden and it's various forms—even more so when it comes to photos I've taken. This one though, it was like seeing it for the first time. I can't believe I had verbascum—the soft looking white leaves, probably V. bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer'—that fabulous and don't remember them. I'm, thinking I probably need to have them again...
Weather Diary, Sept 8 Hi 81, Low tbd65/ Precip 0
Weather Diary, Sept 8 Hi 81, Low tbd65/ Precip 0
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I had one of those fabulously soft leafed verbascum ages ago. It produced an 8' tall flower stock that knocked my socks off, but the velvety leafs are the real treasure.
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard call for me, which is better, I love them both.
DeleteVerbascum are so cool! I tell myself I have a pretty good garden memory too, but I still come across photographic proof here and there, that I have totally forgotten. Keeps me humble!
ReplyDeleteYa, a good reminder to stay humble for sure.
DeleteIt's my favorite time of their growth for verbascum. They grow up and then for a while I enjoy their tall presence in the garden, then summer heat makes their leaves grow rather ragged. Would love to get some of those pretty colored ones I see in England.
ReplyDeleteI wish you could have joined us for the Denver Fling... they had a lot of wonderful verbascum.
DeleteThe Verbascum foliage is wonderful and definitely deserves a spot in your garden. I've never tried that particular Verbascum but I'm tempted to, although nothing in this genus had proven to be happy here thus far.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, they love the dry desert of Eastern Oregon, I would have guessed they'd be happy in your garden.
DeleteThat is a lovely vignette of healthy happy plants.
ReplyDeleteSalvia argentea may be hardy for you, silver-velvet foliage without the flower tower.
I grew that salvia just once, there's something about the leaves that don't like our wet winters. Doesn't bother the verbascum though.
DeleteI just bought three of these, marked down on the sale rack at Gardenworks in Victoria, B.C.!
ReplyDeleteScore!
DeleteI would like to join in and report on my Verbascum, but how would I know? It never had a chance. Raccoons dug it up, roots in air, and I replanted it three times. It did not like that. But looking at yours now, I think I'll give it another try.
ReplyDeleteDamn! I am so sorry!
DeleteI enjoyed your lecture yesterday evening. My first foray into zoom... Although I could see and hear you, I wasn't sure if you could see me... or anyone...
ReplyDeleteSadly no, that's the downside of these things, the speaker has no interaction with the audience. It was hard! I had to keep imagining I was talking to you all rather than just my laptop screen. Thanks for attending though...it did help to know you were out there!
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