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Pepper Plants, started from seeds in January. 5.11.19 |
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Pepper Plants. 5.11.19
Labels:
Jalapeno Peppers,
peppers,
Red Cayenne Pepper
Iris of the Day: Victoria Falls. And Others. 5.10.19
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Victoria Falls. 5.10.19 |
Today's most interesting is the modern "Victoria Falls", a fragrant, pale blue, rebloomer. The color is nice. In the sunlight, there appears to be a dusting of diamond dust on the petals, that glitters in the sun. Very nice effect, which I have not seen before.
Of others, "Blutique" is not open yet, but the white spatters on blue show through the bud.
"His Royal Highness", the other half of the package that contained "My Friend Jonathan', is OK. Strong looking growth, dark blue, slight fragrance. Nothing that makes it stand out from other blue irises, but not bad. Also marketed as a rebloomer. I was thinking, maybe "My Friend Jonathan" might be more interesting if it actually reblooms in summer, when the light and other other flowers are different.
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Blutique. 5.10.19 |
And finally, a white iris with a golden beard. This resulted from my pollinating "Spiced Custard" with pollen from "Immortality", many years ago. I grew a number of seedlings, but this was the only one I kept. It looks as good as any, with a golden beard instead of the white one of "Immortality". Mildly fragrant, smells like an iris. So for my own record keeping, it's "Golden Caterpillar", short for "Golden Caterpillar Ascends The Snow Covered Mountains to Visit the Temple". :-)
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His Royal Highness. 5/10/19 |
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Spiced Custard. 5.10//19 |
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My Hybrid, "Golden Caterpillar". 5.11.19 |
Thursday, May 09, 2019
Iris of the Day: Repeat Performance. 5.9.19
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Tall Bearded Iris "Repeat Performer" 5.9.19 |
The photo below shows the largest group of clumps that survived and bloomed in the woodlot border. Very nice, I think.
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Back to front, Iris flavescens, Alcazar, and Lorelei. 5.9.19 |
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Laburnum in Bloom. Kitchen Garden Today, 5.8.19
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Laburnum at 7 years. 5.8,19 |
For some reason, it's never had the long trailing flower clusters of others that I have seen. Still, it's a nice tree, with nice flowers, and has stayed a moderate size. This tree now males it through the summers with no watering and receives almost no care.
In the kitchen garden today, I planted the rest of the sauce tomatoes (Ranger). A dozen plants is plenty for me. Getting them into the ground, they are less apt to dry out in their little containers.
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