tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67287949296692552572024-03-04T21:24:44.686-08:00devil garden"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-23383017136353395072022-04-09T09:48:00.001-07:002022-04-09T09:48:55.339-07:00Tulips aflameTulips are flaring up in the devil garden now. My favorite is Tulipa acuminata aka Fire Flame tulip, on the right, a richly earned nickname.
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And I'm always so happy to see the Butterbur/Devil's Hat flowers emerge (Petasites hybridus). They are super weird and cool, and are a fitting prelude to those leaves becoming absolutely enormous and gorgeous by summer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UdDoEhNB4MzLSRfDUg_EK-3xjRyVQmAjXFE69A9dsUF6n8DEAd6WY2E0bGWtsXnaA60K5oD8AKGExO6SpGLLYJ1qFk9GaMQUjRj7J3vD9lgYte1vFO6hRapNVOiYoPteU-qv3fX9dDk51q0PRShiHjzcqTSuofbldZRr_vTWF1tgYdfKb-oYMYEE/s2053/2022-04-09%2008.09.35.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="1375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UdDoEhNB4MzLSRfDUg_EK-3xjRyVQmAjXFE69A9dsUF6n8DEAd6WY2E0bGWtsXnaA60K5oD8AKGExO6SpGLLYJ1qFk9GaMQUjRj7J3vD9lgYte1vFO6hRapNVOiYoPteU-qv3fX9dDk51q0PRShiHjzcqTSuofbldZRr_vTWF1tgYdfKb-oYMYEE/s320/2022-04-09%2008.09.35.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonCBZA_8ihgTHjAyNKjkeKr27YNH4AuG-kdUqanyCFk7VELg3BEYEj3U7sXBXZINNl6fx8DkyYzY9KDWcRm9iJzD7vKLvc6a_f4f0Y4WvdnsOpy86BMc3wgBAVySmnAlfRVy_g3kN_j7oo5jU8uvBXGayfgc1rjxrd58-gnEKILVL4IDGUGFi0uIb/s663/2022-04-09%2008.09.35_devils%20hat.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonCBZA_8ihgTHjAyNKjkeKr27YNH4AuG-kdUqanyCFk7VELg3BEYEj3U7sXBXZINNl6fx8DkyYzY9KDWcRm9iJzD7vKLvc6a_f4f0Y4WvdnsOpy86BMc3wgBAVySmnAlfRVy_g3kN_j7oo5jU8uvBXGayfgc1rjxrd58-gnEKILVL4IDGUGFi0uIb/s320/2022-04-09%2008.09.35_devils%20hat.jpg"/></a></div>
My favorite spring leaves are these, Veratrum californicum, a poisonous/teratogenic plant, but such unusual and lovely pleating. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEEfTrLx6AWmmjCn1UbK7Ip4NP1P92qdOlAXIAcOTYrti6SCFvNlBPJlJmu4j32S7byh1r5XkMCkIYNtNGuuGimdBESk4kADhcEVD4QMaB5B4HKWGzkysBsFXCz2R-sKT7S3xqLwlL-2GbwMEHD1caIleTJz-z3svlJNkTBvaV7P1lnYi_eL8EhKn/s2560/2022-04-09%2008.14.16.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEEfTrLx6AWmmjCn1UbK7Ip4NP1P92qdOlAXIAcOTYrti6SCFvNlBPJlJmu4j32S7byh1r5XkMCkIYNtNGuuGimdBESk4kADhcEVD4QMaB5B4HKWGzkysBsFXCz2R-sKT7S3xqLwlL-2GbwMEHD1caIleTJz-z3svlJNkTBvaV7P1lnYi_eL8EhKn/s320/2022-04-09%2008.14.16.jpg"/></a></div>
DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-6554184711325472452021-06-28T14:51:00.002-07:002021-06-28T14:51:57.940-07:00InfernoIt's hot as hell, to borrow a phrase. At 2:30pm in Kirkland, it is 110 degrees and still climbing. All-time heat records shattered. We won't discuss the state of my hydrangeas, but there are plants in the devil garden that are happy in the heat, given enough water.
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Star of the devil garden: Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
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Rudbeckia 'Green Wizard' (aka naked coneflower)
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Lobelia tupa, aka devil's tobacco, not quite in full bloom, but full of promise
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Hypericum 'Magical Midnight Glow' (aka St. John's wort)
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Acanthus mollis 'Summer Beauty' (aka bear's breeches); technically it's outside the devil garden proper, but it's putting on its best show ever
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-70989791354003387452021-01-22T16:44:00.000-08:002021-01-22T16:44:06.554-08:00Devil Garden Exhibitionists<p>This has been an unusually warm January, and several site-appropriate plants are showing off in the devil garden.<br /></p><p>Although these flowers are at ground level and only an inch across, they steal the show for me, both for their intricate strangeness and their name: Scoliopus bigelovii, aka Bigelow's foetid adder tongue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0yTNhvkJ0JydOvRVJwnoXB7zjarOJuD-BGKgWWpPawlKv2UuyKspWpXdNtDGliaijaKgsx_AOfjddg38NDAiuS-vg9ajNVRK6-0UXEW6mrx7mf7cI_JEtxVYGk0Rmgcd57BDyVvGKxA/s1179/2021-01-22+14.52.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0yTNhvkJ0JydOvRVJwnoXB7zjarOJuD-BGKgWWpPawlKv2UuyKspWpXdNtDGliaijaKgsx_AOfjddg38NDAiuS-vg9ajNVRK6-0UXEW6mrx7mf7cI_JEtxVYGk0Rmgcd57BDyVvGKxA/s320/2021-01-22+14.52.30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoZp8wQJoa9wkzWqYawskNepMFong9cOSdt-NOJTsPggUEf82PoZ5L02qC400y5SOZnyHUEFyL3XANBVbosUEx0VKdtIKcco8RN7jT6z5hledNVYoJshIl4M4nj3ZwAc4zW0mvhyphenhyphenQdVI/s1417/2021-01-22+14.52.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoZp8wQJoa9wkzWqYawskNepMFong9cOSdt-NOJTsPggUEf82PoZ5L02qC400y5SOZnyHUEFyL3XANBVbosUEx0VKdtIKcco8RN7jT6z5hledNVYoJshIl4M4nj3ZwAc4zW0mvhyphenhyphenQdVI/s320/2021-01-22+14.52.46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Next up, Hamamelis 'Carmine Red,' aka carmine witch hazel. Couldn't have an evil garden without a witch. The flowers are so odd, looks as if the branches are covered with fiery red spiders.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe0Tin7b4iH0yw5k69USLHOgj14tN0zLLsZ-LkO5vfHLvTld02yGQhhTO6E6siFdWA4PcMl0rerBRQdqsN0uUP7FzzkjL7NX4lHE5EsZceJSc5jR_e_2ehC73YqepX9uIYNsN9jF5-tY/s821/2021-01-22+14.53.54a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="821" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe0Tin7b4iH0yw5k69USLHOgj14tN0zLLsZ-LkO5vfHLvTld02yGQhhTO6E6siFdWA4PcMl0rerBRQdqsN0uUP7FzzkjL7NX4lHE5EsZceJSc5jR_e_2ehC73YqepX9uIYNsN9jF5-tY/s320/2021-01-22+14.53.54a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPvrv4nkvulcI3d4kTlMaBep6iPZAaRk_rFlPg4oMf39M2Tdk4WhmXpTgl-IINcl8d9G0GAvdADpAKmI5U-rcwms8kF2vS9jhvFW82sxsz6GgEnscm1aQ4ew7fbJbbl-hxkViSuzfcJo/s2027/2021-01-22+14.54.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="1305" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPvrv4nkvulcI3d4kTlMaBep6iPZAaRk_rFlPg4oMf39M2Tdk4WhmXpTgl-IINcl8d9G0GAvdADpAKmI5U-rcwms8kF2vS9jhvFW82sxsz6GgEnscm1aQ4ew7fbJbbl-hxkViSuzfcJo/s320/2021-01-22+14.54.16.jpg" /></a></div>Speaking of spiders, this is Ophiopogon japonicus, aka black mondo grass, which is scattered around the devil garden to give the feeling of large black spiders crawling underfoot. The black shiny berries are gorgeous.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyz8yM1VfD8-j_ht8LEp0dMCX3d2RuveU0kF7Rr7MY5J_CfTIsgxiU24t3pvhX_0RrB0PWL1MfnMDTt2JX1VH8vuneG-3MEAnK7kYw6xYw5HBYPD3ETz5EJsb9b_OevDfB6a0jfGWxdU/s2048/2021-01-22+14.54.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyz8yM1VfD8-j_ht8LEp0dMCX3d2RuveU0kF7Rr7MY5J_CfTIsgxiU24t3pvhX_0RrB0PWL1MfnMDTt2JX1VH8vuneG-3MEAnK7kYw6xYw5HBYPD3ETz5EJsb9b_OevDfB6a0jfGWxdU/s320/2021-01-22+14.54.50.jpg" /></a></div>This is Iris foetidissima, aka scarlet-seeded iris. This is its first year with seeds, though it was one of the first-planted devil garden plants, back in 2013. 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</tr></tbody></table>DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-20527570720001554692020-06-30T16:19:00.000-07:002020-06-30T16:19:14.665-07:00Fire! Fire! Fire!<span data-offset-key="cc49p-0-0"><span data-text="true">The devil garden is generally in finest form in July, the month that most red flowers bloom</span></span><span data-offset-key="cc49p-0-0"><span data-text="true">, but today it wowed me early. Fiery red flowers!</span></span><br />
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Verbena 'Pops Dark Red' at lower left, bloody sorrel at lower right.<br />
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Lobelia tupa, aka devil's tobacco (first year it's blooming)<br />
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My poor little devil's club, intended to be the anchor of this garden, planted first, but not really thrilled to be here. <br />
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Not red, but deserving of devil garden placement nonetheless: Rudbeckia 'Green Wizard'<br />
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-24369460912949620472020-06-02T14:36:00.000-07:002020-06-02T14:36:33.582-07:00MonstrosityPelorism. For me, a new word, a new concept. According to Wikipedia, pelorism accounts for these foxgloves in my garden that look to be imitating zinnias or some such flower. I have never noticed this before. And then to have two different plants do this right next to each other??? Creepy. The etymology is well-suited for the devil garden. Wikipedia tells me that Linnaeus called this type of mutant a 'Peloria' (Greek for monster or monstrous). He purportedly wrote that "<i>This is certainly no less remarkable than if a cow were to give birth to a calf with a wolf's head.</i>"<br />
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-44658306635850178592020-05-25T11:48:00.000-07:002020-05-25T11:49:16.067-07:00Spurting blood<div data-contents="true">
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-14988008493824650322019-12-07T11:29:00.001-08:002019-12-07T11:29:41.130-08:00Santa/Satan is coming to town...At this dark time of year, when the Santa/Satan anagram licks at my brain, what to my wondering eyes should appear but twinkling red berries on Hypericum Magical MidnightGlow (St. John's wort), adding a splash of the requisite red to the devil garden. I almost want to string these like cranberries!<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-11645894319430262532019-09-08T17:19:00.001-07:002019-09-08T17:19:19.628-07:00Beware of DemonMy new "Beware of Demon" sign on the Gates of Hell. The demon didn't appreciate it though...<br />
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It's been 3 years since my first (and only, until this year) Giant Himalayan Lily bloomed (Cardiocrinum giganteum). This year I have 3 stalks as reward for my patience. Such incredibly beautiful, impressive, and fragrant (vanilla) flowers! This is the tallest of the three, at 8 feet, though it looks rather dwarfed next to the T-Rex (Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Steroidal Giant' aka rice paper plant) to the right.</div>
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-28430881601592055422018-04-21T14:45:00.002-07:002018-04-21T14:45:41.526-07:00Tulips aflameI love to see the flames of hell firing up early in the year.<br />
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More color from Epimedium "Sandy Claws" and rhubarb.<br />
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Heuchera "Fire Alarm" completes the effect.<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-86885264499777452642017-07-12T15:58:00.000-07:002017-07-12T15:58:00.562-07:00La Anima SolaInteresting sunlight effects in the devil garden--the sun ray appears to be piercing the 'Anima Sola' (Lonely Soul). Or possibly extracting from purgatory? <br />
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Close up of la Anima Sola--my avatar on the shed wall. (Note: The 'Anima Sola' image was taken from a Mexican holy card; artist unknown.)</div>
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-12751968411092821542017-07-10T11:10:00.001-07:002017-07-10T11:16:03.646-07:00Green Wizard<div class="r">
This is the first bloom on Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard'<span style="font-weight: normal;"> in
the devil garden (after several years). I suspect the delay is due to lack of sun.
This year's bloom is encouraging--I'm hoping for more next year. And I
will cut shading branches back further. The top photo is from a few weeks ago. The ring of yellow florets gradually moves upward as new ones open and the older ones are done, but the overall presentation remains primarily a purple-black cone on green sepals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The wizard has a minion! I think it's Lygaeus kalmii ("Small Milkweed Bug")--in addition to donning fiery colors to complement the devil garden, it contains cardiac glycosides in its thorax that could cause arrhythmias or worse, if I felt like having a beetle snack (no worries there). It's a bit reminiscent of a Tiki mask.</span><br />
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-26412903678790443742017-06-10T12:44:00.000-07:002017-06-10T12:44:09.208-07:00Teratogenic beautyVeratrum californicum, or corn lily, is highly poisonous and causes birth defects in grazing horses and sheep--luckily I have neither. The pleated leaves are gorgeous, and the flower stalk is awesome--it has been in the process of blooming for weeks, and is now over 6 feet tall.<br />
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Pleated leaves in early spring. <br />
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Stretching to bloom--easy to see where it got the "corn lily" nickname<br />
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Full bloom--both the overall effect and the individual florets are lovely! (just don't munch on this plant)<br />
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(For those who care to know, Schefflera delavayi and Datisca cannabina are in the lower foreground.)<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-35610492439641998222017-05-30T10:27:00.001-07:002017-05-30T10:27:15.485-07:00Dre's Dagger<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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But up close, the reason for its name--its strange growth habit--becomes clear. Note that half the crested pinnae criss-cross backwards over the others.<br />
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And the tassels at each frond's end top it off nicely!<br />
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-92202972067308869042017-05-03T12:04:00.000-07:002017-05-03T12:04:11.973-07:00Fire WingsTulipa 'Fire Wings' are blooming now for the first time in the devil garden, and they really light things up. Hopefully, Hades (the mosaic slug) feels slightly warmer today.<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-36368498762623352812017-03-26T14:53:00.003-07:002017-03-26T14:53:49.987-07:00Hell-eborusNothing ominous about these plants, except that Helleborus always conjures up Cerberus in my crazy mind. These flowers are the stars of the garden today, and are quite instrumental in cheering me up and proving that it's <u>finally</u> spring. Several varieties are in flower now; sadly a few others got knocked back by the long cold wet winter and I can only hope to see their flowers next spring.<br />
<br />Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger'<br />
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Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Pirouette'<br />
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Helleborus x hybridus, a purple-black variety from Heronswood, with<br />
Helleborus orientalis 'Klondike Gold' just above and behind it<br />
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Helleborus orientalis 'Mardi Gras Double'<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-71064173475327304292017-01-30T13:24:00.000-08:002017-01-30T13:24:02.735-08:00"It's Alive!"The T-Rex (Tetrapanax papyrifer) has been through a lot this past year, and so have I. It woke from hibernation in early March 2016, with new growth at the tops of surviving stalks, maybe 5-6 feet high. (I got this plant in fall 2013, and the first 2 winters, the stalks died back to the ground.)<br />
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It proceeded to grow rapidly through spring and summer. </div>
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By September, T-Rex was above the roofline.</div>
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Also by September, buds were forming--so exciting! The first buds I'd seen on this plant!<br />
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The buds stretched out, and emerged above the foliage in mid-October.<br />
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In November, I thought for sure it would bloom against all odds (pretty pretty please), since there was still no freeze in sight...<br />
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But the inflorescence just kept stretching out and developing--a very slow process. Perhaps slowed further than normal for this plant by the lack of heat here in November. The photo below is from December 1st--could flowers beat the freeze?<br />
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No, they could not. None of the buds opened. The inflorescence drooped over, dropping failed flower buds to the ground in a slow sad drip. So sad, too bad.<br />
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But today, in late January, there are still green leaves at the top of each stalk (12'-15' up in the air--some are hidden under the drooping buds on the stalk to the right), that I imagine will get an even earlier start this year. Maybe flowers this December? One can only hope. But can I let it continue to grow so tall? Will I regret not topping it? Curiosity will probably make me leave these stalks alone to see what happens. I will also leave some of the inevitable new root-based stalks to grow up from ground level, in case these tall stalks topple from their own weight and winds later this year.<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-8011621622450198092016-10-07T16:24:00.001-07:002016-10-07T16:24:24.981-07:00Hades and PoseidonMy garden has two new inhabitants, gorgeous 22" mosaic slugs, courtesy of <a href="http://elainesummers.com/">Elaine Summers Mosaics</a><br />
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Poseidon brings calm in ocean colors under the pseudo-beach gazebo, while Hades is fiery and warms up the devil garden. I hope they send their smaller minions far far away!<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-25147331338886525172016-07-31T10:37:00.000-07:002016-07-31T10:37:07.234-07:00el diablo mosquitoEvery devil garden needs a devil--it's the main character after all. So I was tempted by 'el diablo mosquito' at first sight, and after a year-long battle, the devil won (of course). And now it's at home in its garden, courtesy of <a href="http://www.seangoddardinsects.com/">Sean Goddard Insects</a>.<br />
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DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-86649663452824579262016-05-31T09:31:00.001-07:002016-05-31T09:31:05.891-07:00three years in hellThe devil garden was built and initially planted just over 3 years ago. Its amazing how plants fill in over time. And I never could have predicted which plants would struggle and which would thrive. I'm learning patience and joy, so good for me (amazing what hell has wrought). <br />
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For comparison, here is a photo of part of the original planting in April 2013, same view as the second photo. Today, the red "firecracker" monarda and crocosmia (fittingly, I have both 'Lucifer' and 'Hellfire') are lush and thriving, and are already (in May!) nearly as tall as I am, filling all the space I can give them. They have bloomed profusely and reliably each July; somewhat surprisingly, since they get very little sun. If anything, the shade seems to encourage them to grow taller in search of the sun. (The blog header photo is from July of that first year, 2013, with just a handful of red monarda in bloom, visible through the gate.) <br />
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The two cornerstone plants that in large part inspired the devil garden (planted at opposite ends of the devil garden area--I imagine them calling to each other), have not done as well. The devils club (Oplopanax horridus) is surviving, but never has grown more than a few leaves and only gets about 2 feet tall. I'm hoping that with root growth it will do better, but in its third year it looks about the same as it did initially. Iris foetidissima has always looked good, but hasn't bloomed until this year. The flower is yellow and brown, not very striking, but very much anticipated. I'm really hoping it will produce scarlet seeds this year!<br />
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On a more colorful note, the orange Begonia boliviensis flowers echo the orange circle pot exactly! (The circle pot was a welcome prize from DangerGarden's blog contest.) Not sure this pairing will work long-term, seems like very little dirt for such a vigorous plant, fingers crossed. (And, yes, if you zoom in enough, you can see the wicked witch's red shoes, lower right corner.)<br />
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-89620174356927799092016-04-24T13:30:00.000-07:002016-04-24T13:30:44.211-07:00bloodrootI first saw the single flower form of bloodroot at a botanical garden in British Columbia, and had to grow it. Aside from the name, I was fascinated by the leaves, which looked like butterflies or like pelvic bones, depending on the particular leaf or perhaps on my mood. I planted the double form (Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex') two springs ago, and this is the first year it has flowered. I'm hoping it makes a nice colony, because I love it. The flower was tiny (about an inch in diameter) but amazingly beautiful, and I love the way the leaf hugs and shelters
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<br />DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-41963076532275705492016-04-03T10:37:00.002-07:002016-04-03T10:37:28.456-07:00Icarus tetheredWatching so many plants grow rapidly skyward this past month, and musing about their stretch upward toward the sky, tethered by roots and gravity.<br />
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New shoots and leaves reach.<br />
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Depending on perspective, Fritillaria persica seems to create its own (cool) sun, as though to model: Become what you seek, Icarus<br />
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Some are more successful in their reach than others. This is T-Rex (Tetrapanax papyrifer), which for the first time didn't die back to the ground over winter. Also for the first time, its roots have escaped the bamboo barrier intended to contain it. I've pulled a few dinosaur babies already, yards away. I'm expecting a jungle adventure this year.<br />
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And galanthus, and crocus. So excited about my very first snowdrop! It's tiny perfection! <br />
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And heart-shaped leaves (Beesia deltophylla) and bright red leaves (Heuchera 'Fire Alarm') for the occasion!<br />
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Must, bid the Morn awake!<br />
Sad Winter now declines,<br />
Each bird doth choose a mate;<br />
This day's Saint Valentine's.<br />
<i>- Michael Drayton</i>DevilGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885489048657538136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728794929669255257.post-68350544280060599162016-02-12T09:58:00.001-08:002016-02-12T09:58:10.509-08:00Alien sky eaters reduxThe Himalayan lily bloomed and died last year, but the stalk remains
ominous overhead (that's a 5 foot fence behind it), covered with alien sky eaters. I'm borrowing this
perfect turn of phrase, coined by <a href="http://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/2015/07/wednesday-vignette.html">the Outlaw Gardener</a>;
also his close-up photos came out better, which you can see at the
link. But at it's base, bulblets are growing. I'm hoping for new flower
stalks in 2 or 3 years.<br />
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