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darkemeralds) wrote2008-09-01 11:50 am
darkemeralds) wrote2008-09-01 11:50 am
Late bloomer
A fleeting moment of Pacific Northwest summer this year was surrounded on the mid-June and mid-August sides by cool, cloudy, rainy days, and now it seems that fall is here. It was 57 degrees in my bedroom when I woke up this morning. Already time to start closing the windows.
From four seeds that a friend of my mother's brought from New Zealand a couple of months ago, a single heirloom nasturtium has managed to bloom at last.
From four seeds that a friend of my mother's brought from New Zealand a couple of months ago, a single heirloom nasturtium has managed to bloom at last.
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In this case, since I have just the single blossom, I'm going to watch it carefully for seed formation, then preserve that little puppy for next year. In a couple of years, I might with luck be able to share this particularly beautiful old-fashioned dark orange nasturtium with fellow gardeners. I'm especially partial to the bluish cast of the leaves.
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Of course, lack of laundry facilities then becomes kind of a plus!