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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Wednesday Vignette


A datura, grown from seed that was a gift of Botanical Interests at the Portland fling, caught my eye with it's cute little star of a bud.

Which would open to look like this.  I'd no idea they were so fast and easy to grow from seed!  

Wednesday Vignette is hosted by blogging friend Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Click here to see links to others participating in WV!
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11 comments:

  1. Jean CampbellSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:54 AM

    These are fragrant and fun and look great growing under the leggy stalks of Brugmansias.

    For an even bigger WOW factor, get double Datura seeds. The doubles are brightly colored yellows and purples and grow to 5 feet tall. I regret not growing them this year.

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  2. AlisonSeptember 9, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    I have a couple of Datura that I grew from seed, but I don't like them that much. Yours is fab. I bought a double purple one that I love.

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  3. Anna KSeptember 9, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    So very elegant. If I knew how, I would make one of those stop motion videos of unfurling plants - they are so marvelous!

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  4. Beth at PlantPostingsSeptember 9, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    I didn't realize, either, that they're easy to grow from seed! Hmmmm, maybe they would be good annuals for me. It's beautiful--I love the curled but. Thanks for the info!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    I love the bud - it is intriguing :-) It's one of those plants I keep forgetting about, I'll have to add somewhere in the garden!

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  6. Kris PetersonSeptember 9, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    That's a photogenic flower if I've ever seen one!

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  7. Hoover BooSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:06 PM

    Lovely vignette. I also didn't know they were easy from seed.

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  8. UnknownSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    That view looking down at the unfurling bud is the best!

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  9. danger gardenSeptember 9, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    Easy from seed when your an expert gardener like you are...

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  10. Mark and GazSeptember 10, 2015 at 4:57 AM

    The first pic looked like some sort of high tech flying object, nice!

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  11. MulchMaidSeptember 10, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    So lovely. Maybe I'll try them from seed next year!

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