Thursday, July 2, 2020

Pink Perennial

 Isaiah 40:8
The grass withersthe flower fadesbut the word of our God will stand forever.

I don't know about you but sometimes I forget what I buy in the garden dept. This perennial wasn't blooming when I bought it. The tag (I know I should have saved it) had a lovely colorful image of it in full bloom. I was completely and utterly in love with it so I bought it. 



On a long and delicate stem sits this lovely pink bloom. It's had a few of them sparsely on the plant but definitely not the profusion that I remember being on the tag.

The whole plant has a wild and free flowing look to it, swaying gently in the coastal breeze.

My question to all y'all gardening friends is...

What is it?? 

If you have any idea, I would love to hear from you in the comments.

I hope your summer gardening is off to a good start.



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6 comments:

  1. Anne, I think it could be a Gauria lindheimeri. there are various varieties, but it looks like one called Siskiyou Pink.

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    1. Thank you!!! I found it on Lowe's website. It really is pretty but doesn't bloom like they say. We have such crazy soil here.

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  2. My first thought was the common name, Whirling Butterflies, and Elizabeth gave the botanical name above. Enjoy ~ FlowerLady

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    1. That's it!!! I knew y'all would know. Thanks so much!! i'm going to have to take a soil sample to the nursery and see if they can help me determine what to do to enrich it. I've worked in compost but it doesn't seem to help much.

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  3. Have you tried using comfrey in your soil?

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    1. Hey Gigi, Thanks for the suggestion of Comfrey. Where would I get that?

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