I love everything about it: color, fragrance, blue-green foliage, long-lasting cut flowers. Drought tough. If anything, they hate too much water, and demand perfect drainage. Two years ago when I got this ‘Silver Pink’, I added decomposed granite to loose potting soil and “mulched” it with a light layer of the granite. This would be lovely in a large container with agaves. Hmm, may have to try that!
I love purple, but especially I love plants that don’t need much of my time.
Between Sunday’s sleet flurries, I got a shot of this trouble-free team, which
includes splotchy Arum italicum, columbine and a few Gomphrena ‘Grapes’ to the
left.
The oxalis and arum quietly retreat underground in summer, returning in late fall. ‘Grapes’ usually goes dormant in winter. I’ll cut it back in a few weeks to encourage its lush little leaves until it pops its “grapes” next fall.
Thanks to rain and cooler weather, the lettuces I seeded a few weeks ago are coming in just fine. Upfront is heirloom ‘Speckles’, one of my favorites, not just because of its coloring!
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