Here are three plants that are blooming for the first time in my garden. Purple dragon is a relative of Jack-in-the pulpit. I got my plant last year at the local rock garden society members-only plant sale. Apparently the plain green form can be "weedy" but the purplish form is not. We'll see. So far [...]
Mallow family
Bibor Felho, the purple cloud
August 12, 2008 – Posted in: Mallow familyShe says, he says She says: "Mom, you'd better cut that plant back. It's blocking the entrance to the house!" He says: "What gorgeous color! Don't touch it! I'd be happy to inconvenience myself for that plant!" I have this dilemma just about every year. To chop or not to chop. Many years ago, I [...]
Bibor Felho: Now I Know!
June 15, 2005 – Posted in: Mallow family, Plant infoMr. Hinsley, the publisher of the Malvaceae Info site that I mentioned in my previous post, emailed me concerning the meaning of Bibor Felho, and addressed himself to other statements in my blog entry that I didn't bring up in the email. He is better at search engine use than I am. He searched on [...]
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