Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Foxgloves

The yard is lush this spring.  It should be - it's the end of May and it rained yesterday!  My husband planted some foxgloves in the yard, and we got quite a handsome specimen:


You never know when you're going to get one of these giants.  We had one once that was over ten feet tall; this isn't that tall, but it's respectable.  I stood next to it, and I estimate it's seven feet tall or thereabouts.  The blooms are gorgeous:

 
It's tall enough that it leans rather threateningly across the bed:


Unfortunately, its height was its undoing.  It rained all day Tuesday, and by the end of the day, that elegant stalk was flat on the ground.  It's sitting in a vase on the dining room table now, and we'll enjoy it for a day or two more.

4 comments:

  1. I don't know, but he never does stake foxgloves. It doesn't usually rain at the end of May.

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  2. Beautiful. And deadly!

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  3. Lovely! Thanks for sharing.

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