There are plants in my garden that appear to be biding their time, waiting for the appropriate moment to bloom. One finally has while it remains a mystery whether the other will or not.
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| Although ordered last December, the Dahlia 'Rancho' tuber wasn't received until May. Its first - and possibly only - flower is only just opening now. |
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| I bought three bulbs of Scilla maderensis, classified as "rare," on a whim earlier this year. I thought the chance of blooms was unlikely, especially in the first year. As instructed, I planted them with their purple tips above the soil line but, when I no longer saw any sign of them, I thought they'd perished, only to have these plants suddenly appear. Will they bloom this year? I can only hope. You can find a photo of the flowers here. |
A nation that celebrated new leadership last week is also biding its time while those frantically clinging to delusions try to come to terms with a change they knew or should have known was likely.
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