Wonderful plants

Feb 14, 2008 23:48

J- We enjoyed these flowers very much when we lived in Buckhead. Havn't been so successful since.


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rick_day February 15 2008, 06:04:20 UTC
There is a flower named love-lies-bleeding?

Wow, gives a whole new meaning to that Elton John Song funeral for a Friend/love lies bleeding (in my hands).

I always thought taht was a brilliant phrase. Go figure!

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i_am_devilbunny February 15 2008, 22:44:42 UTC
Yeah.
It's a variety of Amaranth. The cascading blooms wound up having just a touch too much blue to be a true blood-red, but I wasn't complaining. Not like I've ever been able to get a flowers true color anyway. But I managed to grow them from seed and they were HUGE! It was a housewarming/birthday gift from the Pucketts.

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