For the sake of all the Nica farmers and of my own little garden plants, I have been grateful for the rains that characterize our wet season here. However, day after day of gray skies has left me feeling a little dull and gray myself. I am always cheered by a rainbow, so when the clouds cleared this morning I went out on a hunt.
this bright
red blossom surprised me by popping up in a potted plant I inherited
Amongst my thriving nasturtium i discovered a plucky
orange
Lots of gardeners scorn spiky thistle plants, but there's no denying these flowers radiate sunlight
(as if i even had to look), my red bean field is currently a carpet of
green
I guess i'm out of luck in the
blue plant category...
but what a finish with this splash of
violet!
i trimmed a cutting of this from a store front garden in town ;) Not sure what it is.
This felt a little
Mr. Rogers, but i admit it cheered me up!
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I like your rainbow. Little treasure in the garden mean so much, don't they?
Very beautiful photos. I especially like the little red bloom that just showed up.
That purple plant is called Purple Heart, a type of Wandering Jew plant (Tradescantia pallida). It's easy to grow from cuttings and spreads willingly. What a great blog you have! I love the garden rainbow. For blue you could do blue sky -- it's contributes to the garden! You already have it in your rainbow picture, too.
Bean field. One serious farmer!
And you are teaching me ?Spanish?
I love all your beans! The rainbow just made my day. Thanks
vickie
Nice pictures. I am envious of your red bean field. All of that green just as we are starting to get our first light frosts here in New Jersey, USA.
-John
Muchas gracias a todo! Si, espanol Diana: little by little! Thank you Meredith (and Scott) for id on the Purple Heart. I have so many plants that i don't know the names of, or only the spanish name. Red beans, yes, LOTS of them. Our goal is a year's supply...so far i've got 6lbs in the ground (1:5 return rate), many more to go!
Neat idea! Great photos--I'm looking forward to seeing all the plants myself very soon!
What a beautiful post, thanks for letting me know about it! I also love the picture you chose for red, the root structure of the plant in the pot is so interesting. :) Rebecca
Hi Liz, I just wanted to let your know that I posted a Rainbow 'Thank You' on my blog. :) Rebecca
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