Sunday, June 14, 2009

Green Thumb Sunday

These are flowers???

Are you sure it wasn't that I caught them off guard?
Scared them?
Surprised them?
Startled them?

Or perhaps it was the camera?
Glinty lens?
Glaring light?

or is this a

Guilty look?

Drumstick Allium,
Allium sphaerocephalon,

Allium 'Hair'

These are really very small...
just a giant-sized close-up!


Not shady,
just humerous! :-)

What's blooming in your garden today?
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11 comments:

  1. Lisa at GreenbowJune 14, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Very funny and a weird bloom.

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  2. Monica the Garden FaerieJune 14, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    Allium is a cool genus. I saw some that curved stems yesterday! :)

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  3. GailJune 14, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    I've seen these in my garden! Strange aren't they! gail

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  4. Shady GardenerJune 14, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    Hi Lisa, They're diminutive as compared to the alliums I'm most familiar with. Perhaps they'll be "sturdier" next year?

    Monica, These little fellows made me laugh out loud! :-)

    Gail, Have yours remained "easy to miss?" Or do they get stronger/larger with age?

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  5. Mr. McGregor's DaughterJune 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    These would be great in a Dr. Seuss garden. Very fun.

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  6. RosemaryJune 15, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    Fun post ,made me smile

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  7. lynn'sgardenJune 15, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Bad hair day allium..lol. I actually came across these weeding and out they came..let us know what they look like matured.
    Lynn

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  8. Shady GardenerJune 15, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    MMD, I thought that very same thing! :-) Perhaps one of the Alphabet Tags should include Dr. Seuss??

    Hi Rosemary! A smile makes for a happy heart! (Did I make that up?) :-)

    Lynn, I'm sorry to tell you that that's "it." These are little bulbs that I ordered last Summer to plant last Fall. (Like you, I'm hoping they grow sturdier next year!) ;-)

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  9. Corner Gardener SueJune 16, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    I planted some drumstick alliums last fall, and they are getting to be around 2 to 2 1/2 feet tall, and each have a few buds on them. They look like they should open in a few days, but you never know. I've checked on my lilies about 5 times today. They are getting more and more color, but haven't opened yet. Your allium is interesting.

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  10. Shady GardenerJune 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    Hi Sue, Drumstick Alliums are great! You will enjoy them!! I thought these "Hair" alliums were quite odd - and interesting! ;-)

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  11. the inadvertent farmerJune 22, 2009 at 3:01 PM

    I have never seen anything quite like it...stange and funny all at the same time! Kim

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