Flowers

 

                                                                          fuschia

                                                                    lemon slice calibrachoa

                                             superbells pink lemonade calibrachoa hybrid

The strange little flower at the top, the fuschia is in a 10" hanging basket. It is a strange plant that I am hoping the hummingbirds like. There are many of these flowers, but from distance it's not very showy. You sort of have to be up close.

The second two, the calibrachoa, are supposed to tolerate heat well. That is what we need out front. Both of those are in very small pots, maybe four inches.

Tommy would not even look at plants I drove to the car, and he yelled at me to buy what I want. I was so tempted to fill up cart with flowers! 

The best of all is something Tommy found. He came in and told me one of the plants overwintered and never watered had blooms all over. "The tall stems" he said. There was one stored plant that turned a translucent white, tall, round stems. Well, my plant never died, even without water! In one day, it started turning a pale green, getting darker each day. Now, I have about 30 blossoms on my Stella D' Oro! I am beyond thrilled.

My favorite color for flowers is pink, but pink needs some yellow to show it off to its best advantage. Well, that is my opinion. And, white brightens the pink. 

" 'Stella d'Oro' has all the traditional merits of other hybrid daylilies, plus a few more. It has the classic colorful trumpet-shaped flowers that individually last only one day; but rather than the normal one- to three- week bloom period typical to other daylily varieties, Stella d'Oro can potentially bloom from early May into September and October. This, combined with an unusually vigorous growth habit and very little maintenance makes Stella d'Oro the most popular cultivar in the most popular genus of all perennial garden flowers.

Stella d'Oro produces golden-yellow flowers with arching strap-like foliage that you often see planted en masse around office buildings and retail businesses, which is one reason it has now developed a reputation for being somewhat tired and overused. But when used selectively, Stella d'Oro still has a role in almost any garden design."

Today, I went to the oncologist ob/gyn. We went to Lowe's afterwards. I had lots of plans and ambitions on the way home. Then, I sat down in my soft chair. 

I wish I had more of the pink lemonade and lemon slice calibrachoa because these are small and not showy enough. But, they were $6 each, so that would have been too much to spend. They are also small, so it would take two or three more to put into a pot. 

Since we watched the news, we did not cook. I had meatloaf planned. But, he had turkey, a bit of green beans and a salad. I had Hormel's Roast Beef and Gravy, Romaine, and a whole can of green beans, minus two tiny spoonsful that Tommy ate. I picked up the Romaine leaf and bit off it. I was in a hurry to watch the Carol Burnett special--Carol Burnett: Laughter and Love. I actually remember many of those skits and costumes. 

Now, I need to fold the kitchen linens. Did you watch the special? What have you done today? What do you plan for tomorrow? What is your favorite color flower? Favorite flower?