Moon Flowers

[mysid]

I had a lovely surprise just in time for the full moon Sunday night--my moon flowers bloomed. For those who don't know, moon flowers are a climbing annual with large, white, circular flowers that bloom in the evening. I planted them on a trellis near some wolfsbane.

I had hoped to grow lupines in the same section of my little garden--yes, it was a "theme" garden, a private little joke for me (and you)--but couldn't find lupines in the local garden center.

Anyway--I'm terrible about remembering to water, so the flowers didn't take off until Mother Nature decided to do it. I had also planted morning glories (similar but blue and bloom in the daytime) there, and they got off to a stronger start. I thought they had crowded their nocturnal cousins out.

So it was quite a nice surprise when the first two blossoms--looking for all the world like two miniature full moons--suddenly appeared. I'd like to think they waited until Sunday so they could greet their namesake when she was in her full glory.

Sorry to have been away so long--I was on vacation for a week, and I haven't had much time for lj since I got back.

Comments

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see photos if you can take some. Your garden sounds lovely.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! My garden is lovely if you like weeds and half dead plants. The morning glories and moon flowers are lovely, just don't look at everything around them.

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Ha, I know how that can be. It's not so bad for me now that I'm in Idaho because the weeds and grass die in the summer. I think potted things are so much easier.