A flower a day ...

Warning: I've decided not to be a scold about 1 flower per day as a maximum even though I think that will keep it a more active ongoing exchange than just putting all out favorites out there in one big file dump. Sorry about that @Tish

I liked the idea as it would check my tendency to do just that. But I'm going to look the other way anytime someone has a burning desire to post more than one.

hollydolly said:
yes it does....:D
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Mine too but there aren't any in flower any how. But i did get one in the ground yesterday between showers which has been worrying me because it is in a gallon container and wants to be bigger. It isn't a tree but can be a monster shrub but I read that it can keep it smaller or even a hedge (yuck!). Pretty cool looking flowers judging from this pic from the internet.

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So I've planted this beside the stump of an old cherry tree I took out and repurposed as a bird bath holder. I'll let it get big enough to cover the stump but not much more. I'm thinking 3 to 4 feet high. Here is mine in the ground and the plant tag.

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And another from the net.

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My flower today comes from a humble succulent that is usually more prized for its foliage than its flowers. This aeonium comes from the Madeira islands where it grows on sea walls and steep rocky slopes.

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You can see how it can flatten itself to hold on in vertical terrain. The ring of new leaves will eventually flatten and replace the last year's growth.

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Having flowered this branch died and the next year the two remaining branches flowered and died.

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Fortunately I had previously pinched off a small branch which could never emerge from beneath its three larger comrades and planted it elsewhere.
 

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