All 'gardeners' of my ilk (the useless kind) will enjoy this plant. You simply pull up a rooted sucker from the base of someone else's plant, stick it in the ground, and, hey presto, it flowers for ever after! It's what I call 'a good doer'!
The plant in the picture is a recently planted sucker from another much older one we have. The original one is known as 'Sue', and was given to me by a friend (of that name) who died at a ridiculously young age from a sudden aneurysm. I always think of her when I tend to it.
That is how I would love to be remembered. As a lovely plant that flowers through it all, and tended by my friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit of a sucker, so I wonder if my roots would grow the same way!hehehe!
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty-looking wee beastie too.
ReplyDeleteIn his last house my father planted some low-lying pink and purple ground-cover stuff. It was brilliant, it grew like weeds and any gardening necessary was done with a whip, a dining chair and a flame-thrower. My kind of gardening.
My people once had a lawn that was 100% moss.... it was wonderful.
DeleteLooks all the more beautiful against the warm litchen covered stone Cro.
ReplyDeleteA lovely splash of colour at this grey time of year.
ReplyDeleteah, it's hugging the warm stone for warmth. How lovely you think of your friend when you tend to her namesake. I tended some lovely roses for years that were named (officially) after a friend of mine who died of AIDS. I thought of him fondly and could feel his spirit about me when around his rose bush.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Cro...it almost looks like a painting against the stone...I love the shadows it makes.
ReplyDeleteOh I could do with some 'good doers' in our garden!
ReplyDeleteTry this one, it won't let you down!
DeleteWhat a lovely way to remember your friend.
ReplyDeleteI never tire of seeing small green plants survive the coldest snap.....
Deletenow that has put me in the mood for the med!! I love these plants.
ReplyDeleteThat plant is lovely Cro. What a lovely way to remember your friend too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely plant. Reminds me of a bleeding heart.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite plants are those that were given to me by friends who took cuttings from their gardens. When I see them, I think of the person and how much they have added to my fullness of my life.
ReplyDeleteMe too SO. I have a Jean, a Sue, a different Sue, and 4 fruit trees that are named after my grandsons.
DeleteSounds like it were perfect for our sunny terrace wall... I would love to have something permanently green there. The hollyhocks do great in summer and last until late fall but there always comes the day I have to cut them back
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