Category: Rare & Unusual Plants
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Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Trick’
Back at the Northwest Home and Garden Show we saw a plant in an ikebana display we had never seen before. It immediately attracted both my husband and I because we love green “blooms”. As we neared, I could see that the stem looked a lot like a Dianthus, and it was one, but not…
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Houseplants in Bloom and One Ripe Pepper
This last week has proven to be more than I’d expected. The house is abuzz with blooms, the Norfolk Pine lights are twinkling, the Espelette pepper is finally ripe, and we made some unexpected headway on my rare illness. In other news, let’s bring on the blooms while I recover, yet again, from my most…