Tuesday, 20 August 2013

My white desert rose

 A collage of my white desert rose in bloom, especially for my blog friend Africanaussie (Gillian)
Enjoy.

9 comments:

  1. oh I am honored Virginia! Thank you. That white one is very pretty - I think I am going to have keep my eye out around here. Mine is in bloom at the moment too - the flowers last for so long - it really is a lovely plant.

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    1. I'm glad you liked it Gill. I hope that you will find a plant at your garden centre soon, if not we can work on a plan to get you some seeds....wink, wink.

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  2. We had a long period of rain a while back and my desert rose got soggy and rotted. I'd forgotten to move it out of the rain. (Bad gardener) I will have to be content to look at yours. It's beautiful.

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    1. So sorry about your desert rose. You are not a bad gardener, you had a lot on your plate to deal with. I would love to send you another plant.
      Have you thrown away all the pieces? If not you may be able to salvage a stalk. Cut off the soggy part at the bottom and leave the remainder to dry. When It has formed a hard callous, stick it in some damp sand, and keep your fingers and toes crossed that it will take....I'm rooting for you.

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    1. It loves the discarded teabags and coffee grounds. Just a small sprinkling when I remember, and it explodes into blooms....so many I can't count.

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  4. Beautiful. Even if we got desert roses in this country it wouldn't survive in the wet and windy Hebrides.

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    1. That's a pity GB, for the flowers last an incredibly long time, and are sure to brighten up your day.

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  5. can you send some seeds for me
    lavtcnadun@gmail.com

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