Six Trachelium caeruleums. They seed around, making a fine filler here and there, but the rabbits eat most of them. Native to areas around the western Mediterranean basin.
One plays well with others.
Two does too, with others, like rose 'Geranium Red':
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Lovely, I don't think I know Trachelium caeruleums
ReplyDeleteTrachelium likes your garden more than it like mine. Sorry about the rabbits. My garden is now has filled with lots of wire cages too - it seems the rabbits will try almost anything at least once.
ReplyDeleteYes, as evidenced by the milkweed one ate in my garden. Clearly they do not understand that the special native plants I am buying are a bit pricey. They even nibbled one of my new cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) which is supposedly deer and bunny resistant. I blame my better half for insisting on treating the lawn to get rid of weeds like clover. I tried to talk him out of it, because I like clover and so do the bees. The bunnies used to nosh the clover and leave my garden alone (except for the beans which must be protected).
ReplyDelete@Rosie Amber, I never heard of the plant myself a few years ago. So many wonderful plants yet to discover and try growing! :)
ReplyDelete@Kris, it picks its own places. It was a surprise to see it growing out from between the retaining wall blocks--I sure didn't plant it there!
Yep, blankety-blank rabbits. More rose damage this morning. Where are those coyotes when you need them?
@unknown, seems like it is a particularly rabbity year this year.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the coyotes and owls and hawks when we need them? ;^)
I've never seen, nor heard of Trachelium caeruleums in Australia, Hoover Boo. Looks like a great plant for pollinators and a nice filler for flower arrangements. It's lovely tucked in amongst your roses. I'll have to see if I can track it down here...
ReplyDeleteI really like that photo of daylilies and roses. I am going to copy that combination. It's been a great year for roses; they're on their second flush.
ReplyDelete@Horticat, mediterranean native, not very common here either. You being in Australia, since it does reseed, be careful with it. It is said to be visited by pollinators like bees and butterflies, but I've not seen that here. Yes a great filler in the garden as well as arrangements.
ReplyDelete@Jane Strong,
Hi Jane! Yes a good spring for roses. 'Molineux' here has been covered with flowers since about late January, and its still going. I think they liked that December soaking. Yes I like daylilys--yanking off the old foliage is a bit of a chore, but they give a lot of bang for the buck especially the re-bloomers.
I love Trachelium. I had one in my community garden plot, but it seems to have bit the dust this past winter. Not sure why... it wasn't all that cold. Maybe we had rabbits?
ReplyDelete@Anna K, San Marcos website says cold hardiness 20-25F--do you get colder than that?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great plant! I need to add some to my garden. Where did you get yours?
ReplyDelete@Gerhard, the original plant came from Annie's Annuals. Since then the rest have been volunteer seedlings.
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