one thing that is totally THRIVING in this hot weather is my little grouping of cannas. these came from a lutheran rummage sale in a parking lot this spring - $3 for 3 bulbs. the tallest one is now quite a bit taller than me.
the thing about cannas in SD is that they are OLD SCHOOL. for the life of me, i cannot figure out how or WHY a bunch of farmer wives had access to bulbs for tropical plants in the middle of the prairie. but most all of my family (farmer roots) had them.
i would actually KILL for a photo that is seared into my brain of my mom and dad's two-toned green trailer house (the one that i came home to when i was born) in the middle of summer, lined with giant red cannas as tall as the roof. that photo does more to describe the aesthetic i have today than anything i can ever remember.
they were simply that good and memorable.
and now, here i am at fern, circa 2012, with dead grass and dead ferns and sad trees with their leaves falling off, and thirsty pots of half dead annuals and THESE. these beautiful perfect plants that i water the heck out of every day, and am getting so much enjoyment from.
sigh. what a good summer.
2 comments:
My purple/red leaf ones have not bloomed yet either! ha! I was wondering about yours!
The green one has TWO blooming sections and is taller than ME!
I agree... I really... REALLY love them. Year after year.
I also meant to write... BEST $1 ever!!!
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