Not sure if it’s intentional, but that first line of this article has dredged up some childhood memories and will have me singing the Poddington Peas theme tune all day! Love your thoughtful pieces dropping into my inbox - I find them a really lovely way to stop and reflect on what’s happening outside in my own garden and beyond.
😄 it was 100% intentional and I wondered who would notice. The plants right at the bottom of the garden and I couldn’t get it out of my head. Thanks for the comments Ruth, I think of the newsletter as a way of me and you learning together so we’re all reflecting in that way hopefully.
Definitely found here in south-west BC - in looking it up, it definitely grows from west of the Cascade mountains, south-west BC down through Washington, Oregon, to California. I read that it in Ontario it is considered 'invasive'. Tallish lovely plant with pale flowers, usually pinkish, but I've seen some white flowering plants as well. Apparently it may have come to North America with European settlers. I'd love to see it in a mixed meadow/garden like your photo shows!!
Yes it was introduced the America and Canada, likely back then sometime. It is problematic in the wild in some areas with you. But like everything, as long as it’s kept in the garden boundary it’s probably fine.
I love your pictures. What a lovely perennial. I'm in Washington State and we have some mallow here, but now I will go and find out which kind. Have a lovely day there where you are at.
Wish we could share pictures in comments, but I love this plant and it looks great with our masses of crocosmia x crocosmiiflora, unlikely as that sounds. I believe it is native here as this land was not really gardened until us. Just wish it was as vigorous as the crocosmia - that would be some sight!
Not sure if it’s intentional, but that first line of this article has dredged up some childhood memories and will have me singing the Poddington Peas theme tune all day! Love your thoughtful pieces dropping into my inbox - I find them a really lovely way to stop and reflect on what’s happening outside in my own garden and beyond.
😄 it was 100% intentional and I wondered who would notice. The plants right at the bottom of the garden and I couldn’t get it out of my head. Thanks for the comments Ruth, I think of the newsletter as a way of me and you learning together so we’re all reflecting in that way hopefully.
I’ve seen this in mixes specially for supporting moths, so there’s that too!
And the more moths the better!
Definitely found here in south-west BC - in looking it up, it definitely grows from west of the Cascade mountains, south-west BC down through Washington, Oregon, to California. I read that it in Ontario it is considered 'invasive'. Tallish lovely plant with pale flowers, usually pinkish, but I've seen some white flowering plants as well. Apparently it may have come to North America with European settlers. I'd love to see it in a mixed meadow/garden like your photo shows!!
Yes it was introduced the America and Canada, likely back then sometime. It is problematic in the wild in some areas with you. But like everything, as long as it’s kept in the garden boundary it’s probably fine.
I love your pictures. What a lovely perennial. I'm in Washington State and we have some mallow here, but now I will go and find out which kind. Have a lovely day there where you are at.
It’ll be interesting to know which if you do find out, and if it’s a local wildflower to you
Wish we could share pictures in comments, but I love this plant and it looks great with our masses of crocosmia x crocosmiiflora, unlikely as that sounds. I believe it is native here as this land was not really gardened until us. Just wish it was as vigorous as the crocosmia - that would be some sight!
That sounds like a very colourful combo!
It sings! But there’s too much of one, not enough of the other. Such is gardening for aesthetics……