Bi-color Monkshood makes a lovely addition to the garden
Bi-color Monkshood buds
Our bi-color monkshood has started to bloom. It’s a lovely flower. A little unusual looking but lovely just the same. I should have tried to get a photo of the foliage as well as it’s quite nice.
I grow two types of Monkshood. The second type doesn’t bloom until the end of August thought - it’s the Azure monkshood and it’s absolutely lovely. Don’t worry there’ll be photos when it blooms.
Bi-color Monkshood Mature Flower
I grow this monkshood in the far corner of my garden near some roses and our very very slow growing holly tree. It spruces up the area when it’s in bloom.
Do you grow any unusual or less common types of plants?
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August 5th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Your monkshood is very pretty.
August 5th, 2007 at 9:38 am
I have never heard of this flower. It reminds me a little of the sweetpea.
Sara from farmingfriends
August 5th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
I grew pomigranits. A wonderful tree that at Christmas when I harvested jelly made would be my gifts to my neighbors.
August 5th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I love my monkshood. It brightens the darkest part of my yard. Took a good photo of it a few days ago…
http://www.greenthumbery.com/Photos/Detail.aspx?phto_id=496
August 5th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
These are new plants to me. Very nice. It seems all the plants (mostly cacti) are unusual–at least to most folks. However, most are very common to cacti collectors.
Aiyana
August 5th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Never seen that one before, it’s lovely! What an interesting blooming.
August 5th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Those are awesome! Wonderful shots!
August 5th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
These remind me of similar colored violas I grow. Very pretty.
August 6th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Beautiful blooms. You handle your camera very well. Great bokeh.
August 6th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
I’ve seen monkshood before, but I’ve yet to grow it. I love the blossoms, especially the color!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:44 am
Lovely flowers! As for unusal plants, most of the stuff I grow is unusual to grow indoors in Sweden, ie. carrots, sallads and other vegetables. Among my edible plants the tiger nut is the most uncommon plant - again in a Swedish context. The tiger nut doesn’t survive the winter here, and chufa is unheard of.
August 8th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Beautiful shot