{"id":1201,"date":"2008-11-09T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T21:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2010-10-30T18:59:40","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T22:59:40","slug":"the-last-of-the-monkshood-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/11\/09\/the-last-of-the-monkshood-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"The last of the Monkshood blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My Monkshood, well the Azure Monkshood I mean, was a little late in blooming this year. It usually blooms in early September and finishes up by early to mid-October. However, this year it didn’t seem to bloom until late September and the blooms, though slightly wilted lasted until sometime last week. Maybe that happened because we had a drier and cooler September than we normally do and I wasn’t out watering.<\/p>\n

Here’s a photo of Azure Monkshood:<\/p>\n

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The next photo is also Azure Monkshood, but for some reason it’s lighter in color than it’s ever been. It’s coloration is more like my Bi-color Monkshood that blooms in June.<\/p>\n

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I planted a rose in front of the last one so it competes all summer with the rose for water and sunlight. Perhaps that’s another reason why it’s lighter this year.<\/p>\n

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