Sunday, January 25, 2009

Born Ugly



Disporums (fairy bells) are lovely, stately plants when fully opened, but they are born ugly. The leaves unfold in an awkward and crimped fashion, that to me always makes me think the plant got frozen after a cold spring night, yet they then open up fully, and the whole plant is then quite attractive. It is the ugly duckling of the plant world that does indeed, turn into a swan. This is Disporum uniflorum (syn. flavum, flavens), native to east Asia, just getting its act together last spring.
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// posted by IBOY @ 6:26 AM
Comments:
A lovely plant I am not familiar with! Thanks for the introduction!
# posted by Blogger Sheila : January 25, 2009
 
They certainly grow up beautifully!
# posted by Blogger Sarah : January 25, 2009
 
Oh, they are pretty! Yellow is my favorite color. Thank you for a peek. Lovely!
# posted by Blogger Barbee' : January 25, 2009
 
Too many carrots in front of my nose! I've stopped ordering (for the most part!) ;-)
# posted by Blogger Shady Gardener : January 25, 2009
 
Sheila, Laney, and Barbee... it's a look-a-like for Uvularia, but it's bigger.The flowers I guess are paler yellow, though.
Shady... never say never!
Don
# posted by Blogger IBOY : January 26, 2009
 
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