I present our Senna Didympbotrya, or better known as the Cassia Popcorn plant. Mind you back in June, these three were only about 4" high! The Cassia is an annual plant I put in the garden each year and is in the legume family and is native to Africa. They are stunning and I love to watch them grow. And when you rub the velvety leaves, your hands smell like buttered popcorn. Flower spikes emerge by mid to late summer and last well into fall. The spikes have dark brown buds that open from the bottom first then open to the top giving spectacular yellow spikes. The flowers then attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators. There currently seems to be a lot of bursts of yellow right now. It's been a good relaxing weekend, and one I needed since being back from the Carribean. All told I great weekend lounging about in the garden.
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Other bright spots....
The Queen of Sheba
A bee on the beautiful green onion grass flower in the herb garden.
Some clippings for indoors.
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Some harvested hydrangeas for a neighbor.
The little Prince!
My first batch of chicken corn soup made! The corn this year is amazing, and I used herbs from the garden. I already enjoyed two bowls. The huge stock pot made a ton of soup...25 containers to be frozen and enjoyed later and others given to friends. So there was that too.
Wow, Maddie, your flower garden is amazing given that it's mid-September! We had our first frost warning here about a week ago, but I'm rubbing my rabbit feet regularly in hopes that winter snows will hold off until Halloween. The Little Prince & the Queen of Sheba look very happy you're home too!
ReplyDeleteAll feels right with the world right now, well, at home at least. The garden continues to go till mid-October usually, and our weather right now is doing wonders for it. Still time for more grilling and pews in the garden.
DeleteJust lovely! Cute doggies too. And nasturtiums! And chicken soup!
ReplyDeleteNasturtiums?!?! I wondered what they were. They were in my packets of wildflower seeds I got back in spring. I understand the flowers and leaves are edible and have many health benefits.
DeleteThat bee picture is amazing! I love all the cheery yellow, and those Cassia are got huge! They sure are pretty. Looks like so is right now that your back at the Casa.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Is any part of that popcorn plant edible?
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