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Posted by Linda on October 16, 2008, 3:46 am
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> Linda wrote:
>> Least I think that's what it is!
>> I was driving past a meadow of deep purple (my favourite colour)
>> anywho I stopped, took a cutting and I am now told it's Patterson's
>> Curse!
>> I have a HUGE garden so there's plenty of room.
>> How bad is this delightful flower?
>>
>> Linda
> ROTFL!!! Weeds make *great* specimen plants and Paterson's Curse is no
> exception. Keep in it a pot in case it feels like taking over your yard.
> You'll be interested to know one of its European names: Viper's Bugloss.
> Isn't that great?
>
> I've currently got a white clover in a hanging basket. It makes a lovely
> show, spilling over the basket and eventually making a bridal veil of
> honey-scented flowers!
>
> A few weeks ago, I noticed some Red Clover growing on the roadside verge
> at the Beresfield Interchange, near Maitland. My long-suffering DH drove
> me out there and we parked precariously on the verge while rush-hour
> traffic passed us by. Drivers were looking at us most curiously as we
> busily dug up a half-dozen Red Clovers to take home. I've got them in pots
> and they're flowering beautifully. They don't seem to have the same growth
> habit as the White Dutch (which is a trailing plant). Instead the Red
> Clover grows upright as a low (two foot or so) shrubby herb. It's so
> pretty! Now, the search is on for a Strawberry Clover. I used to see quite
> a bit of it when I lived in Armidale, but haven't seen any near N'cle.
> Haresfoot Trefoil is interesting too.
>
> Let us know how your Paterson's Curse gets on, won't you? ;-D
>
> --
> Trish Brown
>
> Newcastle, NSW, Australia
LOL I so enjoyed reading your post :-) Thank goodness I am not alone in
thinking that weeds have so much to offer as well as being easy to grow!
Will keep you posted!
Linda (Perth WA)
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