Flower Friday ~ Blue (something)…
20Friday 16 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Not sure on this one. At first I thought it looked like a blue hydrangea, but like a tiny version. Any ideas you green-fingered experts out there?
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It does look like a type of ceanothus – that’s a native of the US and Canada – maybe it was transplanted.
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Think you are right Peter.
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I actually saw it the other day in Mersin and remarked to Kemal how I would love it in our garden. He didn’t know what it was either (which makes his horticulture degree pretty worthless lol)
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Haha… the advice was Ceanothus 🙂
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I will pass it on – maybe he can get me some.
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butterfly bush I think
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It’s ceanothus apparantly 🙂
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Blue blue?? 😉 Pretty blue?? 😛
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Looks like some sort of ceanothus to me. Lovely whatever 🙂
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Clever clogs….. yes, that looks spot on 🙂
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Gorge blue btw
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Sure looks like hydrangea leaves. Might be some hybrid ..
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Yes agree, but the flowers were much more delicate and smaller…
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Spike, did you ever get aphids on your broad beans?
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Of course… black aphids love them more than we do! (famous for it)
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Do you organic spray? I’m going to try a garlic spray .. 😊
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Garlic, olive oil and natural old fashioned soap – but mostly I never bother. I plant enough so that we lose 20% with no issue. Plus, even when the pods are brown and crap looking, the beans inside are often fine.
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Thanks Spike .. 😀
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Sorry no idea either, but it is really pretty.
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I don’t know, but it’s beautiful!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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