tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2110751883277583858..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: All Bloom And BlusterMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45305670663807897982019-06-09T09:59:56.752-07:002019-06-09T09:59:56.752-07:00I guess there are lots of kinds. Mr. Happy was a h...I guess there are lots of kinds. Mr. Happy was a hybrid passing himself off as royalty.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27555860770904533212019-06-09T09:59:02.272-07:002019-06-09T09:59:02.272-07:00Toilet brush! That's it. Mr. Happy and his fan...Toilet brush! That's it. Mr. Happy and his fancy kin are all Echiums. Foxgloves something else entirely.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51884891374216798092019-06-09T09:57:47.374-07:002019-06-09T09:57:47.374-07:00He's put out a ton of seedlings. I get rid of ...He's put out a ton of seedlings. I get rid of about 98% of them. Now I'm not going to the trouble of making sure they survive winter but they sort of do anyway. Last year we got down to about 22 a couple times--just withered his short curlies.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85898015134808496722019-06-09T09:55:57.741-07:002019-06-09T09:55:57.741-07:00He'd be voted out if it were up to the foxglov...He'd be voted out if it were up to the foxgloves, but there are a lot of dumb zinnias out there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19541403279400613122019-06-09T09:55:02.163-07:002019-06-09T09:55:02.163-07:00I love the change of seasons. For instance, in Mai...I love the change of seasons. For instance, in Maine, there's Mud Season. (a.k.a. black fly season)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32380951888298786982019-06-09T00:36:50.299-07:002019-06-09T00:36:50.299-07:00In the past I've planted several dozen over th...In the past I've planted several dozen over the years, but none survive the wooly bear caterpillar season, followed by neighbourhood cats fighting season.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27253715515701414992019-06-09T00:34:43.578-07:002019-06-09T00:34:43.578-07:00You must have a different variety of Echium. Ther...You must have a different variety of Echium. There are some in the front yard here, but I think it is just one plant, easily a couple of metres across in either direction and about waist high to me. It has many flower spikes each year but smaller ones than your Mr Happy. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70717986708445084312019-06-08T20:04:13.305-07:002019-06-08T20:04:13.305-07:00Say what you will, Mr Happy's half-caste love ...Say what you will, Mr Happy's half-caste love children (results of miscegenation with your standard issue foxgloves no doubt) bear the marks of his derangement in their distinctly un-foxglove shapes. Who ever saw a foxglove shaped like a purple phallus with a green tutu? Or one shaped like a lavender toilet brush decorated with green fringe? Whatever the 1st creature in the lineup is I do Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40713469889460908582019-06-08T19:34:36.399-07:002019-06-08T19:34:36.399-07:00What a stunner! I saw some red ones online but ala...What a stunner! I saw some red ones online but alas our cold snaps might be its undoing. Nice job of Californication there. May Mr. Happy and his kin reign forever and ever Amen.<br />Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8731230984869449612019-06-08T19:02:27.343-07:002019-06-08T19:02:27.343-07:00Metaphorically...Mr.Happy should get his come-uppa...Metaphorically...Mr.Happy should get his come-uppance.<br />But I think he may spread himself about for a few years, say four,before withering.<br />dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47667237348898035482019-06-08T14:24:22.959-07:002019-06-08T14:24:22.959-07:00At the moment I have one fox glove. I don't k...At the moment I have one fox glove. I don't know how many I have planted over the years. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26334808173376125732019-06-08T14:04:20.242-07:002019-06-08T14:04:20.242-07:00Do you have foxgloves???Do you have foxgloves???Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45713601485568156692019-06-08T14:03:38.444-07:002019-06-08T14:03:38.444-07:00Perhaps we can...usher Mr. Happy to a small caged ...Perhaps we can...usher Mr. Happy to a small caged area.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41291538501905362962019-06-08T12:34:40.284-07:002019-06-08T12:34:40.284-07:00We have some bully boy plants with world dominatio...We have some bully boy plants with world domination theories in our garden too. The foxgloves (being pacifists at heart) have lost every battle.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39682083093762665912019-06-08T11:12:23.391-07:002019-06-08T11:12:23.391-07:00I'm sensing a metaphor, but surely you wouldn&...I'm sensing a metaphor, but surely you wouldn't . . . remove . . . Mr. Happy? That would be the happy ending in real life, but this is your garden we're talking about!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42815059566957920192019-06-08T09:40:57.137-07:002019-06-08T09:40:57.137-07:00Now I can't unsee it.Now I can't unsee it.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33002770942402340252019-06-08T09:40:40.979-07:002019-06-08T09:40:40.979-07:00We don't lack for winter wet! And they grow al...We don't lack for winter wet! And they grow all over the mountain. Hmm. I guess they're an import from Europe a couple hundred years ago. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91379009682029562262019-06-08T05:30:28.850-07:002019-06-08T05:30:28.850-07:00I expect to see the Cat in the Hat peeking around ...I expect to see the Cat in the Hat peeking around that (those?) Echium (echia?)unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27034644883711294672019-06-08T03:21:45.371-07:002019-06-08T03:21:45.371-07:00What an interesting plant. Foxgloves don't gro...What an interesting plant. Foxgloves don't grow here very well. Too hot and dry in the summer and too cold and wet during the winter.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com