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I've had this guy for about 4 years or maybe five, and this year it decided to send up some flowers.
I planted these a little late this year, but they all came up with strong green growth, and I had hopes of blooms, but it wasn't to be this year... they will store up the energy for next year.
some info on acidanthera from sunny gardens
As with its relative the Gladiolus, Acidanthera's spikes of fragrant, creamy white flowers make excellent cut flowers. Individual, 2- to 3-inch-wide blossoms are star-shaped with deep chocolate brown or crimson-purple centers. Plants have sword-shaped leaves. Dig up and store dormant corms. In spring, plant 4 to 6 inches deep in masses for naturalizing in warm climates or in containers.
Acidanthera bicolor muielae, Peacock Orchid, Gladiolus callianthus, Abssyinian
The most common Peacock Orchid, it grows taller than the ordinary species.
Attributes - Acidanthera bicolor muielae
Plant Type: Bulb
Bloom Season: Late Summer through Early Fall
Flower Color: White
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 2 ft. to 3 ft.
Width: 1 ft. 6 in.
Sunlight: Full Sun
Climate: Zones 9, 10
Notes: Container Plants, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy Flowers. Susceptible to Aphids.
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I've had this Ajuga, or bugleweed, for a couple of seasons - it did not overwinter successfully on the north side of my house. And the purpleish color of the foliage seems to go away when they spend a lot of time in shade.
The plants I had in the purple plant pot also died (probably because the soil had compacted to halfway down the pot and it wasn't getting any sun - I pulled the plants out and added new soil and a new Ajuga which is doing well) but they seem to propagate pretty readily, and some of these plants in some 4" pot that had filtered light have bloomed. These guys should be blooming in the spring, but here they are in November blooming away.
Here's what it should look like:
This Ajuga offers tiny, reddish chocolate-brown foliage. Spreading with vigor, the narrow lustrous leaves form a finely textured, close-knit ground cover trimmed by 6 in. tall spikes of bright blue flowers.
Blooms March–mid-May.
Size: 3"–6" high x 12" & spreading; hardy to zone 4.
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