Sunny’s eight weeks old.
That’s middle aged in sunflower years and powerful old in
sunflower-growing-in-a-sidewalk-crack years.
The road super and I rolled up the door for my weekly
assessment. He thinks she’ll make it to
seeds for the chickadees and finches. So
do I. She still has a strong stem and
leaves.
He told me he has volunteer purple sunflowers at his house
and he posted pictures on Facebook. I went over for a look, and just need to
share it, too. The best credit I can
give is it was taken by the finest road super in the State of Ohio.
good to see it hanging in there :)
ReplyDeleteTime has been very kind to her.
ReplyDeleteJane x
She looks the way I feel in the heat. I didn't know that there was such a thing as purple sunflowers.
ReplyDeletewill you be having a ceremony when Sunny goes to seed? You could play "You are my Sunshine" for background music.
ReplyDeleteI think she's hopeing for another parade.
DeleteI'm a little worried about sunflower. Are her petals supposed to be so droopy? I think she needs some shade but that seems wrong for something called a sunflower!
ReplyDeleteFirst time I have ever seen a purple sunflower. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThere was no way for that sunflower to fail with all the loving care and good wishes it got.
ReplyDelete8 weeks, how time flies into middle age.
ReplyDelete(That was some amazing history on Sparks, btw!)
Hear, Hear! A crisp salute to the road super! And to you, m'dear, for loving this brave flower through it life of service.
ReplyDeleteI find faded sunflowers to be beautiful and that this one made it this far is remarkable. I spent part of Friday morning snapping pics of a field of sunflowers.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms Joanne, thank you for visiting my blog. I am now a follower of your blog too!
ReplyDeleteI never thought that sunflowers could also have a variety of color... until I saw the photo you included. That is amazing! I hope Sunny is able to cheer passers-by and always find her gorgeous like I do.
I will be visiting often. Take care :D
I never knew there were purple sunflowers before this post!
ReplyDeleteYour road super sounds like a standup guy.
Oh wow. How lovely. Both the purple and the yellow. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSmiling here! How wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou are becoming something of an authority on sunflowers. Way to go!
ReplyDeletePURPLE sunflowers! Wow, I have never seen the like.
ReplyDeleteI'm learning stuff about sunflowers I never knew before from your blog :)
At least she will be useful and and appreciated when she goes to seed. We should all hope for that.
ReplyDeletePurple sunflowers? Purple. Sunflowers! I must check the nurseries around Adelaide and see if there are any available out here in Aus.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Sunny will make it to seed, will you collect a few and plant them?
This is just so cool! I've never been able to grow sunflowers. I always think of Van Gogh when I see sunflowers.
ReplyDeleteLove keeping tabs on this volunteer ;-)
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