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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

This just in from the township lime bin

I was not at work yesterday, and consequently missed seeing these snapdragons at their peak, said the road super, who pointed them out to me today.
We had plenty of rain all summer, but not a drop the last two weeks.


Snapdragons are perennials, but even so...
Wherever they blew in from, it seems the limestone pit represented the last best hope
before blowing away again this fall.
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19 comments:

  1. John Going GentlyAugust 11, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    I adore snapdragons
    A flower every child loves

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  2. Joanne NoragonAugust 11, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    They fascinate the thirteen year old yet; she collects the seeds in the fall to resow in spring. I wonder if she will ever trust them.

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  3. MerlesworldAugust 11, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Do they like lime.
    Merle........

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  4. Jane and ChrisAugust 11, 2015 at 6:49 PM

    Tenacious little devils...with a prevailing wind we should have the seeds before the first snow.
    Jane x

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  5. Elephant's ChildAugust 11, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    I do love snappies. Water restrictions have meant I haven't grown them for a few years. This coming season I must. And a few other favourites.

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  6. The CrankyAugust 11, 2015 at 9:20 PM

    Snapdragons and touch me nots; perennial favourites... pun not intended, lol.

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  7. PaulaAugust 11, 2015 at 9:21 PM

    Oh how I love snapdragons!!

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  8. Emma SpringfieldAugust 11, 2015 at 11:51 PM

    Snapdragons seem to be our family flower. If you gently pinch the sides of a blossom together you can see the dragon's mouth open and close. My children love them.

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  9. bettyAugust 12, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    They are pretty! Glad you got a picture of them!

    betty

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  10. RiverAugust 12, 2015 at 2:33 AM

    I love snapdragons. There's a few old gardens around Adelaide that have them in mixed colours.

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  11. Yamini MacLeanAugust 12, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    Hari OM
    They are one of the Happy Flowers of Life... not least because of their tenacity! Great little 'snap' post.... YAM xx

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  12. BlogorattiAugust 12, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    A delightful photo. Greetings to you!

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  13. Cranberry MorningAugust 12, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    I like snapdragons. I haven't raised then for years, though. Sorry I can't share some of our rain this summer. It's been beautiful lush green.

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  14. The Weaver of GrassAugust 12, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    We have snapdragons here too Joanne, but we tend to treat them as annuals. They do come in some stunning colours.

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  15. ellen abbottAugust 12, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    I like seeing them in other people's yards but I never plant them.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 12, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    Nice to see pretty flowers.

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  17. The BroadAugust 12, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    What a lovely little surprise!

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  18. jenny_oAugust 12, 2015 at 10:30 PM

    I am not much of a gardener but I plant a few annuals every summer. This year I hit the greenhouse at the end of the season, and snapdragons was one of only three annuals of which they had any amount left, and I grabbed them. I hope mine get as big as the ones in your picture!

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  19. Susan KaneAugust 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Gravel of all places. Such lovely flowers out of nowhere.

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