Friday, June 20, 2014

The latest version of a crazy project...

This is flowering in my garden right now...

What is it? Well... it started out like this:
Regular old Plantago major, aka plantain, aka, everyone's favorite weed.

Starting with some exisiting cool forms, I made this, which I call 'Purple Perversion' because it is purple and twisted, and you'd have to be a little perverted to grow it because it is, after all, a weed. Even if a purple frilly one.

Now... the latest edition! The flower spikes have been transformed into these crazy cool thingies that I REALLY like. Probably most people still wouldn't grow it because, you know, people have this whole thing about not wanting to plant weeds, but I think it is awesome. (And I bet they'd make awesome, long lived cut flowers.)

What say you? Would you grow it?
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8 comments:

  1. danger gardenJune 20, 2014 at 5:33 PM

    Yep count me in, I'd grow it.

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  2. IrvinJune 20, 2014 at 6:37 PM

    I'm in too. Take a chance. Columbus did.

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  3. PhytonerdJune 21, 2014 at 1:23 AM

    YES, YES, YES!!!
    (and 'Purple Perversion')

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  4. mr_subjunctiveJune 21, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    Well sure. Probably. Though I'd rather have 'Purple Perversion.'

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  5. size123June 21, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    I would so grow that plant.

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  6. Lita SollischJune 21, 2014 at 3:35 PM

    Of course. Life is too short not to try.

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  7. Darren Abbey, PhDJune 27, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    I was wondering if you were working with that trait. Are you aiming for one as dark as "Purple Perversion"?

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  8. outlawgardenerJuly 7, 2014 at 7:08 AM

    I'd grow it! Just bought the regular purple form of it this spring.

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