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| front, Aloe variegata. back, Aloe barbadensis. |
This is
one of my favorites:
The plant is not quite eight inches tall, and hidden under a
creosote bush for protection from the sun. I’ve barely noticed it since last
summer. Yesterday, I saw this bright spark of red, and was amazed by the number
of flowers.
The
colors were so inspiring I had to make a palette from the photo.
I would never have
put those colors together, but don’t they look nice?
What
unusual inspiration have you found recently?
Katrina
Certainly gorgeous colours and an interesting plaant I couldn't possibly grow in my garden with or without the protection of a creosote bush...can you successfully harvest the creosote by the way?
ReplyDeleteMy late winter early spring garden looks so different to yours!
I have not been inspired by anything recently but I am uplifted each day when I walk by a Mahonia bush that wafts a beautiful perfume along the street,I have to stop and sniff it each time I pass.
I think you could produce some creosote if you burned the bush, but it would be inefficient - they are very scraggly and twiggy. They are called that because the leaves have an unusual, supposedly creosote-like smell!
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