In 2016, I encountered this plant while walking to town one day. It's Bigbract Verbena, Verbena bracteata. It's kind of funky, and I hoped it would grow in the same place again, but it's only an annual, so it would need to reseed.
I've never seen even a hint of it again, and I've been looking. These pictures were taken in August of 2016. The appeal of the plant to me is the texture of the bracts.
So imagine my surprise when a couple of days ago, in the correct location, I saw this.
Could this be some of last year's seed stalks?
Maybe. I gathered up those dried stalks, and yesterday here's what I did. I had to take the daffodils out of a rock garden space they were too tall for. I put them along the lower edge of this as-yet-unnumbered space. Mixed in compost. Stripped the seed stalks and mixed them with some soil. Filled the top part of the area.
Hopefully, something will come up and then I can find out what it is and if I want to keep it. I'll be really happy if it is the Verbena.
It was nice and cool this morning, almost chilly for July. I walked 3 miles. Other than that, it's all the usual stuff, including finishing the trimming around all the gardens. That looks decent. Editing, computer stuff, am writing my next column. Researched some ideas to water my flowers with less water waste.
The lilies are almost done for the year, but a few other things are starting to bloom, so stay tuned.
Miles hiked in 2025: 318.6
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