I wonder if I'll ever get over trying to tuck some annuals into the gardens for splashes of color or texture. I never seem to have much luck with them. So, I annually make mistakes with annuals. Think I'll ever learn?
On the other hand, neither of these is dead yet, but they can't be described as happy either. They definitely want more water than they've been getting in the rock garden.
I showed you this one when I bought it Setcreasea purpurea, formerly Tradescantia pallida. Yes, a spiderwort, commonly called 'Wandering Jew.' It's gorgeous.
But here's how it looks now. Alive, but hasn't grown at all and it's curled up its toes to conserve moisture. (Although maybe I see a little stem trying to stretch out there at the bottom of the picture.)
Here's the other. I just couldn't resist the texture and color of this. It's Fanflower, or Scaevola 'Suntastic Yellow.' This is how it looked when I bought it in April.
And today. Sad, sad, sad. But alive, so there's that. I wonder if I can keep it watered enough to make it happy again this season.
And, I'm actually sort of lying. Neither of these is an annual. They are tender perennials which can be grown as houseplants. I'll try to bring them inside over the winter and keep them going. I did that OK with a couple of sedums last year. (One of these days I'll show you how that went.)
I spent 3 hours today on a volunteer project. But then I managed to work outside a little bit, do laundry and some editing. Might get outside a little more yet this evening.
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