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I discovered this plant at a local nursery, individually owned, and fell in love with it. I worried whether it would return this year but it did. It's one of the smoke plants. The above shows the floral bud it presented for quite some time. The buds start out fresh and reddish. As they age, they get dried out and then
It seemed that within a
week of it drying up, it 'flowered' out with these fluffy smoky like 'flowers' that were so enchanting. A true challenge trying to capture it with the wind...even a slight breeze kept them in full continuous motion.
I discovered this plant at a local nursery, individually owned, and fell in love with it. I worried whether it would return this year but it did. It's one of the smoke plants. The above shows the floral bud it presented for quite some time. The buds start out fresh and reddish. As they age, they get dried out and then
It seemed that within a week of it drying up, it 'flowered' out with these fluffy smoky like 'flowers' that were so enchanting. A true challenge trying to capture it with the wind...even a slight breeze kept them in full continuous motion.