Wednesday, September 7, 2011

bombshell hydrangea


やっぱり、セダム 'オータム ジョイ' が気になって出かけると
セールの棚にある干からびた汚い枝の先になにやら...
So I went out to take another look at the sedum "Autumn Joy",
then I saw this dried up thing on the clearance shelf.


あっ、小さいけど素敵なお花が!
なんと Hydrangea Paniculata 'Bombshell' でした。
人目を気にしながら枝をひっかいてみると、青々です。
ちょっと名前がカンにさわりますが
Paniculata系は新しい枝に花が付くのを知っていたので
この子も連れて帰って来ました。
To my delight, it was a Hydrangea Paniculata 'Bombshell'.
I mean, I wasn't delighted with its condition (or the name for that matter), 
but it was a good price for a good size.
Hydrangea Paniculata blooms on new wood so I wasn't too concerned 
after I saw the wood looked still healthy despite the pathetic appearance.
(yes, I did the scratch test)

Hydrangea Paniculata 'Bombshell'

この比較的新しいコンパクトな品種が
1/3で手に入って嬉しいなぁ
来春、元気に育ってくれますように。
写真を撮るのが上手になりますように。

'オータム ジョイ' がもっと 'ジョイ' を与えてくれた午後でした。

I am so excited to tryout this relatively new compact cultivar and
I do hope it'll come back strong next spring.
I also hope that I will be able to take better photographs by then.

'Autumn Joy' brought me even more 'joy' after all.

Sedum telephium  'Autumn Joy'

お帰りなさい。 Welcome back!

garden log  : It will be in 40's tonight, not good for the tomatoes
                    high mountains have received snow already
    

6 comments:

  1. Chikoさん、こんにちは♪
    朝、下の記事を拝見しながら‘オータムジョイ’
    購入されるといいのに・・・、と思っていました(笑)
    わたしが欲しくても手に入らない‘マトロナ’もお持ちだし
    やっぱりお勧めしなくちゃ、と再び伺ったら・・・。
    まぁ、もう買われたんですね!
    そして素敵なノリウツギまで♪

    いいお買い物ができて良かったですね、Chikoさん。
    わたしにもjoyを分けて下さいな♪

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  2. Souさん おはようございます♪
    Souさんの素敵なノリウツギの写真をみてからずっとムズムズでした。笑
    嬉しかったのが伝わりました?
    ‘マトロナ’はそちらではまだ珍しいのでしょうか?
    セダムはすぐ根が付くのでどなたか分けてくださったらいいですね。
    ‘オータムジョイ’のお勧め、テレパシーで感じましたよ!又お願いします♪

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  3. My favorite thing about fall . . . is rescuing plants at rock-bottom prices from unlikely "nurseries" (like... hardware stores and the grocery). Excellent find! (Last fall I nabbed a small and very fried Japanese Maple for $7.00 at my local Lowe's store. This year it is thriving!)

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  4. Hi Kym♪
    Wow, that was a steal price for a Japanese Maple!
    We have a hard time with them because of our harsh sun and wind. You have to have a very protected site to be able to grow them well here. I envy you!

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  5. Nice pictures with the sedums.
    I love "Autumn Joy" and I used to have 3 of them. But they died and I don't know why...:(

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  6. Good morning Everlasting♪
    I tend to look at plants closer and from different angles when I photograph them and I think it helps me to appreciate them even more.
    Thank you for your complement.
    Sorry about your 'Autumn Joy'-I wish I could send you a cutting or two. :o(

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