… inspired by floriferous, flaming pink Australian rose ‘Lorraine Lee’ and California poppies’ wildest super bloom season …
~~~Wildheart of the Lonesome Outback~~~
Born of the earth, seeded by the stars,
Wildheart of the Lonesome Outback.
a rose rarer than raindrops, roots plunging
aquifers,
Wildheart of the Lonesome Outback.
resilient breath of life, petals dancing in
windswept desolation,
Wildheart of the Lonesome Outback.
beloved child of the geologic ages.
indigenous, untamed, elemental,
Wildheart of the Lonesome Outback.
Eternal ~Wildheart~
of the
~Lonesome Outback~
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•Australia’s dry summer heat loving, fragrant spring blooming beauty, ‘Lorraine Lee’ Alister Clark (1924) parentage (Rosa gigantea x ‘Jessie Clark’) x ‘Captain Millet’; photo, rural cottage bower. source: The Ultimate Rose Book, Stirling Macoboy.
•California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) native to the southwestern United States and naturalized in parts of Australia (brittanica.com). Named by naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso in 1816 of the Russian exploration ship ‘Rurick’ on voyage to California and Alaska, in honor of the ship’s surgeon and entomologist J.F. Eschscholtz (forestservice.usda.gov)
footnote: photos taken week prior to late February’s icy monster storm, plants & garden are currently in rehab.
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🧡💕may you always feel at peace in kitten’s secret garden 💕🧡
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for a reader’s inquiry:
summer 2022 hybrid alyssum colors ranging from magenta/hot pink & light to dark purple in summer blooming season:
Gorgeous. California poppies are one of my favorites. I grow them in Wisconsin!
Wow, the roses, I can smell them
Wowie the orange poppies!!
alyssum is always a lovely flower to have in the garden.