by Atala | Jun 16, 2022 | Plants, Flowers & Leaves
Angel Trumpet Flowers (Brugmansia Suaveolens) are so-called because people felt they resemble horns. Because the plant is of the poisonous nightshade family, the story became that these are the trumpets by which the angels summon dying souls to the spirit worlds. The...
by Atala | Mar 29, 2022 | Plants, Flowers & Leaves
Himalayan Blue Poppies (Meconopis ‘Lingholm’) are a rare breed found high in the Himalayas. Longwood Gardens, PA, showcases them each March in their indoor conservatories and they are very popular with local visitors. The colors of the Blue Poppies range from...
by Atala | Mar 17, 2022 | Plants, Flowers & Leaves
Vine spirit is very entrancing to me lately. The gentle, enthusiastic little beings are in love with life, trusting the future will take them someplace interesting. The little spirits travel and wind around each other, do loop-de-loops and start out each day on a new...
by Atala | Feb 21, 2022 | Plants, Flowers & Leaves
Pitcher plants are happy folk, delighting in fast-growing curling vines that do double and triple loops and put forth an occasional giant flower. A small reddish-brown spirit takes each tendril on its own joyful travel through time. Green curves and curls play...
by Atala | Oct 23, 2021 | Plants, Flowers & Leaves
The graceful lines of a red rose as it unfolds to an autumn early morning sun.
