mallow family

Bigger Than Your Head

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I saw a woman at the Farmer’s Market last week with a bouquet of huge dahlias.  They weren’t quite dinner plate-size, but they would put the average butter plate to shame.  It occurred to me then that mid-summer is no time for subtlety.  The big, bright colors and shapes of zinnias, cannas, Mexican sunflowers and, … Read more

Hibiscus Everywhere

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If I were paranoid, I would say that I am being stalked by the mallow family.  Regular people cannot imagine such a thing, but we plant lovers sometimes can.  Consider the following….While walking on a country road in central New York State, I saw a stand of tall, single-flowered hollyhocks blooming by the side of … Read more