Gothic gardens

[amid chaos]

I was checking out ebay for seeds and found many seeds for a "gothic garden". ...Black flowers and plants.

Look at this beauty..Penny Black
Nemophila menziesii ssp. discoidalis
<img src="http://seedrack.com/ebay/nemophilia.jpg">

 

[Snowwark]

They look very cool Vanessa!

There are many Gothic Gardening sites, interesting and sometimes rather..er..um ......unusual.

Here's one. Welcome to the Garden that mAlice built!

Enter, if you dare!

 

[Mamu]

Interesting plant so I decided to look them up.

Their nickname is "Baby Blue Eyes" and they also come in a beautiful blue. Called Nemophila Menziesii.

Baby Blue Eyes

Another type nicknamed "Five-spot" are white with violet-spotted petals. Called Nemophila Maculata.

Five-Spot

The Nemophila that you pictured

Penny Black

They are some form of a wildflower. Their flowers are said to last only about a month in the spring. They do not like heat. The directions say plant 8 inches apart in ordinary soil, in sun to semi-shade.

Thanks Amid for sharing this unusual flower with us. Don't you just love how you learn so many wonderful things about flowers from other Buds.