tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post2391533974713217837..comments2023-05-05T08:07:54.306-07:00Comments on Gardening <br> Through a Lens <br> <br>: Unexpected Garden Glamour: Runway MonardasEmily Schillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-50995323946620142722015-07-29T14:26:43.569-07:002015-07-29T14:26:43.569-07:00Thanks Jen. They are fun. I found some hummingbi...Thanks Jen. They are fun. I found some hummingbirds going at even the most past-their-prime ones. And the bees won't let me get close enough to dead-head the totally gone ones. Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-820348911636180182015-07-26T19:03:17.728-07:002015-07-26T19:03:17.728-07:00Oh you have just piqued my love for Bee Balm badly...Oh you have just piqued my love for Bee Balm badly...I have only two varieties...but since viewing those beauties I'm re-smitten. Ack....ad in the fact that the hummingibirds are equally enamoured of it...and it's a best seller in my garden.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-79490028266068612572015-07-25T12:02:16.816-07:002015-07-25T12:02:16.816-07:00Thanks Tammy! I LOVE that description of fully bl...Thanks Tammy! I LOVE that description of fully bloomed Monardas! They definitely know how to party.Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-40569931333192482852015-07-25T11:59:40.257-07:002015-07-25T11:59:40.257-07:00Thank you so much, Ira! I really appreciate your ...Thank you so much, Ira! I really appreciate your comments and your support of my resuming my blog. AND all the fabulous plant divisions you've been giving me!Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-69322710428761012522015-07-25T11:57:17.472-07:002015-07-25T11:57:17.472-07:00Thanks Jason! I wondered about the pink/lavender ...Thanks Jason! I wondered about the pink/lavender ones. I found a tag--buried in my shoebox of unfiled plant tages--for a Monarda didyma 'Blaustrumpf' or 'Blue Stocking'. But I bought, tried and had several failures, so this could be the tag for one of those. Unlike the red ones, which smell delightfully like Earl Grey tea, these smell much more like oregano. Would that perhaps suggest a hybrid?Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-4748706715927405062015-07-24T21:12:52.716-07:002015-07-24T21:12:52.716-07:00I love monarda and have lots of it. I can't re...I love monarda and have lots of it. I can't resist a plant with rastafarian bed head. :o) Gorgeous photos!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-13397045572952962052015-07-24T10:51:45.061-07:002015-07-24T10:51:45.061-07:00The "Big Girl" camera is working well. ...The "Big Girl" camera is working well. Of course the camera can "take" the picture, but it can't "make" the picture. You've got a great eye. And your writing is a dream!Iranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-42198029182960342832015-07-24T09:45:37.493-07:002015-07-24T09:45:37.493-07:00Great post! I love your take on that first Monarda...Great post! I love your take on that first Monarda flower - I could really see it striking a pose. 'Blaustrumpf' must look like it must be a hybrid of M. didyma and M. fistulosa - fistulosa has a more lavender blue color. The Monardas have really established a big presence in my own mid-summer garden, more than I anticipated, but that is a good thing.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-81750301580966763492015-07-24T09:18:06.531-07:002015-07-24T09:18:06.531-07:00Thanks, Donna. I agree; once they open completely...Thanks, Donna. I agree; once they open completely, they tend to look frowsy and start going downhill pretty quickly. Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-32862973514472195582015-07-23T18:48:44.386-07:002015-07-23T18:48:44.386-07:00I do love the Monarda, especially as you have show...I do love the Monarda, especially as you have shown them - before they are fully open. The pink is my favorite, and I have pink (and red) in bloom now too. I enjoyed your story too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-75065953562001292432015-07-23T14:29:13.491-07:002015-07-23T14:29:13.491-07:00Thanks Alison! I had these photos, but hadn't...Thanks Alison! I had these photos, but hadn't a clue what to write until just yesterday.Emily Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536524180642438952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973482866469196811.post-24920384374797869942015-07-23T12:18:12.553-07:002015-07-23T12:18:12.553-07:00That was a lovely ode to bee balm. One of my favor...That was a lovely ode to bee balm. One of my favorites. You took some very nice shots too.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com