Way back in 2014, out of the blue I received a post pack from my friend Ros (aka Bloom) in NSW. Ros is a wonderful gardener........her garden puts mine to shame. She had dug up some bulbs and had sent them to me for my garden. I was thrilled and carefully planted them out. One of the five different packs was a single large bulb called Brunsvigia Josephine. A phone call to Mum and a quick Google search revealed that this was a special gift indeed, and that they often take up to ten years to flower. I planted it in the garden near the path leading to the front door of the shop, and to my surprise three months later it bloomed!
I was so excited.....but then thought maybe it was going to die and it was one last gasp! But the flower was followed by leaves and it continued to live on. The garden bed is quite dry and doesn't get a lot of water and attention over the hot Summer months, which must obviously suit it as in March 2018, up through all of the dead annuals, emerged my second Josephine Lily Flower.
A beautiful pink cluster in amongst dead cornflowers and sweet peas.
A couple of weeks ago I was sick of the dead mess in the garden and spent an hour tidying up some beds. I uncovered my Josephine Lily and thought that the tough dry Summer had finally claimed another garden victim. I gave it a little squeeze and thought that just maybe it would be okay.
Last week as I walked past the garden bed I glanced across and saw this....
Yes.......another flower bud. That will make 3 in just 5 flowering seasons! I really must have picked the perfect place in my garden for my Josephine Lily.
Linda :)
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