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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 11:12 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

I picked up this plant..an annual here ..during a Gardenbuddy outing .I was hoping to gather seeds for next yr..
I walked the garden late yesterday and discovered pretty little fluffers around..At close inspection I found one of the Tweedia pods had burst open and all this fairy hair was floating about..each one had a seed attached.I picked my other pod and opened it..



I hope they take next Spring when I start my seedlings indoors..But what a little marvel of nature this plant is:)

Monique Quebec Zone 5
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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 03:23 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

It is pretty isn't it! That pic with the angel in the background is too cute! I've never heard of this one before. How tall does it get?

Sunnyday2day - Michigan, Zone "5"
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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 06:10 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

Very pretty. HOw large are those seed pods?

Deanne New Hampshire Zone 5
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Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 07:21 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

The plant gets about 2 feet tall ..lovely furry leaves..and a turquoise blue flower..the pods are about4 inches long!

Monique Quebec Zone 5
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Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:01 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

What an interesting plant! I love those cute little blue flowers. Almost milkweed-type pods.

SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin
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Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:31 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

Monique thanks for the info. Susan I thought the same thing that they looked like milkweed pods. Some of my favorite things when I was a child. I loved to peel them open and make the seeds fly away in the wind on their silk parachutes.

Deanne New Hampshire Zone 5
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Posted on Friday, August 26, 2005 - 10:09 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Print Post

I've grown these (as annuals) for 2 years and don't know of another flower so pure in its turquoise-ness. A very unusual color. The seeds need light to germinate, just so everyone knows, and are available, I think, from Thompson and Morgan, as well as Patrick Studio.

Mike_in_chicago - Chicago, IL, Zone "5b"

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