tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post1930998264875871436..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Collinsia Blue SkiesGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-36519207687453109142009-04-29T07:41:00.000-05:002009-04-29T07:41:00.000-05:00Gail, I love they way you began this post with pho...Gail, I love they way you began this post with photos of the skies, which lead to these flowers. They are stunning little blossoms, and do indeed resemble the sky! :-) Happy Day!Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-6554801426436281722009-04-29T00:02:00.000-05:002009-04-29T00:02:00.000-05:00Hi Gail,
This is a new one to me! I'll have to ke...Hi Gail,<br />This is a new one to me! I'll have to keep my eye out for seeds/plants, because it would do well in the Woodland Garden. <br /><br />ACK about the ticks! I loathe them ... which reminds me we need to get some Frontline+ for Hanna soon. Too bad they don't have a human version that works that well! At least they're not usually a problem here in the city, but out in the country is a whole nother story!Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-24266642186180336192009-04-28T23:00:00.000-05:002009-04-28T23:00:00.000-05:00What a lovely little flower--and you are right! It...What a lovely little flower--and you are right! It looks so much like those gorgeous blue skies and white clouds. I love the name--Blue Eyed Mary. Now, I am off to find my list of must have plants to put Mary on the list...Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-328392817407600772009-04-28T21:18:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:18:00.000-05:00It is so sweet. Looks cool with the sky pictures. ...It is so sweet. Looks cool with the sky pictures. I do believe you'll have that field of them that you so desire. And now..we all want one too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-24649954216363543662009-04-28T20:32:00.000-05:002009-04-28T20:32:00.000-05:00That really is a beautiful flower.That really is a beautiful flower.Lythrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200781056851058805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-24356086385391311782009-04-28T18:58:00.000-05:002009-04-28T18:58:00.000-05:00Oh, I don't want ticks! I've been lucky the past c...Oh, I don't want ticks! I've been lucky the past couple of years with that problem. I love the Blue-eyed Mary flower. I see I can grow it here, so on the list it goes. Reminds me of the little pansies, with their uptilted faces.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-10766086939434417812009-04-28T14:46:00.000-05:002009-04-28T14:46:00.000-05:00Cindy, I called the Garden center and she said sh...Cindy, I called the Garden center and she said she was not doing the seeds anymore...I am so disappointed...Let's see if I can get the seeds for you from a few plants...Or I can send you a few plants ...If I over night them they won't be so traumatized!<br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85684630631873155072009-04-28T13:47:00.000-05:002009-04-28T13:47:00.000-05:00It is a beautiful little flower and your compariso...It is a beautiful little flower and your comparison with the sky is very apt. Such a lovely combination of colours. I hope you do get it establishedeasygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39989866131418649122009-04-28T11:13:00.000-05:002009-04-28T11:13:00.000-05:00I'd love to grow that, both in my own garden and a...I'd love to grow that, both in my own garden and at the gravesite of a dear friend who was a blue-eyed Mary. Could you e-mail me the name of the nursery where you got the seeds?Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-4506627258909331692009-04-28T10:34:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:34:00.000-05:00Love that blue in both sky & flower, Gail. You...Love that blue in both sky & flower, Gail. You did well to invite sweet little Mary to Clay & Limestone. Years ago, we used to see this wildflower in a couple of parks near Champaign, Illinois, sometimes in company with Mertensia/Virginina Bluebells.<br /><br />MMD is so funny! Knowing real people named Collins saved me from attaching the smug fictional clergyman to 'Collinsia'. <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76244031693140017112009-04-28T09:48:00.000-05:002009-04-28T09:48:00.000-05:00It takes someone very special to see clouds in flo...It takes someone very special to see clouds in flowers, Gail. :-)--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-91794695816919354882009-04-28T08:47:00.000-05:002009-04-28T08:47:00.000-05:00Oh My! It does look like the sky!Oh My! It does look like the sky!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-64269771462262452132009-04-28T08:44:00.000-05:002009-04-28T08:44:00.000-05:00How lovely, Gail ... indeed the bicolor of Collins...How lovely, Gail ... indeed the bicolor of Collinsia verna pefectly matched your stunning blue sky ... a beautiful post. (Record breaking weekend temps in 80s found me in the garden, dodging thundersorms.)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-63484862147106569412009-04-28T07:45:00.000-05:002009-04-28T07:45:00.000-05:00I would love to get Blue Eyed Mary started in our ...I would love to get Blue Eyed Mary started in our garden. There is a spot in the woods where we walk our dog that has a good stand of Mary. I so enjoy seeing these.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-82483786897709959672009-04-28T06:25:00.000-05:002009-04-28T06:25:00.000-05:00Hellllooooooo Gail !!
We have had such warm .. HOT...Hellllooooooo Gail !!<br />We have had such warm .. HOT ! temps like yesterday .. I was trying to do a plant resuce of some ferns before the contractor comes (he swears this week/end the deck will be up ) .. BIG sigh !<br />Anyways .. that sweet little blue flower pictured with that blue sky is perfect : ) .. I love my little blue eyed grass that comes up later on .. it will remind me of this post ! : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-7098460964954251732009-04-27T21:39:00.000-05:002009-04-27T21:39:00.000-05:00I love Blue-Eyed Mary too. We used to visit a park...I love Blue-Eyed Mary too. We used to visit a park in PA that consisted of a river bottom with acres of Blue-Eyed Mary. It was so beautiful.<br /><br />I love your shots of Blue-Eyed Mary and of the sky. Lovely!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-53773094773328370762009-04-27T21:05:00.000-05:002009-04-27T21:05:00.000-05:00What a pretty & delicate little native. I hop...What a pretty & delicate little native. I hope as the years progress she establishes herself nicely throughout your garden Gail. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-75977899116964914392009-04-27T20:56:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:56:00.000-05:00Those are beautiful flowers - I've never seen or h...Those are beautiful flowers - I've never seen or heard of them - and now I defintely want some. <br /><br />That's not being greedy is it?Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959484076599398761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16899278710863954782009-04-27T20:50:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:50:00.000-05:00Beckie, She's been blooming for a few weeks. A f...Beckie, She's been blooming for a few weeks. A few flowers at a time and now the plants are taller, but the flowers are beginning to diminsh...I am going to pay special attention and try to hardest seeds...Not a detail i am good with, but ...it can't hurt to try! I did read that Blue Eyed Mary is an Illinois native.<br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-80983713775097925742009-04-27T20:48:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:48:00.000-05:00What a sweet little flower! I am partial to anyth...What a sweet little flower! I am partial to anything blue... I do hope it does better this summer for you and spreads throughout the wooded area. Maybe the rain later this week will help. Love those blue skies! Ours have turned to gray today with more in the forecast for the week, too. Let's hope spring, not summer with its ticks and mosquitos, sticks around a little while longer.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49505258300318956152009-04-27T20:41:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:41:00.000-05:00Gail, this is a new plant to me, but oh how lovely...Gail, this is a new plant to me, but oh how lovely she is. And she is exactly the colors of a spring sky! It looks as though t=you have a good start now and hopefully Mary will spread in your gardens. How long does it bloom?<br /><br />Watch those nasty ticks and hope you have a wonderful gardening week.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-84828998351121097382009-04-27T20:16:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:16:00.000-05:00It's a lovely little flower Gail. It would loo...It's a lovely little flower Gail. It would look great in your wooded garden. I don't think it would make it down here.<br />I was able to work in the garden most of the day. It didn't reach 80º but it was hot for me. I did manage to get the bed ready for planting of corn & 3 kinds of squash. I just hope it all makes.lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-48035780418385355052009-04-27T17:26:00.000-05:002009-04-27T17:26:00.000-05:00Sorry about the ticks, those things creep me out! ...Sorry about the ticks, those things creep me out! Collinsia is a beautiful flower, but the name reminds me of the odious churchman from "Pride & Prejudice."Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-74690918224658661422009-04-27T17:01:00.000-05:002009-04-27T17:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for introducing me to a beautiful plant I h...Thanks for introducing me to a beautiful plant I had not heard of. How'd you get it to match the sky like that ?!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9263731038926718222009-04-27T14:42:00.000-05:002009-04-27T14:42:00.000-05:00Blue Eyed Mary really is a darling -- and you're r...Blue Eyed Mary really is a darling -- and you're right! She mirrors the colour of that sky perfectly. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com