My flowers

**Marigold2** · 10-17-2008, 11:10 PM

It might freeze tonight, goodbye to my lovely flowers, hello to snow and the holidays.

**caseysmom** · 10-17-2008, 11:12 PM

They are gorgeous.

**Marigold2** · 10-17-2008, 11:13 PM

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 10-18-2008, 04:06 AM

WOW!!!! Very impressive!! I adore that picture of the red sunflower, it is gorgeous! Isn't that one from the seeds I sent 2 years ago??

I'd love to know the name of this purple flower! I hope we can buy it here too.

**Medusa** · 10-18-2008, 07:37 AM

Stunning, Monica! You have a serious green thumb, girl!

**Laura's Babies** · 10-18-2008, 08:02 AM

Very stunning flowers! I am so juslous! Everything I have planted the last several years start dying as soon as I put in then the ground and I miss my flowers.

**Marigold2** · 10-18-2008, 01:09 PM

Thank you everyone, gardening is one of my creative outlets. Acutally this year was kind of strange, very dry, lots of those horrible, disgusting Japenese beetles (thanks to my sweet hubby for picking them off one by one) and not much time on my part. If you look you can see my brown grass.

Those lovely purple flowers are called Cleome, Queen Mix, Spider Plant by Burpee. www.burpee.com
But be aware they are sticky, pricky and once you plant them they come back over and over and over. The seed pods open in the late summer on the long stems, seeds are dropped and hundreds of little Cleomes spring forth, causing much weeding. They are my husbends favorite, they come in white, pink and purple and are truly lovely.
As for the wonderful Sunflower I did not get any of your seeds but perhaps we can trade some if you like. If any one wants to trade seeds just let me know. Burpee and Parkseed are excellent places to purchase seeds.