Monday, July 20, 2009

life and death of a knautia bloom...


















































This is when it turns to seed and if you don't want millions of knautia plants growing everywhere, you'll need to deadhead at this point. It's a nearly everyday task from the moment they start blooming at the beginning of May until almost Thanksgiving.

2 comments:

Jan Marie said...

I heart that flower.

What a cool color.

baby sister said...

I have a few smaller ones put aside in pots - if you're ever in the neighborhood, come by and take a couple.