I Love Surprises in My Garden
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
May 8, 2016 3:46am CST
I started for my yard with my camera this morning for my daily ladybug count, and while I was there I did my photo journal shots of the garden and plants as they are today. As I was doing that I saw a strange plant. I knew I'd seen the feathery leaves somewhere before, and I almost had pulled this as a weed a few days ago. Today I found this lovely rose color flower on the plant. After some research, I finally identified it as nigella.
That funny thing on top of the flower is the seed capsule forming. It will, I hope, reseed and be back next year. I do remember planting it a couple of years ago, but I guess it didn't get enough water to germinate.
Have you ever planted this flower or seen it in other gardens?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 May 16
No, but it is very pretty. It's a bit odd looking too. Maybe that's why I like it.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 May 16
@ElizabethWallace You sound like me. Talking about them like they are people with different personalities.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 May 16
@bagarad Yes. I love how plants and flowers can set a mood.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
8 May 16
The leaves look quite familiar but I don't have any idea what that flower is.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
8 May 16
@bagarad 
good that you have a reference book or you'll go all crazy
good that you have a reference book or you'll go all crazy2 people like this
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 May 16
@toniganzon Sometimes the internet helps, but you usually have to know the name of something to look it up. I have a good collection of field guides in book form.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 May 16
Right you are. You know its nickname. The first ones I saw were blue. I liked those, too, which is why I bought the seeds for these. I just forgot I'd planted them, The minute is saw they were nigellas, I knew where I'd seen them. I just didn't recognize them because they were pink, not blue.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 May 16
hmm, i have not yet seen that flower anywhere here in my neighborhood.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 May 16
@bagarad I would think you would have a lot of them as you have the perfect climate for them. The first time I ever saw them was on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas. They come in many beautiful colors. That is what I love about most of the islands, all the colors of the beautiful plants.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 May 16
@bagarad yes, maybe that flower needs to be planted in certain areas or places in the world
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@sathviksouvik (17949)
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10 May 16
Good share Barbara. I am seeing the plant for the first time.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
11 May 16
@sathviksouvik Yes. I love to watch things grow.
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@sathviksouvik (17949)
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11 May 16
@bagarad I know when you do gardening and your effort gives you new leaves or flowers there is huge satisfaction in mind.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
12 May 16
No, it's right-side-up. That's a seed capsule on top.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
8 May 16
I have never heard of nigella. So it is a plant you once planted and not a weed.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
8 May 16
Yes.I had planted it and waiting expectantly for it to come up but it didn't arrive when I'd expected it or the next year, either. So I forgot about it. I also thought I had planted it somewhere else in the garden. It's definitely not a weed.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 May 16
no, but my wife have collections of bougainvillea and gumamelas or hibiscus
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
9 May 16
@ilocosboy Maybe someday I'll plant one.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
9 May 16
@bagarad gumamela and bougainvillea can stand the heat but you need to water them once in a while.
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