lunaria revisited

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[OT from cottage renovations]

in the summertime one expects reruns, right?  here's another look at the subject of this entry from 12 June. 

I don't get the impression that lunaria is highly prized in the Grove -- these specimens had been uprooted and tossed along Grove Road for yard waste pickup.  before the haulage contractor could get to them, though, I did, and brought them home to await suitable light and the more limiting condition of a clue as to what to do with them.  yesterday afternoon I got around to burning a bit of digichrome in their general direction. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

lunaria

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> I would like to add you to my Friends List if that is ok
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oh, sure, no problem.  it won't change the content (I don't post anything other than public) but having it aggregated into your fpage might make it more convenient. 

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> and you add me as well
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done

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> but I live in the North of England now so not too sure how well
> they fair up here
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you might be out of their natural range (their wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunaria) gives one the impression they prefer a temperate climate) but a protected south facing location, if you have such a thing, could give them what they need. 

Maryland is in the mid-Atlantic region of the US; Washington Grove is near the base of the foothills of the Appalachians so our climate runs to humid and muggy during the summer yet in the winter we do get hard frosts and snow, though not in excess so we have lots of plant species that I associate with the Southeast (e.g., hibiscus, mimosa, magnolia) and Southwest (agave (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_americana)).