Comments on: A Lascivious Shrub http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/ by Ivette Soler Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ESP http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 ESP Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:41:39 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4490 Cheeky Germi! "Sexual in my eyes... It’s like having a super crazy hot girl in a sorority... Everybody gets pollinated...'horns of plenty' Big, fat, meaty flower-spikes?" My word! Wait a sec, I just have to cancel my Playboy subscription! :-) No wonder you are writing a book G...next stop, directing a movie? : "The Germmanuel in Datura, perhaps"? Well we all know...old school is the BEST! ESP. Cheeky Germi!

“Sexual in my eyes…
It’s like having a super crazy hot girl in a sorority…
Everybody gets pollinated…’horns of plenty’
Big, fat, meaty flower-spikes?”

My word! Wait a sec, I just have to cancel my Playboy subscription! :-)

No wonder you are writing a book G…next stop, directing a movie? : “The Germmanuel in Datura, perhaps”? Well we all know…old school is the BEST!

ESP.

]]> By: Matti http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4418 Matti Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:04:57 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4418 The echium are awesome....the question is blue or purple. I love them both. Matti The echium are awesome….the question is blue or purple. I love them both. Matti

]]> By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4411 germinatrix Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:51:29 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4411 Susan C! I think "Plant Sexy" is a idea whose time has come! If we all plant for optimum pollination, just think! And then of course there are other notions of sexy in the garden - lush, big, welcoming, comfortable ... I think all of these things fall under the rubric of "Plant Sexy"! Hi Aerelonian! I LOVE echiums - I am trying to find the room in my little garden for a specimen or two... how can I NOT have one of these beautiful plants for my very own? Loree you DOLL! I'm glad you agree with my sorority theory - I think it holds true! Isn't it just a twist on the phrase "A rising tide lifts all boats?" (hmm... maybe not. Wait - is that even a saying? I heard it somewhere...). YOU should have this plant! In fact, I just heard from a gardenblogfriend up in your neck of the woods that the owner or designer from Cistus did a garden where echiums were kept in greenhouses to overwinter, and then brought out en masse to line a driveway! Or something like that! It sounded amazing ... and right up your alley, you sexy plant zone pusher, you! Leslie - not only have I SEEN pics, I've grown 'Tower of Jewels' (AMAZING), and I am currently watching AnniesAnnual's Echium wildpretii 'Mr. Happy' stretching itself skyward in my front yard! I'll post a pic of it soon - it looking like it's gonna be pretty MAGNIFIQUE!!! ...and J'ADORE the idea of a foreplay garden! Ooolala! Jane - YEssss... the shade of blue is so lovely, and it IS that special kind of springtime color that ceanothus has that drives the bees crazy! I am usually one for crazy hot colors, but this blue looks so beautiful in the twilight, I can't resist. Oh, Jenny - this seems like a plant that would THRIVE in Austin - but Austin is so difficult, what with the combination of winter freezes and intense summer heat! If only ... this would be a glorious addition to your beautiful garden! Try again, Nicole - maybe the seedlings of a E. 'wildprettii' would be better - as a biennial, I've had better luck. And they are JUSt as marvelous, if not MORESO!!! Megan, if I can do the tiniest bit of mind-changing, then THIS is a great place to do it! I ADORE the foliage of the echiums - but this is ONE plant that I think I can say the bloom and the foliage are equally impressive. And, if bees love it, then I am mad about it. But I feel where you're coming from - if yours is a perennial, cut those blossoms as soon as they are spent and you will have gorgeous foliage again in no time! XO! Dearest Andrea! YES! YES! YES to ECHIUM!!! Hi Blake - I see you know the charms of this heavy duty sexpot , and I am VERY happy to make the formal introduction. I love being a matchmaker! I know this crush will be "consummated" soon... (wink) Hi Summer! You are right ... we can't forget about the cool, understated girl - not in a sorority; the one that just does her thing and is awesome and isn't obvious - but the swarms surround her. She is the rosemary of the college campus. She was my idol ... Oh yes - and I agree with your husband. This holiday that just passed is a pagan festival co-opted by Christianity! All of the symbols are fertility symbols! I am a believer in Beltane Fire! But pagans like me don't give up sex for lent - or for ANYTHING!!! Susan C! I think “Plant Sexy” is a idea whose time has come! If we all plant for optimum pollination, just think! And then of course there are other notions of sexy in the garden – lush, big, welcoming, comfortable … I think all of these things fall under the rubric of “Plant Sexy”!

Hi Aerelonian! I LOVE echiums – I am trying to find the room in my little garden for a specimen or two… how can I NOT have one of these beautiful plants for my very own?

Loree you DOLL! I’m glad you agree with my sorority theory – I think it holds true! Isn’t it just a twist on the phrase “A rising tide lifts all boats?” (hmm… maybe not. Wait – is that even a saying? I heard it somewhere…). YOU should have this plant! In fact, I just heard from a gardenblogfriend up in your neck of the woods that the owner or designer from Cistus did a garden where echiums were kept in greenhouses to overwinter, and then brought out en masse to line a driveway! Or something like that! It sounded amazing … and right up your alley, you sexy plant zone pusher, you!

Leslie – not only have I SEEN pics, I’ve grown ‘Tower of Jewels’ (AMAZING), and I am currently watching AnniesAnnual’s Echium wildpretii ‘Mr. Happy’ stretching itself skyward in my front yard! I’ll post a pic of it soon – it looking like it’s gonna be pretty MAGNIFIQUE!!! …and J’ADORE the idea of a foreplay garden! Ooolala!

Jane – YEssss… the shade of blue is so lovely, and it IS that special kind of springtime color that ceanothus has that drives the bees crazy! I am usually one for crazy hot colors, but this blue looks so beautiful in the twilight, I can’t resist.

Oh, Jenny – this seems like a plant that would THRIVE in Austin – but Austin is so difficult, what with the combination of winter freezes and intense summer heat! If only … this would be a glorious addition to your beautiful garden!

Try again, Nicole – maybe the seedlings of a E. ‘wildprettii’ would be better – as a biennial, I’ve had better luck. And they are JUSt as marvelous, if not MORESO!!!

Megan, if I can do the tiniest bit of mind-changing, then THIS is a great place to do it! I ADORE the foliage of the echiums – but this is ONE plant that I think I can say the bloom and the foliage are equally impressive. And, if bees love it, then I am mad about it. But I feel where you’re coming from – if yours is a perennial, cut those blossoms as soon as they are spent and you will have gorgeous foliage again in no time! XO!

Dearest Andrea! YES! YES! YES to ECHIUM!!!

Hi Blake – I see you know the charms of this heavy duty sexpot , and I am VERY happy to make the formal introduction. I love being a matchmaker! I know this crush will be “consummated” soon… (wink)

Hi Summer! You are right … we can’t forget about the cool, understated girl – not in a sorority; the one that just does her thing and is awesome and isn’t obvious – but the swarms surround her. She is the rosemary of the college campus. She was my idol …
Oh yes – and I agree with your husband. This holiday that just passed is a pagan festival co-opted by Christianity! All of the symbols are fertility symbols! I am a believer in Beltane Fire!
But pagans like me don’t give up sex for lent – or for ANYTHING!!!

]]> By: Summer http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4407 Summer Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:40:52 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4407 LOL blake. Understood; you can't just go up to a plant and ask for its name and number. Which is too bad, really. Ivette, I got a good laugh out of your sorority analogy, but I just want to add that the sexiest plants and people are not always the most obvious. Take rosemary. The blooms don't look like anything special, but the bees just go crazy for them! Anyway, we all know all the bunnies and chicks and tulips are really just innocent (or jaded?) sex symbols. Easter was first a fertility celebration. My husband suspects it still is among certain Christians who give up sex for lent. LOL blake. Understood; you can’t just go up to a plant and ask for its name and number. Which is too bad, really.

Ivette, I got a good laugh out of your sorority analogy, but I just want to add that the sexiest plants and people are not always the most obvious. Take rosemary. The blooms don’t look like anything special, but the bees just go crazy for them!

Anyway, we all know all the bunnies and chicks and tulips are really just innocent (or jaded?) sex symbols. Easter was first a fertility celebration. My husband suspects it still is among certain Christians who give up sex for lent.

]]> By: Blake http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4403 Blake Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:55:16 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4403 Oh Germi, I adore this plant. Everywhere I go in San Francisco and points nearby, it's EVERYWHERE. Planted "on purpose" as well as just popping up at the roadside. Embarrassingly enough, I didn't know the name of my crush... now I do. And, you know, once you know the name of a plant... buying one is just the next logical step. Thank you! Oh Germi, I adore this plant. Everywhere I go in San Francisco and points nearby, it’s EVERYWHERE. Planted “on purpose” as well as just popping up at the roadside. Embarrassingly enough, I didn’t know the name of my crush… now I do. And, you know, once you know the name of a plant… buying one is just the next logical step. Thank you!

]]> By: Andrea http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4389 Andrea Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:01:55 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4389 As usual, Ivette, you've taken plant lust to a whole new level. That is one x-rated plant! As usual, Ivette, you’ve taken plant lust to a whole new level. That is one x-rated plant!

]]> By: Megan http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4387 Megan Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:54:00 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4387 OK, OK, I change my position on the echium I bought this spring for the foliage, and then was disappointed when it up and bloomed. I was worried the bloom meant flowers instead of good foliage growth (this is my first, I'm not sure what to expect). But you're right, if the blooms start a trend with the bees, and then the rest of the garden benefits, I'll have to decide to appreciate that purple flower instead. Thanks for helping me see it in the right light. OK, OK, I change my position on the echium I bought this spring for the foliage, and then was disappointed when it up and bloomed. I was worried the bloom meant flowers instead of good foliage growth (this is my first, I’m not sure what to expect). But you’re right, if the blooms start a trend with the bees, and then the rest of the garden benefits, I’ll have to decide to appreciate that purple flower instead. Thanks for helping me see it in the right light.

]]> By: Nicole http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 Nicole Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:05:36 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4383 Those echiums are quite lovely. I tried some seeds last year but the seedlings died, will try again this year. Those echiums are quite lovely. I tried some seeds last year but the seedlings died, will try again this year.

]]> By: Jenny http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 Jenny Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:01 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4380 I've heard of echium but never seen blooms like this before. They are an amazing color. Reminds me of the Ceonothus I saw blooming in England a few years ago. I don't think it is a plant for Austin though. I’ve heard of echium but never seen blooms like this before. They are an amazing color. Reminds me of the Ceonothus I saw blooming in England a few years ago. I don’t think it is a plant for Austin though.

]]> By: Jane/MulchMaid http://thegerminatrix.com/2010/04/04/a-lascivious-shrub/comment-page-1/#comment-4371 Jane/MulchMaid Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:32:48 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=926#comment-4371 Sex aside (but only momentarily, I promise!), that blue is so amazing. I'm always a sucker for that color, hence my ceanothus fixation. Bees like that color in ceanothus, too - I've seen shrubs literally vibrating with them in spring. Is it the truly spectacular color or the sexiness of the shrub? Who cares - plant with abandon! Sex aside (but only momentarily, I promise!), that blue is so amazing. I’m always a sucker for that color, hence my ceanothus fixation. Bees like that color in ceanothus, too – I’ve seen shrubs literally vibrating with them in spring. Is it the truly spectacular color or the sexiness of the shrub? Who cares – plant with abandon!

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