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Then, boom! Just like magic, a fragile, deliciously scented lily appears virtually overnight on the naked stalk, hence the two different nicknames. Kids love stuff like that. Even 50-yearold kids.
Second, peonies. Regardless of where you buy or beg them, they aren’t going to bloom for a couple of years. Of course, they last 25-30 years and are acknowledged as perhaps the most beautiful flower known to gardeners, so there are rewards.
Third, lamb’s ear. Another great perennial kid-plant, lamb’s ear earns its name with absolutely the softest foliage you can imagine. Along about July, a stalk arises from the bed of lamb’s-ear-soft leaves and adorns itself with dainty pink flowers.
Is it hardy? Well, I found a couple of clumps that had sneaked over from next door,, growing in a pile of rocks in a ditch by my garage. I haven’t tried to kill any yet. Might be impossible.
There are more — many more — Gorilla Gardener plants. There’s not a true gardener anywhere who is unwilling to share the excess of what they have.
Which leads us to Gorilla Gardener Rule Number One:
You cannot be a gardener without friends.
Joe Winkelmann is the Fauquier Times-Democrat’s official Gorilla Gardener. His column will appear monthly in the Business section of the newspaper.
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