Hi Princess,
There is certainly a curiosity afoot this year in the gardens, something I haven't quite figured out yet. The second blooms are coming to the old growth snapdragons, and they are roaring, too. It wasn't just a one-time curiosity.
It looks as though they will roar into high summer. But that's not all. You know I never plant white snapdragons. Of all the dragons, they are the most temperamental. Look what popped up today;
Since only an expert fairy vintner can coax a good wine from a white snapdragon, we usually don't plant them. The fairies only use a White Snapdragon Wine for the most special of occasions. It's too much trouble, even for the High Summer Festivals. Since we want the fairies to get a belly full of wine to slow them down, the easier the wine is to make, the more of it they will make. The more they make, the more they drink. The more they drink, the slower they get. Odd thing, these white ones came up in a patch of purple snapdragons, and the purple ones haven't opened yet. So it seems it was placed there before i put in the purple ones. Curious.
The Lilies came in also, but I'm still worried it could be too late for the First Fairies. Hopefully all the Daffodils and Hyacinths were enough to attract a First Fairy, I was worried about the Lilies being so late. And again, another curiosity;
Last year, this lily was all pink. This year, you can see the white in the center. And the only Morning Glory and Moon Flowers to bloom have been the white ones. Odd; as in most years, the blues and purples come in first, with the white ones coming in late summer. This year, so far nothing but white. And if that wasn't enough, do you remember the pale yellow Day Lily? Look at this;
As you can see, it's not a pale yellow this year, it's Golden. Something mysterious and magical is afoot indeed, but I haven't figured out what it might be.
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