A moon flower bud! It looks a bit like the wretched convolvulus I've been hauling out all weekend, but it's actually kind of the opposite. It is not a horrible invasive vine whose white flowers open daily and curl up at night. Rather, it is a fairly well-behaved vine (when nurtured), whose white flowers open at night. For just one night! It is exciting to spot a big bud like this during the day, and even better if you remember to look again that night. Here's what you see:
Up close, it is a fabulously delicate piece of brilliant white parchment. Teya, either you just watered it, or a blessed thunderstorm just passed through!
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Hey hey--some intercontinental garden talk! The water drops on the moonflower are from the first hints of hurricane Dolly last Wednesday night.
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