Quando corpus morietur,
fac, ut animae donetur,
Quando corpus morietur,
fac, ut animae donetur
paradisi gloria,
paradisi gloria.
fac, ut animae donetur,
Quando corpus morietur,
fac, ut animae donetur
paradisi gloria,
paradisi gloria.
 The Cape of Good Hope is one of the richest floral regions in the world. Hundreds of original species grow there, among them beautiful lobelia with heavenly blue little flowers. If their size hardly impresses anyone, their number definitely do. When in full bloom, it takes a while to find green leaves hidden under a thick blanket of delicate moth-like flowers whose striking blue shades and tones are just unbelievable, to say the least. Who wants more excitement can easily get it through growing this lovely jewel plant in their garden. Satisfaction guaranteed!
 Despite the menacing element of their anatomy (observed almost only in the wild individuals), horned pansies are truly benevolent creatures and do not pose any threat to anybody. With one exception though: you can fall head over heels in love with their most colourful and cheerful flowers. Do not forget about the warning before going to the nearest shopping centre, where the little jewels are currently on sale, or... do it and enjoy the freshness of spring infatuation horned pansies are able to stir even in the most confirmed cool-headed people. Fortunately, such folks do not visit garden centres. So, you are in for a lovely trouble!
And extremely easy to find because it can be grown on... a window sill. Unlike the four-leaf clover whose dubious or at least mutable existence makes all of us spend hours in the meadow, busily scanning all growing shamrock to find a reward: a four-leaf trefoil. You really are lucky if you find one. However, if you do not feel like hunting for luck in the field and would like to have at home a potful of lucky leaves - without any substantial effort - all you need to do is buy a bag of small bulbs labelled: Oxalis deppei or Iron Cross (its common name) and simply plant them in a pot. Within two or three weeks the first lucky leaves will appear and start working wonders. Some of them are even observable as the leaves move. Botanists have coined a somewhat little flattering term for that activity and call it nasty. Well, it is the photonasty.
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AuthorI was destined to be born gardener. In order to become a professional one I had to enjoy years of studying at various schools and universities... read more Archives
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