"Spartacus Burgundy Gold"
My new dahlia started blooming early this week. Dahlias love hot weather as long as they get enough water, and bloom right into October when the rain finally knocks the plants over. By then you're tired of them anyway.
On the other hand, the poor lilies and clematis are on fast forward in this heat. Their bloom cycles always seem way too short.
Here's the ebay picture that sold me on ordering a Spartacus tuber, sight unseen. At first I thought I'd been ripped off with a plain burgundy, but the yellow highlights slowly appear as the flower opens. He turned into a big healthy plant and the flower is pretty cool.
A couple of summer peaches at the Twisp Saturday farmer's market this past weekend.
July 17th is Peach Ice Cream Day, a delicious flavor that's hard to find at the grocery store. You could always get peach at Basken Robbins, but our West Seattle store, in the same spot since 1980, just closed and will be replaced with who knows what. Ditto the local KFC, which is becoming an upscale burger joint. More to Urban Village tastes, I guess.
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