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READER PHOTO! Snow? In the middle of summer?

comments (1) June 21st, 2010 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Photo: Erle Nickel

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Todays' photo is from Erle Nickel in Oakland, California. He says, "No, that's not a snow drift blanketing this plant. It's the intriguing Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer.' Native to Greece, it features a large rosette of silvery gray foliage and in summer five foot tall flower spikes that look all the world like spun cotton. Bright yellow flowers seem to be escaping from their snowy cocoon. A showstopper for a sunny bed." This plant is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9. Thanks, Erle, for sending in this great shot!

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arboretum writes: erie, cooool! maybe you'll think i'm crazy, but this reminds me so much of a culinary 'rarity', Mexican huitlacoche. It is a fungus that grows on corn kernels and has an earthy mushroomy flavor. the mexicans harvest it in october and it appears in many different dishes!
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 2:19 pm on June 21st

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.