Day 209: Lucifer lately

Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year

The weather this year has been surpassing odd, but never more than in the way that it’s delayed the appearance of Lucifer, the tall crocosmia that, without fail, has always been in bloom right at the beginning of July, reliable almost to the day. Until this year, when we had to wait a good fortnight for it to appear. Ordinarily, you wouldn’t be suprised – hailing from South Africa, you could forgive it for waiting for the soggy grey of 2021’s early summer to clear off. It’s just a touch unsettling in one by whom you could set your calendar. Better late than never, setting fire to the borders under the weight of the downpours. Can’t help thinking that, like his namesake, he’ll be enjoying the chaos.


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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.

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