Cupani

Forbidden Colours

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus Cupani)
It's not just the incredible colours of the flowers but you should be able to smell these!!!!

Almost 25 years ago my first love played a very old fashioned cassette tape and I fell in love with him and this song Forbidden Colours .
He and I said goodbye a couple of years later but my love for this song always remained :-)
You can listen to Forbidden Colours by David Sylvian here.

Sowing some seeds

 I've sown some plants.........

Lathyrus Odoratus Cupani

Sorry for this unfocused photo. It's the only one I could find in my archive.

The colours of Cupani are pink and dark red and the scent is incredible!!!!

Echium Pininanna "White Tower" and "Blue Steeple".

I've sown these last summer because they are are biennial.
Sometimes they need 3 years to flower and set seed. 

They are native to the Canarian Islands so it's a little stuggle to keep these safe and sound.

This plant can get as high as 3,5 mtrs!!!!!

photo via secret seeds

Echium Wildpretti
In the first year a flowerspike from 1-3 mtrs.