Summer Blue

I found this explanation on the internet

'Clover bloom, from the nightshade family, has large lobed leaves, and large blue flowers with rounded petals. The juices from the foliage and roots were mixed with milk in a dish, which was then set out to attract flies. When the flies fed from this concoction, they died, thus the origin of the common name, Shoofly Plant.'

be good if it worked!!

Its a beauty Sticki....

Aah! So that's how it works...tried to grow this from seed last year...too late in the year and it didn't work...

it had 2 shoots karen but something bit one off!! :-(

thanks motinot

Well...if it was related in any way to a fly, Sticki...it's probably regretting having that little 'snack' now...

Just desserts, perhaps??

very good karen, the only thing is flies are not supposed to like them!!!

lovely flower. Makes you wonder about "shoo-fly pie", though! as mentioned in an old American song, can't remember the title.

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) pie shell
1 cup molasses
3/4 cup hot water
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening

perhaps its like our squashed fly biscuits [was it garibaldi???]

also found this on wikipaedia

The pie may get its name because the molasses attracts flies that must be "shooed" away.[2]
The shoofly pie's origins may come from the treacle tart with the primary difference being the use of molasses rather than golden syrup.[3] A Montgomery pie is similar to a shoofly pie, except lemon juice is usually added to the bottom layer and buttermilk to the topping. A chess pie is also similar, but it is unlayered and made with corn syrup.

wonderful colours on that Sticki lovely.... your plant will be in the post Monday, had to give it a week after splitting to recover a bit...

oh thank you surreylad that is so kind of you. btw i gave my eucomis its tea today!!!

Your welcome, sounds good is it responding to it?

its definitely growing [but i put 3 more somewhere else and still havent found them!!

that's what i do.... they'll turn up... they'll be knocking on your door wanting a cuppa soon ;-)

that made me laugh!!! like polite triffids??

thanks, Sticki!

Beautiful!

:-) fran

Thanks bernieh, the flowers only seem to last one day though?! But there are two more buds!

Well you've got a fantastic close-up shot to remind you of its beauty.

Lovely coloour :)))))

That is pretty!

thanks bernieh, pixi and lil, i loved the colour too!

I think that once it gets going, it self seeds! :)

thats good, thanks karen

Lovely colour.

thanks sue, im hoping there are going to be 2 more flowers on it?

Beautiful flower, and the leaves are a little show in themselves .. quite unusual!

thanks Gfairy, i liked the little speckles on the leaves too.

What a gorgeous colour - blue flowers are so lovely. That's why I keep the self-seeded alkanet - the colour is irresistible!

oh i get those too, but i pull them up for two reasons, one its a small garden and i havent got room for them and two i dont like their prickly leaves.
but i leave quite a lot of the forget me nots in, they are pretty

Pretty colour.

i liked it too, thanks clarice