tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575688.post5069825183445287462..comments2023-12-21T01:10:25.829-06:00Comments on Urban Oasis: An Unlikely Bloomer: 'Blackie'Iowa Victory Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575688.post-40884855665650306302007-07-01T04:47:00.000-05:002007-07-01T04:47:00.000-05:00Hey there FAR... we're not used to it blooming, no...Hey there FAR... we're not used to it blooming, nor are most who plant this. Remember, we're up here in the 'hinterlands' according to the Shrub. We're just glad that the foliage survives!<BR/><BR/>Blooms are a bonus for us mere mortals ....Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575688.post-3343712645994577072007-06-29T13:02:00.000-05:002007-06-29T13:02:00.000-05:00Nice... but what made it "unlikely"? I looked thro...Nice... but what made it "unlikely"? I looked through the posting twice & didn't see it.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575688.post-63449418274842177872007-06-29T07:21:00.000-05:002007-06-29T07:21:00.000-05:00Hi IVG.I kept trying to post yesterday, but couldn...Hi IVG.<BR/><BR/>I kept trying to post yesterday, but couldn't for some reason.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Olivia about the color and foliage. I like the purple inside. It really shows it off.Family Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101125448247590979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575688.post-31105047744555758412007-06-29T07:09:00.000-05:002007-06-29T07:09:00.000-05:00Great photos there IVG ... you've captured the col...Great photos there IVG ... you've captured the colour and the IBs well ... but the foliage is fantastic! I can see what you mean about the dramatic effect they'd have in a planter/garden. <BR/><BR/>I know not everyone likes them, but I like MG flowers -- simple, colourful, not open long, but they bloom so profusely there are always lots of blooms.oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401788202984343513noreply@blogger.com