(click/tap to enlarge and be sure to look at mystery plant at the end)
in Northern California,
is a blooming,
splendor.
Rhododendron grow riotously,
and water lillies,
abound.
Mendocino is less traveled,
allowing nature and people,
room to breathe.
Note: This last plant puzzled me. Do you know what it is without peeking? The flowers suggest foxglove, but the stalk was a mystery. I did lots of internet sleuthing to no avail, until I finally searched for mutant foxglove and found one example from Clemson University. Here is the citation:
Did you guess correctly? I certainly could not.
Cheers to you from blooming Mendocino~
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I do love secret gardens, Cindy! A wonderful collection of photographs inviting me to breathe deeply and say a prayer of thanks for our beautiful world.
Breathing a prayer of thanks with you my friend ⚘
I’ve never heard of this plant before and it’s the oddest looking thing. I was surprised to learn that this abnormality has been found in so many different species. Great photos, by the way!
Thank you Debra. It was only when I searched for mutation foxglove, that was able to find, two, only two references with photos for this on the internet ⚘
Oh, I love the water Lilly Cindy. And your last plant is easy…its nature’s guitar neck, strings of flowers and the sweet sound of life 🤣 But yes, a strange one indeed. Thank you for the colorful share kind lady 😀❤️🙏
Wow. How poetically beautiful. Since there are so very very few of these plants in the world, I think you just named it my friend. Guitar Flower. I love it! ⚘
This garden should definitely not be kept a secret so thanks for the reveal here, Cindy. That mystery stalk with flowers is one I’ve never, ever seen before…another beautiful secret revealed.😊
Smiling…. You make me happy I posted Bruce & and I am very pleased you enjoyed the gardens. Thank you ⚘
Beautiful garden. I never heard of the plant but that’s not saying much. 🙂 Lovely post.
That is saying much! You know a lot about plants and gardens. Thanks much Gigi & cheers my friend ⚘
Truthfully, just wing it and hope for the best. Photos were gorgeous, as I said. ❤️
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Very interesting possible foxglove
Smarty pants! ⚘
Smarty hugs😁😁
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There is no doubt that we are facing a spectacular garden. Your photos, how to say, well done, do nothing but enhance their beauty. It’s great that you bring this wonder to light Cindy. A big hug.
Ahhhh….. Your kind words make me happy I posted. I am so happy you enjoyed them my friend & cheers to you ⚘
I guessed foxglove and then I thought I had to be looking at some kind of mutation since I was SURE it was foxglove. 😊 I couldn’t go any further than that, though. The pond lilies are gorgeous. I always find them so calming and relaxing. Beautiful pictures, Cindy.
Yes. I was stuck on foxglove too, but could not find this mutation, until I looked up mutant!! Thank you Lynette & be well ⚘
Wow Cindy! Your photos are so beautiful! ❤️ The last plant is very odd yet beautiful. 😊
Means a lot John. Thanks much & cheers ⚘
Wow…I learned something new; thank you! Love the photos 🧡 Makes me think of the Emerson quote, “The earth laughs in flowers.”
I learned too! Smailing…. Cheers to you Teresa & keep smiling my friend ⚘
Did not guess, but love the plant.
Wonderful, colourful, sensational Mendocino
Thank you for the spectacular shots. Cindy! ❦
Cheers to you dear Resa & thank you my friend ⚘
I would have said the flowers are like foxglove but I’ve never seen a stalk like that. Thanks for the info, Cindy.
Yes, that was my thinking exactly. Took me a bit of time to find the explanation ⚘
You sure captured the beauty. Wow. The water lilies are gorgeous.
So kind & so appreciated Rebecca! Thanks much & take good care ⚘
Thanks, Cindy. You too. : )
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Blooming Beautiful Cindy, what a feast for the eyes 😊
So appreciated Ashley & I am happy you enjoyed my friend ⚘
Oh yes, thank you. California looks like California I know. Miss it forever I guess.
I thought fleshy cactus stem, but no. Then I remembered the movie, “Annilation” and that was sorta right. 😀
Oh yes!!! I remember that movie and it is an apt comparison. Smiling…. Take good care Neil ⚘
Such gorgeous photos! That close up of the water lily is my favorite. Just stunning!
Thank you Bridgette. You make me happy I posted ⚘
Wandering through gardens is good for the soul. Thank you Cindy for this beautiful post
Ahhh….You are so welcome Pauline. And I obviously 100% agree with you. Take good care my friend & give my best to Jack ⚘
Such a visual experience. I bet the trails smell wonderful passing by Cindy.
Happy you enjoyed Darnell, and yes, the wonderful fresh smell of happy nature ⚘
I love the close-up of the water lily!
I’ve seen that distorting phenomenon on other plants, but didn’t know what it’s called or what caused it. Thanks for the info!
Do you know what plant is blooming so exuberantly under the Secret Garden arch? That one’s a mystery to me.
I don’t remember and can’t identify from the photo. Sorry. It was growing at The Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino. If you are seriously interested you could email them with a link to the post and ask. They are avid and talented gardeners and I am sure they would be welcome your interest ⚘
Thanks, Cindy!
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Beautiful garden!
Happy you enjoyed it. Mendocino is plant paradise ⚘
Wonderful garden and images. When I lived in California I loved how something was always blooming
Yes, year round flowers, I love this too. Thank you Marie ⚘
Beautiful photos of an amazing place and awesome nature. Well done Cindy.
Ahhh….. So appreciated Michael. Thank you & cheers ⚘
You’re most welcome Cindy.
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Exquisite Water Lily!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami ⚘
Stunning pictures Cindy.. I would never have been able to identify the mystery plant.
Huge Hugs
Thank you. Join the club David. It stumped me too ⚘
Cindy, this sings of summer. Including that very strange looking plant. Big hugs.
Hugs back to you talented Teagan ⚘
Lovely shots of harbingers of summer. No, I hadn’t the slightest idea
Yes, it had me, and google, stumped too. Cheers to you Derrick ⚘
Wonderful!
Vielen danke! ⚘
fascinating fasciation!
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Awesome alliteration! 😉 ⚘
that’s thoroughly thoughtful!
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This last plant puzzles me too, I have never seen this before.
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
Same to you my friend & cheers! ⚘
Blooming amazing Cindy! That foxglove hybrid (?) is intriguing that’s for sure 💐
Smiling. Thank you Val. It is interesting and unusual isn’t it ⚘
Wonderful pictures shared
Thank you sincerely & cheers ⚘
I once had a foxglove growing in my garden with a stem like this – very surprising.
Well that is amazing. I could only find two photos on the internet and both were hard to find ⚘
Thanks for sharing this images! They are really stunning ❣️
You are so very welcome Luisa. Cheers & take good care ⚘
My sincere pleasure ❣️
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Thanks for the link. Fascinating!
You are most welcome. I am happy you were interested ⚘
I love Mendecino, one of the places I would visit when I lived in the Bay Area for many years. I love Hershey, but do miss being so near the sea and the drama of the California coastline.
I hear you and understand. Mendocino is especially lovely because it is so unspoiled and sparsely populated ⚘
A secret garden and a fascinating foxglove. All wonderful photos full of the abundance of summer flowers.
Smiling…. So happy you enjoyed. Flowers are happiness growing ⚘
Gorgeous flowers!
Grazie mille ⚘
So very beautiful, Cindy! The last one is unusual. What a treat to see these beauties through your lens. 🙂
I feel just the same about seeing the world through your lens Amy. Thank you ⚘
Fabulous photos including the one of the unidentifiable plant.
Thank you Sheree. You most thoughtful ⚘
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Beautiful garden, Cindy. I love water lilies! And the last rare plant looks just amazing. 🤩
Thanks much. That plant almost stumped me. Even google was puzzled! 😉
There’s so many pretties in this garden. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pink lily before.
Yes, the lillies were unusual, sort of striated dark and pale pink ⚘
I loved the pictures of the wooded areas and the variety of flowers. It looks like an awesome place for a visit. Thank you Cindy.
Thank you more for kindness my friend and stay safe & well ⚘
Fantastic garden with the Rhododendrons, Waterlilies etc. So beautiful . thank you for sharing this, you know I love my gardens…. specially secret ones 🙂
Yes I do know you do and I agree, Secret Gardens are especially magical ⚘
Never would have guessed Cindy, but it is lovely. Each photo is worth a painting.
Leslie
And you could paint each one beautifully Leslie. The proof is hanging in my foyer ⚘
I’m so glad it is there Cindy.
Leslie
It is in a place of honor, and the boys always look at it. Thank you Leslie. Be well 🥀
I had no idea what was up with that last photo! Nature never ceases to surprise and amaze.
Yes! We need to be good to our Mother. ⚘
I did guess correctly but have clearly
Sent to fast. I have not seen a mutated version. Awesome! The beautiful surprises in Mother Nature.
Yes indeed. Mother Nature constantly stuns and amazes. Cheers to you ⚘
Such beautiful flowers to delight the heart! I’m not familiar with the foxglove, so I couldn’t identify the mystery plant. The mutant plant is amazing 🙂
Very happy you enjoyed the blooms Rosaliene & thanks much for letting me know ⚘
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Oh, how I love the Secret Garden! I really like the arch with Secret Garden on it. Simply beautiful!🩷🌸
Yes. I loved it too, and a beautiful gardent to go with it! 🌹
That’s way up north in CA! Beautiful images as usual.
Yes, indeed, far from the madding crowds. Thanks much Marie & cheers 🌹