Doing sit-ups (don't ask) this week, my point of view was low enough to notice this contrast in flower size and pot size on the deck. I made this small hypertufa pot one day when I was casting a larger trough and had extra material left over after the session. I think that it was cast inside of a black plastic nursery pot. It's about 7" high. I planted this erodium x variablile 'Flore Pleno' in it so that I could bring this treasure into the house for the winter (it's not reliably hardy in this zone).
A little shade from the hottest sun, and a bit of water, and the reward is tiny, delicate double pink flowers all summer long.
They are so beautiful. If you had not give actual size, it would be hard to know tiny they are. Wish I had better indoor places to winter over. Get absolutely NO direct sun in the winter. There are either trees or porch roof on all the southern windows! Drat! How could I choose a house without thinking of the winter exposure? love at first sight!
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