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rp2813

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First off, I thought I'd post this in Super for those who don't have upgraded status.  We can all use a lift these days, and the old roadside Burma Shave ads do have an association with automobilia, even though I know that's a stretch.

 

Just yesterday as I was passing by one of the large electronic signs along the freeway that usually advise of traffic hazards or ETAs but are currently displaying Covid 19 safety reminders, those Burma Shave ditties came to mind, even though I'm not old enough to remember them.

 

Then today I find on the Nextdoor board that someone in the neighborhood revived the practice for pedestrians.  You may have to zoom in or make the pictures larger, but it's also not that hard to come up with the punch lines.

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Well Tom, I could sense your excitement but I'm 99.9% sure they're just run of the mill Agapanthus, AKA Lily of the Nile, with either light blue or white blooms.  They're easy and all over the place around here, even though they provide safe harbor for destructive snails.

 

I can't say I'm familiar with Crinum, so am guessing they don't like the growing conditions here.

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Well, the leaves are similar and Crinums would grow where Agapanthus grow, but thanks for the pictures of the flowers. There is a fabulous colonial era mansion in Annapolis called the William Paca House and they have Agapanthus all over the place, even some for sale. My next door neighbors have some, too. They last through our winters by going dormant. Yours probably are green all year.
 
Yeah, it takes a real cold snap (our version of one, anyway) to turn Agapanthus to slime, and I've only seen it happen a couple of times over the years, but they still recovered.  They're quite resilient, and some people -- like my FWB -- despise them.  I say, when properly placed/massed, they can be aesthetically pleasing, and are an easy way to fill in raw areas that don't get a lot of water.  I placed them along the driveway at our previous house, using divisions from plants I dug up elsewhere in the yard.  I ran short and grabbed a pathetic little chunk from the trash heap and even that one took off along with the rest of them to form a lush border where a Juniper hedge had been removed.
 

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