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The Light show has gotten most of the hype this year, but for me, the real find at Cheekwood has been the Black Pearl peppers in the Color Garden. I am going to investigate planting some next year.

On the Fourth of July, some of the newer leaves were green. Most of the foliage was black, as were the berries:

Black Pearl pepper plant

"Black Pearl" ornamental pepper

Last Friday -- just a few weeks later -- some of the berries had become red jewels (my camera doesn't capture how they shone like gems in the afternoon sun):

Black Pearl

Black Pearl

Meanwhile, at the entrance to the garden, one of the sentries sat pretty:

Sphinx

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