Capsicum annuum
Jul. 28th, 2013 12:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pondhopThe 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:
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):
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the garden, one of the sentries sat pretty:
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On the Fourth of July, some of the newer leaves were green. Most of the foliage was black, as were the berries:
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):
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the garden, one of the sentries sat pretty:
This entry was originally posted at http://zirconium.dreamwidth.org/57979.html.