the queen

The tuberose is such a special flower for me, truly fascinating, and i have long wanted to witness her miracle other than buying it... But my plan to sit in the afternoon at the garden table, sipping my cup of green tea and getting lost in tuberose fragrance has been shattered by mosquitoes :) that's why i decided to cut it and bring it indoors, at least i can enjoy the fragrance there... but i left the second one in the garden, couldn't bring myself to cut them both...

the true queen of the night

a rare case where the romanian name is more beautiful, regina noptii, Queen of the Night (Nicotiana alata). I only love this old type, pure white, extremely fragrant, I have seen one can have many colourful cultivars these days, but they have no fragrance. and there is nothing like the combination of white and perfume in the garden at dusk...

the magic of chance

more petunias, they are irresistible! this has turned into a wonderful combination, with the tall huge pompon poppies, nothing like i had planned, but i think i will bow to chance this time. and these petunias are intoxicatingly fragrant at night, i am in love :-) to my surprise, they even last long in vase, and they keep blooming even cut!