Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS. Here are the photos for this posting.
moments in the garden - - enjoy
ship ribs from the 1850s
This is a Cup Plant
This is why it is called a Cup Plant
after a rain - where the leaf attaches itself to the stem a small "cup" is formed
it holds the rain and birds and buds come there to drink
Reference
Note: For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used
throughout Gardens at Waters East,
check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.
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Lovely shots. I had never heard of a cup plant.
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