Balloonflowers

https://www.wjsmithconstruction.com/our-process/ This softly focused flower photo seems to capture the spirit of this flower for me. Soft and beguiling. The balloonflower, named after a balloon because the unopened flower looks like a tiny inflated balloon.

click here I wrote a poem, kinda clutzy, last summer about this flower.

source source url Flower Balloon

click garden plants, tightly closed bud,
blues burst forth, flower as the balloon pops open
hardy
long-lived
dependable

click bursting balloons make children cry
and adults scrambling to dry flowing tears

see not so in the garden

https://rmscherubimhealthcare.com/services/prescriptions-medical-refills/ this flower makes me happy
reminding me of you
hardy
long-lived
dependable

https://drbatayneh.com/post-operation/ love, too, bursts forth in all its glory.