I've waited all summer for these flowers to bloom. This year they had more buds on them than they ever had; which was obviously too much for this one!
Here's a close-up. I had been watching them and every day they looked closer to "bloom day." Finally, on Saturday it looked like one more day and I'd have flowers. Then Sunday they arrived! Sunday night however, the weight was too much and it bent over!
The only thing left to do was cut it off and put it in a vase. The vase must stay outside, though. They are quite aromatic. So much in fact, that the entire lower floor of the house smelled like them. So.... outside is where they must stay.
I can't believe how tall they are! This is the other one. It is nearly 5 feet tall!! I weaved a twig in between the lattice on the deck, to give this one support; just in case.....
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