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Autunno / Autumn

Proprio come questo fiore segna l'arrivo dell'estate, questa piantina sfoggia i suoi ombrellini colorati quando l'Autunno è alle porte... allora, per celebrare l'Equinozio e per augurarvi una buona stagione di raccolto, sperando che cogliate frutti meravigliosi, condivido con voi questa foto, un piccolo pensiero. 

Just like these flowers bloom when Summer is coming, these ones bloom when Autumn's at the door... so, to celebrate the Equinox and to wish you all a merry harvest season, hoping you'll ripe some wonderful fruits, I'll share with you this photo as a small gift for you all.


Nel caso vi interessasse saperlo, la pianta in questione è un Sedum spectabile, ed oltre ad essere molto generosa al momento della fioritura è estremamente resistente sia al gelo (alla fine della fioritura perde la parte aerea, che rinasce verso la fine dell'inverno) che al caldo, e in più i fiori risultano molto appetitosi per farfalle, api e altri insetti. Quindi se vi piacerebbe ricevere la visita da parte di qualcuno di loro vi consiglio caldamente di coltivare questa piantina, è facile da tenere sia in giardino che in vaso (come la mia), in più è davvero bella.

Just in case you were wondering, this plant is a Sedum spectabile, and not only it's very generous when in bloom, it's also very resistant to both cold and hot temperatures (when the blooming season is over it looses its branches and they sprout again by the end of Winter). Furthermore, its flowers are tasty to butterflies, bees and other insects. So if you'd like to be visited by some of them I highly recommend you to cultivate this easy and beautiful plant, both in a garden or in pot (like mine).

Comments

  1. Lovely picture !
    Have a nice Fall !
    Anna

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  2. Che bella foto e che bella farfalla!Grazie delle informazioni,non sapevo niente di questa piantina....ciao!

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  3. Grazie di aver condiviso con noi questo pensiero di buon auspicio::: adoro le curiosità botaniche! Buona serata!:::Silvia

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  4. Questa farfalla ogni volta che la vedo mi ricorda dolci pensieri anche se tristi della mia infanzia quando si poggiava nei pomeriggi assolati, dove battevano i raggi del sole nel cortile mentre io giocavo a campanone ........Buona serata.

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  5. Un bellissimo pensiero e una foto stupenda! Silvia

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  6. Grazie per questa chicca.
    Stefy

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  7. Anche il mio Sedum è in piena fioritura, ma senza la bellissima farfalla!
    ciao
    Paola

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  8. Buon autunno!!!Che bellissima foto sei riuscita a scattare con tanto di farfalla!!non conoscevo la pianta grazie delle tue spiegazioni sempre interessanti!!bacioni

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  9. Beautiful picture! Have a wonderful fall, dear Melatia!!

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  10. wonderful click and have a lovely fall!

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