Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Plants I'm growing: Prunus mume (Japanese flowering plum)


The first bud on our Japanese flowering plum opened today, on an overcast morning promising rain. I hope it pours. 

The cherry blossom gets all the attention as a blossom for viewing, but I've always preferred the plum for its wonderfully spicy scent, its compactness, its reserve. The flowering cherry seems a bit vulgar by comparison. 

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