Gentian Blues - Page 2© Audrey Stallsmith
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Nov 1, 2000
Emily Dickinson wrote of a little gentian who tried to be a rose, but could not bloom in the warmth of summer. "The frosts were her condition," the poet concluded. "The Tyrian would not come/ Until the North evoked it. . ." In the same way, perhaps some of us require difficult conditions to bring out our full potential!
Note: Images are by Mary Vaux Walcott and National Geographic, photos by Mimi Kamp and John Egbert, all courtesy of the SW School of Botanical Medicine at:
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This is a great article and like Carol, I enjoyed the reference to homesickness. My grandson could relate to that easily. Thanks for submitting this article to the Nature's Treasures Event. It i ...
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In response to message posted by Car:
No, I don't think I ever did take a photo of it. When I say buried, I mean buried! A phot ...
-- posted by CarolWallace
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In response to message posted by CarolWallace:
Hey Carol... do you have a picture of your gentian in the virtual garden? I'd ...
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I have to laugh, because I have one gentian and it thrives - but it is planted in an area of my too-large garden that gets almost no attention once the bog display of roses is finished in late June. S ...
-- posted by CarolWallace
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