‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
For a second year Cathy of Words and Herbs is hosting a Week of Flowers, inviting everyone to share some “extra colour and cheer” by posting one flowery photo a day, for a week.
During 2021 I have mostly posted floral designs and butterfly journal entries so will omit those images this week. I started growing Cerinthe two years ago. It reseeded generously the first year, not so much this year, but I have saved some seeds. I love its rich blue-green palette.
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
For an uplifting color boost this week visit Cathy in Bavaria at Words and Herbs to see florals from around the globe.
pbmGarden 
Oh how I love Cerinthe! So wonderful to see your pics. My experience is similar, I still have it – but it likes to put itself if places where I’d be inclined to weed it out.
I’m late to the party on planting cerinthe but I don’t think it’s very well known in my state of North Carolina. I love it too! I hope mine will sow itself around!
They are very pretty flowers, but the foliage is what attracts me most to them I think. I have seen them on several blogs this year and have finally bought some seed for trying them out myself. 😃 Thanks for sharing and joining in Susie. 🤗
I saw Cerinthe on English blogs for years and finally decided I had to try it. Hope you will enjoy growing them!
I am not familiar with this plant. It is pretty and I’ll have to see if it grows here.
Hope you’ll be able to grow it Judy. I can’t get over the coloration.
Cerinthe did not enter my conciousness until the last few years. Not sure why. Love the rich color of foliage and flower/
Amy, I don’t think many people grow it around here but I have seen it on a lot of English blogs for years. Finally I took action and so glad.
Beautiful, Susie. Amethysts and opals!
Lovely visualization, Eliza! I’m enamored!
I love these plants. I have a couple that still come back here and there from a sowing years ago but I really need to add more.
I should add more too. I don’t think the reseeding concept has taken hold well enough here, but have seen one plant!
Yes, that is a beautiful plant–both the blooms and the foliage. Good choice!
Thanks. It’s so hard to choose among favorites!