Berkheya purpurea

Kerry here it is! @kez001uk

😍😍😍 it’s gorgeous 💜 love the colour! It’s lightened up as it’s opened 🤩

@kez001uk I think its maybe lighter as it's so late and probably needs to be in more sun next year. My new tiny front border is south facing so it's going to go there

@DeborahBanks could be as mine got lighter later on in the season. No room out front of your new house for your huge hydrangeas then 😉

Plenty of room in the back garden Kerry 😁

Come on you're nearly there...

I hope it gets there😍 it’s trying so hard 😅💜

I know Kerry @kez001uk Its so close I could maybe selotape the petals back myself 🤣

@DeborahBanks 🤣 let’s just hope it doesn’t get that drastic 🤣

@kez001uk the signs are looking good. 😊 #grown-from-seed in spring.

Yay! Aren’t they unusual looking things though 😂 love them at this stage, looking all alien-like 🤣

#macro

@kez001uk I think I'm getting a flower

@DeborahBanks you are! 😁💜 god they’re so fluffy aren’t they 😂

Yes I stupidly touched it 🤕🤣 @kez001uk. I only started the seeds off in may, I wasnt expecting anything until next year.

@DeborahBanks they have to be the nastiest spikes in the garden. Way worse than rose thorns! I thought it would take them a year to flower for you but maybe this late sunshine has spurred them on. I hope they’ll get to open 🤞🏻