I think I've Been Set Up!!

[rhonsal]

A few weeks ago i went to a little local garden centre for compost and plants for a hanging basket - the nice owner chatted away and suggested i used Rhodochiton Purple Bells as a trailing plant, describing the flower as an upside down candle!

Thought nothing of it until the other day when my friend was visiting with her kids, and they pointed out that the flowers looked like "winkies"!

All i can say is thank goodness that the baskets are in the back garden as the neighbours would be talking lol!

[veggiechicken]

You sure its called Purple Bells?

[Scarlet]

Ha! I agree, they do look like winkies!!!

[bearded bloke]

is that like a smilie ..... winkie .............

[bearded bloke]

"proper" name is ... Rhodochiton_atrosanguineum

Give it a little while yet,the flower is not fully open,at which point it will be the lesser smutty ...........







Bit of info here ..... http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=3565

[Nicos]

rhonsal!!

...that's had me crying with laughter here!!! Brill- thanks for sharing


...having said that- it does look really pretty once matured

[veggiechicken]

is that like a smilie ..... winkie .............

More like a Nudge Nudge Winkie

[Fleurisa]

They are pretty easy to grow from seed too, well I managed it a few years ago, and they flower for ages

[Dorothy rouse]

Winkles indeed, haha.

[Glutton4...]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Bren In Pots]

Made me laugh

[rhonsal]

Glad I gave everyone a bit of a giggle!!

It really is a lovely flower when it matures - just hilarious before it gets to that stage!

[bearded bloke]

Musical interlude ............

[Bal]

My sister would absolutely kill herself laughing if she saw this. I must get her one.