Its everlasting season again. We seed them back in May with the first lot of rains, it just takes a few months for them to grow to the right height and bloom. These ones have been out since early July and look amazing! Everlastings are a type of daisy, so they also have the daisy habit of closing up their petals of a night time. These flowers have also evolved to close up when they get wet too, its like theyre cats and they hate water. The petals are very dry and water repellent, so they are very effective at keeping their center dry. I never knew this about everlastings before this season. I was working near the garden bed when a shower of rain came through, then all the blossoms began closing. It was fascinating. Please dont think that they snap shut like a mouse trap, theyre awesome flowers but not quite that awesome. They take a little while to close up, and even then dont close as tightly as they do overnight. Still pretty cool though.
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