I can't believe what's about to bloom

Hello all-

I was just out in the garden doing the "Flamingo Gardener's Dance"----you 
know,  pulling the weeds and deadheading and stuff --when what to my 
wondering eyes did  appear but one tiny bud coming up from the center of my 
Acanthus...YEAH  :o).  This is a complete surprise.  I don't know exactly 
which one this is - I guess we will be able to tell once the bud develops and 
blooms for me.  After reading all the post about these guys not blooming I 
had pretty resolved that I was just going to have to love the foliage and be 
happy with that.  

I have had this guy for about two years in a pot with nothing but small yucky 
foliage - I was afraid to put it into the ground because I was told they are 
prone to rotting in heavy rains....and sometimes our Fall/Spring rains can be 
never ending.  Well nothing ever happend so this Spring I decided I would try 
them in the ground and if need be, I could always dig them up.  I put them in 
full sun in my raised bed (bottom 4" creek sand, topped with about 4-5" of 
compost, and dressed with about 3" of cypress mulch) and have been 
fertilizing with 1/4 strength Miracle Grow every two weeks or so----- I just 
can't believe it!!!!  At first I was just impressed with how large and 
beautiful the foliage had grown and now I have this nice surprise. 

I just wanted to share this with someone who could appreciate the feeling and 
I think I've come to the right place to share my story.

Happy Gardening

Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas  Zone 9

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