William Cullen Bryantwrote, 
 
“There is no glory in star or blossom 
till looked upon by a loving eye; 
There is no fragrance in April breezes 
till breathed with joy as they wander by.”
 
That pretty much sums up what happens with the plants I’ve dubbed "double-takes". 
 
A double-take plant is the one you first ignore or blow off - but them something about them causes you to take another look; to appreciate what you didn’t see the first time around...

William Cullen Bryantwrote, “There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.” That pretty much sums up what happens with the plants I’ve dubbed "double-takes". A double-take plant is the one you first ignore or blow off - but them something about them causes you to take another look; to appreciate what you didn’t see the first time around...

William Cullen Bryantwrote,&nbsp;
&nbsp;
“There is no glory in star or blossom&nbsp;
till looked upon&nbsp;by a loving eye;&nbsp;
There is no fragrance in April breezes&nbsp;
till breathed with joy&nbsp;as they wander by.”
&nbsp;
That pretty much sums up what happens with the plants I’ve dubbed "double-takes".&nbsp;
&nbsp;
A double-take plant is the one you first ignore or blow off&nbsp;- but them something about them causes you to take another look; to appreciate what you didn’t see the first time around...

April 17, 2019 William Cullen Bryant, Double Take Plants, John Tradescant the Elder, Graham Stuart Thomas, James McBride, Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, Gilbert White, Mignonette, Sam Postlethwait, and the Celery Bog Nature Area

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April 17, 2019 William Cullen Bryant, Double Take Plants, John Tradescant the Elder, Graham Stuart Thomas, James McBride, Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, Gilbert White, Mignonette, Sam Postlethwait, and the Celery Bog Nature Area

April 17, 2019 William Cullen Bryant, Double Take Plants, John Tradescant the Elder, Graham Stuart Thomas, James McBride, Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, Gilbert White, Mignonette, Sam Postlethwait, and the Celery Bog Nature Area

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