#purple impatiens

[wsjyuyuyuau]

Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Name: Kazuma Kuwabara

Series: Yu Yu Hakusho

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: Shizuru Kuwabara (Sister)

Flower Motif: Purple Impatien (Impatiens walleriana)

Flower Meaning: Energetic Heart

Weapon of Choice: Sibat

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club

Hero Form Appearance: A combination between a rough and tumble street fighter and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit is a solid gray so that the bright purple can stand out, and while the main outfit is a bright blue, as you near the tailcoat, the lower half of the sleeves, and the lower half of the pants, it becomes more of a purple color similar to the purple impatien flower. Accent colors include silver, gold, black, white, gray, orange, and yellow. Meanwhile, the boots, gloves, and the belt all have patterns of impatien flowers, and the only other accessory is a purple impatien brooch on Kazuma’s left breast. The flower’s petal shape can be seen in the collar and tailcoat.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Left Thigh

Guardian: Kawau (Based on the Kawauso)

Favorite Food: Yakisoba

Parallel To: None

Bio: Kazuma Kuwabara, more commonly known as Kuwabara, is the younger brother of Shizuru Kuwabara and one of the main protagonists of the series, along with Yusuke Urameshi, Kurama & Hiei. He is introduced as a rival for Yusuke, but quickly becomes a royal ally during the beginning of the series.

[bleaksqueak]

I've put a decidedly Halloween twist on my desk's right hand side, considering that the stores are putting all their pumpkins out. Bog Witch to Halloween Party City mode: Engage! (The shaky hand is a feature, not a bug.)

[uxbridge]

Clematis getting a little too crazy in the wildflower patch

[mistymonster]

Night sky petunia I just picked up + one of my brunnera that’s putting out tons of flowers 🥹💚

and of course. shrimps on the barbie

[petalodys]

🪻 ❛ ⠀ purple plants. ⠀ ❜

botanical photography ┊ (©petalodys)

[faguscarolinensis]

Bombus impatiens on Echinacea purpurea / Common Eastern Bumblebee on Eastern Purple Coneflower at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[redwrencreative]

Happy 8th day of Pride Month! We’re celebrating Bigender Pride today with a Purple Honeycreeper and a wreath of Impatiens Flowers 🩵🤍💜🤍🩷

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Succulents Part 5--Garden Impatiens

Succulents are a wide variety of plants, spanning multiple orders. Some have succulent leaves while others have succulent stems. Cactuses are succulents, but not all succulents are cactuses. Defining what exactly makes a succulent is a little tricky. For example, cabbage leaves are considered by some to be succulent, but tulip and onion leaves apparently aren't.

All photos mine. Unedited.

Impatiens are stem succulents. I once brought home a whole tray from the garden centre I worked at because they were going to be thrown out, having dropped all their leaves. But the stem bases were still strong and I thought they deserved a chance. My grandmother set half aside, saying they would make it for sure. She separated out another quarter, saying she wasn't sure. And the last quarter she thought probably wouldn't make it. But she watered them all and paid special attention to them and as it happened the whole tray made it!

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

[webweabings]

LET US LIVE LIKE FLOWER

Flowers: White Franklinia (Franklinia alatamaha); // Purple Delphinium (Delphinium elatum); // Orange Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana); // Green Hellebore (Helleborus argutifoluis corsicus); // Pink Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana); // Blue Flax (Linum usitatissimum)

[red-n-ded]

What if this was a fic???

too late already did it :]

"Pale moonlight, misty eyes. I'll allow myself to have him just tonight."

Deku is part of the 1A clan of UA Island, single landmass filled to the brim with powerful monsters exiled by humanity. He was turned into a phantom when he was killed by a curse and with no memory of his past life, he lives in UA Island and designated to protect 1A’s treasure chest, filled with his classmate’s relics that are important to them.

Unfortunately, his powers only work during a full moon and hours before the sun sets, pirates attack the island to take the chest for himself. But this pirate is different.

Captain Rody Soul of the Horizon.

He's not like the other bandits that tried to rob and raid the island. He's smart, he's stubborn (He's cute?)

And more importantly, Deku remembers him.

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Ao3 link and Sneak Peek Below

Deku was in the secret chamber when the raid happened. He sat patiently reading pre-opened books laid across the floor, learning about the different kinds of bugs while waiting for the full moon the next night. Then he heard the gunshots, the battle cries and explosions of fire and magic. He flinched with every loud noise and his head spun in fear and shock. Someone got in? How? How did they get past our defenses? Past Kacchan? Past Aizawa? Past All Might? 

Deku wanted to do something but the full moon hasn’t arrived just yet. He looked through the cracked window and glared at the setting sun. How clever. They had attacked when the sun was still up. Kacchan and the others probably held up a great fight if they barely made it before sundown. Does that mean that Kacchan- Deku didn’t want to think that. Kacchan is one of the strongest monsters he knows and anyone he associates himself with is just as strong. The Baku-Squad must’ve survived. They could. They should. 

BANG!

A door from the room above startled Deku out of his thoughts and onto his feet. “URARAKA!” Even if one is stronger than Kacchan or Aizawa, no one could get past Uraraka’s spells or the strength of Tenya who always stood guard at the conjuring room’s doorway. Regardless, curiosity and concern overcame him and Deku stuck his head through the ceiling, peeking through the concrete floor.

To his horror, Tenya is pinned to the floor by a burly man in a purple vest and red bandana, white sleeves pulled to his wrists. His black leather boots stepped on Tenya’s chest and a musket aimed at his friend’s chest. He remains quite calm; one hand in his pocket and the other with its finger caressing the trigger. A protective growl escaped Deku’s lips whenever Tenya’s face twisted in pain when he tried to breathe.

Uraraka isn’t faring well either. Her back against her big black empty cauldron, (she usually empties and cleans the pot every sunset. What lucky timing) the witch has her hands up. Her spellbook and broom had fallen to the floor and a long polished cutlass sword is aimed at her chest. She stares down her assailant with a hardened glare.

It was a boy, no older than either Uraraka or Tenya. He stood a head taller than Uraraka and wore a long navy blue trench coat that matched the three-pointed hat—decorated with a single pink and yellow feather—resting over his choppy brown ponytail. The boy had a cocky smirk on his face as he stared down Uraraka’s glare. If he was shaken by her gaze, he did well to hide it.

“Get away from her!” Tenya yelled before groaning in pain as the tall burly man pressed his heel deeper into his chest. “Agh!”

“No! Don't hurt him!” Deku screamed in fear but no one moved. No one could hear but the wind.

The buff man looked at the boy. “Your words, captain.”

Captain? He looks very young to be captain yet he looks like he was born to be at sea. The hat, the coat, a polished sword in his hand, a wooden musket on his belt, body adorned in gold. He’s only missing the parrot on his shoulder. Deku squinted at the pirate. Hmm. Have I seen him somewhere before?

The captain huffs a chuckle, “So impatient old man. Don’t worry. We’ll get what we want.” Deku twitched as the brown-hair pirate stepped closer to Uraraka. He eyed her up and down before resting his gray eyes on her pointed hat. (Deku had to take a double take for a moment. He never knew someone with gray eyes existed. Maybe it’s just the light.) “I assume you’re 1A’s witch right? The great Uravity, born from the stars, the brown-haired devil from Jupiter’s cloud.”

“Is that what they’re calling me on the mainland? Some assumptions.” Uraraka scoffs as she crosses her arms, “I don’t have to assume much on what you want, pirate.” The witch spats as she eyed the golden jewelry on the captain; A single drop earring with a pink flower charm hung from his left ear and a bronze locket dangled over the bare chest that peeked through the partially buttoned undershirt. (Partially would be a severe understatement. The bottom half barely covered his pectorals with only a silk wrap and bandages covering his naval area. NOT THAT HE WAS STARING OR ANYTHING!!)

“Ah yes, the treasure of UA Island. I’ve heard many rumors about it. Any seaman worth their own salt knows how impossible the task would be but it would be a million years before something as simple as a legend would stop me.” A million years? Please. Deku rolled his eyes. How arrogant. How—familiar? 

The captain let out a low chuckle. “I know all your weaknesses. I know what makes you all tick.” He’s bluffing. He taps his chin in thought. “If I remember correctly, you reanimated monsters are afraid of fire?”

A lighter clicks in Stan’s hand. The hand that was in his pocket reveals a small lighter. Tenya flinches at the sight and he squirms on the floor as the burly man leans down, holding the flame close to his face. “No no no! St-stay back!”

“Tenya!” Both Deku and Uraraka motioned to move towards him but the captain refused to let the witch move, pushing the blade into Uraraka’s collarbone. Uraraka doesn’t let the metal touch her and backs up to her original position. “What the hell do you want?” Uraraka makes a show to not be threatened but she doesn’t look down at the blade a bit worryingly.

The captain is quiet. Thinking as he looks around the conjuring room, lingering on the potions and books on the walls and tables. "Riddle me this, witch" He raises the sword to Uraraka’s neck. “Just how powerful are you?”

“Wh-what?” The witch stammers, mustering the strength to look at the pirate in the eye. Uraraka’s face falls. Tenya froze in fear and if Deku had a heart, it would’ve dropped to the floor. He wanted her?  

A flash of concern and confusion appeared on the older man’s face. “Kid, what are you doing?”

The pirate ignores him, his leather gloves tightening around the sword’s hilt as his gaze sharpened with a new determination. “Tell me. How strong is the most powerful witch on the island? Strong enough to—I don’t know—raise the dead?”

What?

[plantanarchy]

hiya! i work in/manage a greenhouse too (maybe half the size of yours i think?) i was wondering if you had any favorite basket or planter combos you made up this year!

i did a few combos i really loved- antique double salmon geranium with a fern and baby tears pilea

peachy keen verbena, double orange superbells, salmon sunpatiens, vista bubblegum petunia, and silver falls dichondra

really im just a sucker for everything in the peach/salmon/coral/pinks

Yeah!! It's hard to remember to take pictures but this year my favorites have been pinks-blue-yellow but also purples with silver.

In total I designed uhhhhh ~350 cone hanging baskets, ~450 planters of varying sizes, 140 big coco fiber baskets, and 50 big moss baskets. Most of those had 10 of each design. So??? Almost 1000 different designs.

So it is tough to choose a favorite lol or remember which was which.

I really like Salvia Icon Blue as a central thriller, then Petunia Miss Marvelous and Dekko Lavender Eye and Lobularia Stream Lavender as fillers, plus Dichondra.

Also I used Big Eeze Geraniums with Dekko petunias again for the big combos and that worked very nicely! Dekkos are a little smaller so resemble Callies but are more vigorous and less aphid-prone. A combo of those with trailing coleus fills in a huge basket well. Also Diamond frost as a filler. Lysimachia sunburst as a trailer.

Bridal Veil and swedish ivy as shade trailers! Spider plants as well! We have stock plants of all three and they grow super wonderfully. For smaller planters, wire vine, though I didn't use much this year.

And my classic and best selling mix is just. Dragonwing begonia, mixed seed impatiens, and ipomea or trailing coleus. I've found that most customers prioritize lots of colors and flowers over anything else in terms of planter design so impatiens mixes are a big seller even though they're pretty basic

Also, I went heavy on the double impatiens this year. I hate them so much they are so messy and dramatic once it gets hot in the greenhouse but they grow fast and fill in so nicely.

If I could get begonias to grow quickly enough, I'd use them, because I feel like they're the real mvp of summer baskets for longevity but unfortunately, I'm growing for looking good pre-Mother's Day. Anything but dragonwings just can't compete in a mixed basket in early spring.

Anyway lol

[jensownzoo]

Woke up feeling steamrollered this morning so Seed Starting Thursday has been postponed until tomorrow. I did get a few garden tasks done though.

Two clumps of daffodils are flowering today. I've got a number of different varieties that bloom in succession so I'll probably have some kind of daffodil through May.

The harvest of salad spinach was twice the amount of last time. Some of the other varieties are starting to kick up their growth too with the warmer temps. I am going to use this harvest to make a few servings of spinach artichoke dip for a wild Friday night at home snack.

Opened up the tunnels to water and the transplanted Chinese broccoli and bok choy are loving their new digs, increasing in size by at least a third. But what is this?

Grrrr.

And then when flipping up the board to check the in-ground row of old mixed carrot seed I found this guy:

Yeah the chickens got a nice juicy treat. It was probably attracted to the moist darkness under the board, but I watched it actually munching on my carrot seed so I feel no remorse. It's an even toss-up whether the damage on the bok choy is slugs or roly-polys. On taller plants that they have to climb first you can tell by the slime trails, but here the leaf edge was touching the soil. I'll be putting a short board down as a slug trap and checking it in the morning.

A whole bunch more extra dwarf pak choi sprouted in the cold frame, so I had to put the regrowing green onions in their own small earthbox. Luckily I had one available since the cats destroyed the impatiens I was overwintering in it. They've actually almost regrown enough to harvest again, but I'll give them a few weeks to get settled in first.

And then I potted up these Black Beauty eggplants. Despite the dud cell, I still got nine plants out of this.

The Ping Tung eggplants need at least another week of growth before transplant. Conveniently, there are six pots left open in this flat and I have six seedlings. The two cells of Listada eggplant never germinated. That was my experiment with seed saving eggplants so was a bit of a bummer. May research what went wrong or I may just resolve to buy eggplant seed, it'll probably depend on need.

The native plants program at the library was a little disappointing. I was expecting an informational presentation on local natives for your garden. What it ended up being was a workshop on cold stratification using native seeds harvested the past fall by the presenter. So I came away with several varieties to put in my freezer, but no new information.

Ah well, it's fine and it was free. I'll be sowing some black-eyed Susan, prairie blazing star, purple aster, mountain mint, mist flower, foxglove beardtongue, and bee balm (a fuschia pink variety) in a few weeks once they've stratified. I already have some pale purple bee balm and I've grown black-eyed Susan, blazing star, purple aster, and a different variety of beardtongue in the past. The mountain mint and mist flower were pointed out to me as varieties that were a little more tolerant of part shade than any of the other varieties available so I'm going to try and start them in the spot where I moved two peonies from in the fall (for not being sunny enough). For all of these I'm planning on putting half the seed in trays inside and half direct sown outside. We'll see what works best.

[s-lycopersicum]

is there a flower you could recommend to a girl who has murdered several of her mom's plants as a teen and has like one small windowsill that gets evening sun of space (ideally something one can easily grow from a seed so she can see the cute sprouts)

Ooh! Let's see...

I think the greatest limiter here is the amount of sunlight. I know some plants that can grow in partial shade that are more sought because of their foliage, like the silver ragwort (Jacobaea maritima) or the purple shamrock (Oxalis triangularis).

This last one grows some incredibly cute flowers, btw! It is grown from bulbs, but they do let out cute sprouts as well!

But one you'll hear about a lot when it comes to that characteristic is the Impatiens! The one I had experience with (Impatiens balsamina) was more sun-hungry, but there seems to be a lot of variants that do well in shade, and still looking quite colorful!

[elesianne]

I had the best Saturday today because yesterday I got a seed catalogue in the mail and so I spent hours today choosing annual flower seeds for the coming summer 💜 It may be -20 c/-5 f outside right now, and the summer may be many months away yet, but today I could practically smell the summer and the flowers 🌼🌺🌻

I chose callistephys chinensis 'duchess ice blue', rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrina 'cherry brandy', brachycome iberidifolia 'little missy', antirrhinum majus 'antiquity' mixed, impatiens walleriana 'safari' mix, cosmos bipinnatus 'xanthos', zinnia elegans 'purple prince', lathyrus odoratus 'balcony' mixed, tagetes patula 'yellow jacket', scabiosa atropurpurea 'black knight', callistephus chinensis 'milady'

I'm also sowing seeds that I bought last year - more cosmos, zinnias and others.

[unnervinglyferal]

My current list of native plants that I should plant, I have no idea if these are already on the land

Which is why I need to survey it

And see if we have any other invasive plants, currently we have: the multi flora rose, the honeysuckle, and the stupid fucking mile-a-minute vine that I’m pulling tomorrow

I can’t remove the giant fields worth of multi flora roses or the giant honeysuckle bushes right now but I can get rid of that stupid fucking vine before it takes over the damn yard

Anyways here’s the list of surprisingly a lot of edible plants and wetland plants that are native and I should plant:

Rubus odoratus — flowering raspberry

Vitis riparia — river grape or Vitis labrusca — fox grape

Rubus recurvicaulis — arching blackberry

Viburnum opulus — highbush-cranberry

Aquilegia canadensis — red columbine

Impatiens capensis — jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not

Lobelia cardinalis — cardinal-flower, red lobelia

Comarum palustre — marsh-cinquefoil, purple marsh-locks

Ranunculus caricetorum — swamp buttercup, swamp crowfoot

Symphyotrichum ciliolatum — Lindley's American-aster

Adiantum pedatum — northern maidenhair fern

Thelypteris palustris — marsh fern

Woodsia glabella — smooth cliff fern

Dryopteris campyloptera — mountain wood fern

Calla palustris — water arum, wild calla

Erythronium americanum — American trout-lily

Lilium philadelphicum — wood lily

Cypripedium acaule — pink lady's-slipper

Juniperus communis — common juniper

Prunus serotina — black cherry

Rhododendron canadense — Canada rosebay, rhodora

Rhododendron groenlandicum — Labrador-tea

Ribes hirtellum — hairy-stemmed gooseberry

Morus rubra — red mulberry

Ribes triste — swamp red currant

Gaylussacia baccata — black huckleberry

Tilia americana — American linden

Vaccinium corymbosum — highbush blueberry

Sambucus nigra — black elderberry

Aralia nudicaulis — wild sarsaparilla

Matteuccia struthiopteris — fiddlehead fern, ostrich fern

Allium tricoccum — ramps, wild leek

Looks like you've got your work laid out for you, huh?

Try not to break your back and don't get burned in the sun.