tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post3566041760567193556..comments2024-02-28T02:23:35.827-08:00Comments on Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden: Nicotiana (Tobacco Plant) FlowerKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-64593205784654032762011-10-11T04:42:04.129-07:002011-10-11T04:42:04.129-07:00Loving the slug photos. I've had slugs crawl s...Loving the slug photos. I've had slugs crawl several metres up a wall past plenty of green foliage to eat flowers. There is something even more soul destroying about that. They seem to know how much I have been waiting to see the flower open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-90119172232254186032011-10-08T08:24:33.501-07:002011-10-08T08:24:33.501-07:00Hi kelli,that slug gave you a great phot op!Any ga...Hi kelli,that slug gave you a great phot op!Any garden photo competitions that you see use it!I grew nicotania a few years ago and found that it took over the border to the expense of anything else and reseeded as well.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336168195436906219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-3287918852722691732011-10-07T10:31:33.449-07:002011-10-07T10:31:33.449-07:00Hi Kelly,
Those are beautiful photos of your toba...Hi Kelly,<br /><br />Those are beautiful photos of your tobacco plant .... and the snail.<br />I can imagine that this is his last meal, because too much nicotine is it deadly??<br /><br />Can you even cigarettes or cigars in it??<br /><br />A very fine weekend and kind regards, EllyElly's kleine idyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417081204597762758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-60345924017208908942011-10-06T04:15:11.663-07:002011-10-06T04:15:11.663-07:00Great slug pic! I love the shape of flower, saw so...Great slug pic! I love the shape of flower, saw some really great examples of this plant on a recent visit to the Dorothy Clive Gardens - they look great in a traditional settingi doodle gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099857285092721773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-65710531568429279902011-10-05T09:11:45.668-07:002011-10-05T09:11:45.668-07:00Amazing picture of the slug! That blooms was too ...Amazing picture of the slug! That blooms was too enticing for him! Look how hard he worked for that (big) bite!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-40457399244249556042011-10-04T20:05:24.850-07:002011-10-04T20:05:24.850-07:00Your flowers are beautiful, with such active slugs...Your flowers are beautiful, with such active slugs. Aggressive little boogers, aren't they. Not shy at all. He may as well have smiled for the photos.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-35139749853381236552011-10-04T13:30:34.113-07:002011-10-04T13:30:34.113-07:00I have to admit to having a degree of sympathy for...I have to admit to having a degree of sympathy for that poor old slug - he was obviously an olympic-class athlete mollusc. Still, I know that he and his colleagues pose a major threat for your plants and it's best that he had his moment of stardom and them faded rapidly from the scene! Whatever else we may think, it gave you a brilliant photo-opportunity.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-21147522822677546422011-10-04T11:34:46.223-07:002011-10-04T11:34:46.223-07:00Very pretty blooms.....Can't say the same for ...Very pretty blooms.....Can't say the same for that slimey slug.Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-39327750191592433452011-10-04T04:23:08.705-07:002011-10-04T04:23:08.705-07:00Hmm, maybe a plant I should add to my list for nex...Hmm, maybe a plant I should add to my list for next year -- good shots of the slug, and glad he met his doom.The Musical Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332837447346666460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-86489941626798782992011-10-04T04:21:17.437-07:002011-10-04T04:21:17.437-07:00I have seen this flower seeds on sale on our local...I have seen this flower seeds on sale on our local seed company catalogue. But I can never imagine how the plants look like. Very pretty flower. Thanks for sharing.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-1263738542058397502011-10-04T03:57:10.778-07:002011-10-04T03:57:10.778-07:00That really was the last supper. I like nicotiana,...That really was the last supper. I like nicotiana, they put on such a lovely display.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-90270004794982272262011-10-04T02:21:03.593-07:002011-10-04T02:21:03.593-07:00I guess once the greenfly visit they are stuck as ...I guess once the greenfly visit they are stuck as the stems are sticky aren't they? I wonder whether the slug enjoyed it's nicotine fix before it met it's end.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com