This little balloon flower is still going strong after a number of years, and when it appears it always brings me a jolt of joy because it’s so often forgotten. I also appreciate its stalwart resilience, and the way it keeps coming back even when it hasn’t been pampered. This year I’ve been given it some extra fertilizer to bolster and encourage such beauty. Sometimes it carries more than one bud – this is not one of those years, and so I’m working on it with a bit more love and tenderness. Beauty is worth it.
