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| Helianthus ferreus |
A splendid example of the
American Toolflower (Helianthus ferreus). The Toolflower requires
a temperate climate, plenty of sun and iron-rich soil. It is often
found in abandoned farmlands and gardens. The Toolflower is highly
susceptible to fungal infections such as Stem Rust, Black Rust, and, in fact, pretty much any kind of rust.
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Habitat: Found at the confluence of Mumpsimus' and Sixty Grit's interests ...
I guess I could branch out into metal working, pitch in, help out, take that fork in the road, but that wooden be prudent, not at this time...
Of the Bladentine family? or the Pichenshovs?
Implements of coercion welded to a pike to serve as a perennial warning to gardeners and plants regarding the perils of encroachment?
Or a year-round show honoring husbandry and the tools and sweat required to subdue the earth and coax it into yielding more beauty and fruit?
Or a kind of scarecrow, meant to frighten away weeds.
There's a slightly menacing quality to it that brings to mind the sharp pointy blades of the wind turbines situated atop poles on the recently sprouted wind farms which I find visually repelling.
The live sprays of spikey grass below the Toolflower are a fun juxtaposition and fine testimony to the exuberance of growth such tools help curb and guide!
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