During our lives together, I have shamelessly ridden the tail of Stephen’s comet. Now, not for a minute do I consider myself inferior goods, but as the pussycat in our owl and the pussycat partnership, Stephen kicks my kick (such as it is) up a notch.
Our house is full of exotic ‘items’, as I like to call them. Stephen bought this poster from a local gentleman, a designer who along with his partner upped and decided a number of decades ago to sell to the walls and relocate to Hong Kong. (Legend has it that they flourished there.) The Siren of the Tropics was Josephine Baker’s 1927 film debut, and this poster may be the only surviving copy.
This morning I was snapping pictures of Stephen’s Rothschild lilies that are blooming now, and realized of how much they resemble the poster. Want to know more about Gloriosa superba ‘Rothschildiana’? Visit ‘The Gay Gardener’ online.
Now, there are dozens and dozens of other botanical authorities online, but tell me, where else would you want to gather info on something that looks like this except ‘The Gay Gardener’?
http://www.gaygardener.com/gardenspot/bulbs024.phtml







