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Mira, Monk's pepper flowers tend toward pastel colors of blue, lavender, purple, or violet, so their palette is quite soothing.
I enjoyed telling its story, so I appreciate your appreciation.
Me, too, I agree that monk's pepper shows well on its stems, which often display a graceful curve, as in the last photo.
Very interesting article on monk's pepper :). Love your little stories. :) Also, the plant has such an appealing color (does it come only in this color?:), and it looks so beautiful on a stem (as per your last photo).