Honey, I’m a roll of concrete clover June 18, 2006
We’ll start with the new tonight:
The spider plant has a new shoot coming out from the middle.
Its colour is also much better than it was when I brought it home. At first, it was a pale green, but it’s a much healthier green now.
The basil is getting stronger. I may need to stake it up soon.
And what’s the general consensus on how to pronounce it - BAH-zil or BAY-sil?
The roses continue to show off.
There are a few new buds coming along, but not nearly enough to replace the ones which are finished now. Ah well.
On a down note, the flowers on the one portulaca are finished. I pinched one of the dead flowers and the water was dark scarlet. There’s one new bud on that plant, and another new one on the other.
The sage plant doesn’t appear to be all that happy.
The picture’s kind of blurry, but some of the leaves are turning yellow. I may turn the planter around and give them some more time in the sun.
BAH-zil. BAY-zil is what you’d name your cat.
And I’m only gonna tell you that once (I hope).
Look at you, lil’ Miss Greenthumb! Down here in the say-outh say baaaaaay-zil. Because we likes ta drawl.
As much as I hate to disagree with Julie… Bah-zil is what you name your son: Basile. Bay-zil is what you name your plant (any plant).
In my experience most people do say BAY-zil, which puts me in the minority since I say BAH-zil.
Waterlily’s right about the name which means, of course, that I can confirm that I know someone who is very definately called BAY-zil. (And one Basil whose preferred pronunciation is “Bill”, so that isn’t helpful.)
Confused yet?