June 5th, 2015: Bartzella

[xoxoxoBruce]

Bartzella is a peony. But Peonies range from white, through all the pinks, to deep red, and Bartzella is clearly yellow.
That’s because a mad scientist in Japan, Toichi Itoh, created hybridized monsters flowers in his lab.



This one is biding it’s time growing in Smithsonian’s Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, close to the Congress and White House.
Who knows how many have slunk into other important American cities like NYC, Chicago, or Las Vegas.

Remember, mad scientist, Japan, Bartzella, the sneezing won't be the worst part, you heard it here first.

With apologies to Shel

Well, what do you know?
It's nibblin' my toe.
Oh, gee,
It's up to my knee.
Oh my,
It's up to my thigh.
Oh, fiddle,
It's up to my middle.
Oh, heck,
It's up to my neck.
Oh, dread,
It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff . . .