It used to be a Helichrysum italicum, until a squirrel ate the plastic sheathing on the power line right above it this last weekend. Two wires in the cable touched, igniting the plastic which then dripped, burning, onto the unsuspecting plant. Said plant quickly became a burning bush, flaming some six feet into the air until the Fire Department arrived. Luckily, this all took place when we were home to notice and call for help before the car parked next to the Helichrysum caught fire as well.
So what to put there now? I'm thinking a smaller kind of daisy. And cone flowers maybe, and some iris, too.
