Sunday
Spectacular Snowdrops on a Branch
Posted by Garden Medusa 5 comments
Labels: Japanese Snowbell, Japanese Snowdrop, Japanese Snowdrop Styrax japonicus, Pink Chimes
Edible Dead Man's Fingers
Sounds gross doesn't? But really isn't. The strange fruit is also named Decaisnea fargesii, Bluebean, Blue Sausage and Blue Cucumber and is really a site to behold.
This is a shrub that is definitely different. From China, it is a deciduous shrub forming clumps of tall, upright shoots with large, pinnate leaves, themselves ornamental, up to 3 ft. in length. The somewhat unusual flowers too are attractive, yellow-green in colour and appear in early summer in drooping racemes up to 18 ins. in length. However, the main reason for growing this plant is for its quite remarkable seed pods. An eye-catching, fruiting shrub with an exotic appearance! Great for juicing.
Decaisnea fargesii is self-fertile, but will produce more fruit if planted in small groups (2 or 3 plants).
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Posted by Garden Medusa 3 comments
Labels: Blue Cucumber, Blue Sausage, Bluebean, Decaisnea fargesii
Saturday
Green Living Natural Moss Jewelry
And the plant saga continues. Happy New Year 2011. There is a conversation piece or two or three. Handmade natural Moss Jewelry.
Silver plated bezel cups filled with genuine alpine grown soft moss, soft to the touch. Lives on natural air and humidity.
Posted by Garden Medusa 1 comments
Labels: adorn, adorned, living jewelry, lonestar beadery, moss jewelry
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