tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post1446408835783556939..comments2024-03-28T06:01:42.438-04:00Comments on Down & Dirty: Fruit & SeedsEllen Zachoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-20888106012748949812008-01-22T19:10:00.000-05:002008-01-22T19:10:00.000-05:00All hail Sara Stopek, queen of plant identificatio...All hail Sara Stopek, queen of plant identification, who has correctly shown the mystery shrub to be Kolwitzia amabalis (aka beautybush)! Thanks, Sara.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Check out Sara's blog @ http://saragardens.blogspot.com/Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-43485986159089335032008-01-22T14:59:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:59:00.000-05:00G of La M, the garden is a combination of native a...G of La M, the garden is a combination of native and exotics, so that doesn't narrow things down, but when I go home tonight I'll check on the umbel and opp/alt.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-47820261789137085032008-01-22T14:40:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:40:00.000-05:00It's difficult to tell from these pictures. Are th...It's difficult to tell from these pictures. <BR/><BR/>Are the bristly fruit things in umbels? <BR/><BR/>Are the stems on the shrub oppositely or alternately arranged?<BR/><BR/>This could help narrow it down to a family.<BR/><BR/>Also, do you think it's a native (depending on who's garden you're in and the plants around it)?Gardener of La Manchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457774843474364872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-53180152394626144552008-01-22T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:16:00.000-05:00I guess I'll just have to check back next July and...I guess I'll just have to check back next July and let you all know.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-32287355539167481882008-01-22T13:11:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:11:00.000-05:00I'm with Oliver. Sorry.I'm with Oliver. Sorry.Gardener of La Manchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457774843474364872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-56320041916096153222008-01-21T18:42:00.000-05:002008-01-21T18:42:00.000-05:00Ok, Oliver, freeze dried baby chicks?! An interes...Ok, Oliver, freeze dried baby chicks?! An interesting, twisted, and not entirely inaccurate assessment.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613900352373458842.post-34777061973431711172008-01-21T16:32:00.000-05:002008-01-21T16:32:00.000-05:00Sorry, I don't recognize this plant. Nothing look...Sorry, I don't recognize this plant. Nothing looks like that in my neck of the woods. But it kinds looks like a bunch of freeze dried baby chicks hanging from a branch, don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com