They're a lot taller than me, so I could only photograph them from below. I took this photo 2.5 weeks ago, when they fiiiinally bloomed. Now, with the first night frosts, they're already dead. I probably should dig out the tubers, though. Last year, I had two plants and only dug up one of them. Its tubers were so tiny and unusable that I couldn't be bothered to dig out the other. But this year, a whole forest of them popped up! They even grew on the neighbouring plot, oops. 😅
They're nice in a salad of shredded carrots and apples, though the taste is quite earthy. I've never tried them cooked. My rabbits loved them back in the day. I remember shipping a shoebox full of tubers to another member of an online rabbit forum I used to frequent, because my parents had so many #JerusalemArtichoke plants. 😁
They're a lot taller than me, so I could only photograph them from below. I took this photo 2.5 weeks ago, when they fiiiinally bloomed. Now, with the first night frosts, they're already dead. I probably should dig out the tubers, though. Last year, I had two plants and only dug up one of them. Its tubers were so tiny and unusable that I couldn't be bothered to dig out the other. But this year, a whole forest of them popped up! They even grew on the neighbouring plot, oops. 😅
They're nice in a salad of shredded carrots and apples, though the taste is quite earthy. I've never tried them cooked. My rabbits loved them back in the day. I remember shipping a shoebox full of tubers to another member of an online rabbit forum I used to frequent, because my parents had so many #JerusalemArtichoke plants. 😁
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Im Vorgarten gedeiht die Großblütige Königskerze (Verbascum densiflorum) und macht ordentlich was her. Am Elberadweg findet man dagegen oft die farbenfrohe ‚Schwarze Königskerze‘ (Verbascum nigrum). Warum sie schwarz im Namen trägt, ist mir nicht bekannt, denn Blüten sind gelb mit auffällig wolligen, violettfarbenen Staubfäden und orangefarbenen Staubbeuteln.
The inspiration for this loose and spontaneous watercolor painting was the beautiful shapes of the dancing shadows cast on the ground by the flowers on my patio.
November 1rst, and there are still flowers in the garden. I also picked two more ripe raspberries. The next night will likely put an end to this unusually long flowering season.
Thought I would share my Blue By You Peonies, soon to be hung in the Neurology Department at Umass Medical Center here in Massachusetts! Happy Tuesday! Available here..tina-lecour.pixels.com/feature…
Eigentlich blüht die ‚Jungfer im Grünen‘ (Nigella damascena) im Hochsommer. Aber da Sämlinge überwintert haben und die ersten Blüten Anfang Mai aufgingen, blüht sozusagen die zweite Generation in einem Jahr.
der ‚Blassgelbe Lerchensporn‘ (Corydalis ochroleuca) ist ein dankbarer Dauerblüher. Das erste Foto habe ich Mitte Mai gepostet, und wenn das Wetter mitspielt, wird es mich mit seinen zarten Blüten bis in den November herein erfreuen.
