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| Smilacina racemosa a/k/a Maianthemum racemosum |
With the return of the rains, the garden has revived and many plants are surging into new growth. Instead of showing these, I decided to feature the beauteous berries of wildflowers, some of which are quickly gobbled up by hungry creatures, others that persist for months, such as the Solomon's plume berries shown above, which will become a vibrant red very soon.
The fruits of jack-in-the pulpit also have a ways to go before reaching their full redness.
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| Arisaema triphyllum |
Even green, the fruits are captivating. They remind me of the
statue of Artemis as the mother goddess. Moving right along....
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| Aralia racemosa |
the berries of
Aralia racemosa are more showy than the blooms. The maroon/ruby/chianti color shines even in the shade. I wish they lasted longer, but the birds enjoy them too much.
And now, something blue.
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| Caulophyllum thalictroides |
one of my favorite wildflowers, partly for nostalgic reasons, blue cohosh (
Caulophyllum thalictroides). It's doing especially well this year. Too often, by the time the berries blue up, the foliage is a tattered mess because my garden is a bit too dry for its liking. The extreme amount of rain that's fallen since the end of July has saved the day this year.
Thanks go to Gail for hosting
Wildflower Wednesday, the fourth Wednesday of every month.
5 comments:
Beautiful berries. Happy WW.
Beautiful berries, MMD! The birds and other wildlife are surely going to appreciate them all this fall. The rains that have fallen in your area have passed us by all month--until yesterday. Finally, I can have a day free from dragging out the hose!
Love, love, love this post MMD! I do wish Blue Cohash would decide to like my garden~'cause those blue berries are beeutiful~xogail
Gorgeous!!!~~Dee
I just took a photo of one of my Jack's seed heads--one of my favorite things in the garden this time of year.
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