September Surprises
It is always a thrill to stumble across a plant that I may have forgotten about or one that does something unexpected. That has happened several times over the past weeks. First, the vine pictured above is the Eastern Prince Schisandra vine ( Schinensis chinensis ), also known as "Magnolia Vine". I purchased it in May of 2023 from One Green World in Portland. I don't know what attracted me to it, other than the fact that I'd never heard of it before and the description sounded nice. I didn't forget about this plant; in fact, it has grown quite vigorously up an archway at the entrance to our woodland path. It shares space alongside the rose 'Lamarque'. I did forget that it produces berries, so I was surprised when I looked up and saw them dangling over the top of the arbor. The berries are used in Chinese medicine. They are called the "Five Flavor Berry" and said to have five flavors in one - sweet, salty, bitter, tangy and sour. Chinese le...
That's a LOT in my view! All very pretty too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I have David Austin roses. What is your favorite.
ReplyDeleteI would probably saw "Lady Emma Hamilton' but 'Lady of Shallot' gets high marks too.
DeleteBeautiful, I'd love to stick my nose in the middle of the red 'coffee bean' - lol, looks like it has a lovely fragrance?
ReplyDeleteThat is actually a miniature rose and I just got it this year. I haven't noticed how fragrant it is. I will check!
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