I took these shots in one of our daily walk when we were still in South Korea last year. These aren't exactly categorized as flowers but I think they are pretty. What do you think?
These plants grow everywhere in the South. They are called Polk plants (and Polk berries). They are not edible and are very poisonous!
In Tennessee, we have a dish used from the new tender leaves. When the plant is young, in the spring, we take the leaves of the new plant and make what is called Poke Salat (in plain English Polk Salad). We chop up the leaves, and saute them in some butter, then add some beaten eggs and scramble it together. Very tasty!! You aren't supposed to eat it often because of the toxicity of the plants but we have it and most of our neighbors have it, 3 or 4 times in the spring.
I've grown up with that all around here in West Virginia. We call it pokeweed and yes it is poisonous. Don't let your children get any. Lovely shots though! Mine’s here: Carletta’s Captures.
Those are blackberries and flowers all right. Trees bloom first with flowers before the fruit appears and those flowers are the flower blooms before the fruits. Thanks for featuring them. God bless you all always.
Beautiful Berry shots.
ReplyDeleteThe third one is blosson indeed. Luiz Ramos
Not in bloom at that moment but the berries are very decorative! Are the edible?
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Great photos! I enlarged every one of them and you can see all the wonderful detail. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plant of Phytolacca americana.
ReplyDeleteBut this plant are highly toxic and poisonous.
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Wonderful! I have the same in my orangerie!
ReplyDeleteI think those are pretty too. I have that come up wild in my yard.
ReplyDeleteThese plants grow everywhere in the South. They are called Polk plants (and Polk berries).
ReplyDeleteThey are not edible and are very poisonous!
In Tennessee, we have a dish used from the new tender leaves.
When the plant is young, in the spring, we take the leaves of the new plant and make what is called Poke Salat (in plain English Polk Salad).
We chop up the leaves, and saute them in some butter, then add some beaten eggs and scramble it together. Very tasty!!
You aren't supposed to eat it often because of the toxicity of the plants but we have it and most of our neighbors have it, 3 or 4 times in the spring.
But don't even think about eating those berries.
I've grown up with that all around here in West Virginia. We call it pokeweed and yes it is poisonous. Don't let your children get any.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots though!
Mine’s here: Carletta’s Captures.
Rose: Wonderful flowering berry plant.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful bush and sorry to read that it is poisonous!
ReplyDeleteYou're right...they are beautiful..
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are these edible? hehehehe........ganda ng kuha mo sis...shiny na shiny!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, Rose. wala ko niapil ani nga meme karon. next time nalang..
ReplyDeletelovely photos Rose!
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Ohh they look really pretty!
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These are very beautiful; vibrant.
ReplyDeletenice shots! But this is the first time I've seen these berries.
ReplyDeletei agree, they look pretty :)
ReplyDeleteWild berry pala name nito bakla? may ganito ako ipopost ko sana but I dont know its name hehehehe.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Happy Blue Monday too!
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XOXO LOLA:)
Those are blackberries and flowers all right. Trees bloom first with flowers before the fruit appears and those flowers are the flower blooms before the fruits. Thanks for featuring them. God bless you all always.
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