Month: May 2018
Trapped and Rescued Cactus Buds and Blooms
Rescued Cactus
Trapped Cactus
Bunny Boy in the Courtyard Garden
In the Garden 20180511
While removing spent Brug flowers I found this–
Bunny Boy Day 2
Bunny Boy enjoying the garden this evening.
Still do not have a name for him. Nothing seems to quite fit.
New Addition to Our Family
What is his name? Don’t know yet. He hasn’t told me.
More Tragopogon porrifolius Activity
The First of the Seed Poofs (nearly dispersed)
More Poofs in the Making
Gorgeous Gauzy Fiber
More “Weeds” Added to My Garden
I have been attempting to grow Tragopogon porrifolius in my gardens for a couple of years. Last year I snagged seeds from every plant that I saw in a vacant lot. Tossed the seed all over my courtyard garden. Not a single sprout.
Last week we noticed five Tragopogon porrifolius plants in bloom behind our neighbor’s house. We asked if he would like us to remove them. He said sure. We transplanted all of the plants into our courtyard garden.
I love all visible parts of the plant. The height of the plant is approximately 3 ½ feet.
Plan to collect seed and pop them in several locations in my gardens. Also will be planting some in pots for backup.
One of the common names for Tragopogon porrifolius is oyster plant. Why? Apparently the taproot can be eaten and its flavor is similar to oysters.
The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley