#plantlovers — Public Fediverse posts

I took a cutting of the Japonica plant. I also took a cutting & 2 seed heads from this plant - Veronica pinguifolia - which is native to NZ but popular with landscapers here on Vancouver Island. It produces multiple, gorgeous, small white flowers in Summer. Their seed heads are pretty too.

#Nature #plants #Speedwell #hebe #botanical #SeedPods #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PlantID #PlantLovers #photography

Ruby Leaves, Azure Skies

#photography
#ttartisan
#ttartisan35mmf14

#NaturePhotography #ColorfulLeaves #PlantLovers #AutumnVibes #RedAndBlue #OutdoorPhotography #NatureLovers #SeasonalBeauty #LeafPhotography #MinimalNature #VividColors #NaturalContrast #SkyAndLeaves #BotanicalBeauty #BrightNature #AutumnColors #SimpleNature #PhotographyLovers #NatureInFocus #SereneScenery

#SilentSunday with a busy #bee & a sunshiney #sunchoke bloom.

I grow a lot of them in large pots. I never plant these in ground because they'll spread too quickly & hard to contain in ground. I can control them better, in large & movable pots.

Also known as the Jerusalem artichoke plant - despite it not being from Jerusalem & it not being an artichoke. It was first cultivated by #IndigenousPeoples of North America.

Learn more:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #WhatsInMyGarden #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #PlantFlowers #plants #nature #PNW #botanical #PlantLovers #Wsanec #perennials #DisabledGardeners #DisabledPhotographers #photography #YYJphotographers #FlowerPhotography #sunflower #WorldInMyEyes #pollinators #yellow #Cheerful #JerusalemArtichoke

#IndianGhostPipe - #MonotropaUniflora

Herbaceous, #perennial flowering plant.

It can't generate its own chlorophyll & is #parasitic - specifically #mycoheterotroph. Its #symbiotic #fungi hosts are in the #Russulaceae family.

Through the fungal web of #mycorrhizae, #GhostPipe roots sap food from where the host fungi are connected to the #photosynthetic #trees. Clustered node roots of this plant are covered in hairs called #cystidium. The #cystidia found on these roots allow easy attachment to #FungiHyphae. As it's not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments, like understories of forests.

#Indigenous #Cherokee peoples feature the "pipe plant" in some of their #CreationStories. The legend states that the plant was named "Indian pipe" due to a group of chiefs quarreling without resolution, while passing a pipe around during the dispute; the Great Spirit then turned the chiefs into the plant, as they should have smoked the sacred pipe after making peace with each other. The plant is said to grow wherever friends have quarreled.

Native to #PacificNorthwest & a few other areas too.

#NotAFungi #PlantIdentification #PlantLovers #ParasiticPlants #InterestingPlants #Wsanec #Saanich #PNW #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #cascadia #LearnAboutPlants #Bloomscrolling #StrangeFlowers #ForestPlants #YYJ #Nature #WildPlants #NativePlants

#Echinacea aka #Coneflower
#Lavender
#HummingbirdSage & #Catnip #mint.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #PollinatorGarden #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #herbal #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #CommunityStewardship #medicinal #CommunityPark #bloomscrolling #florespondence #FlowersIdentification #flowers

In this area, it's almost impossible to avoid #RustRot on #pear #trees. In fact, many of us joke that you can identify pear trees by looking for rust rot. Not to worry because it doesn't affect fruit production & it's mostly an esthetics issue. The fruits will still grow & mature with rust rot on foliage.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #Edible #Food #GardeningMastodon #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #FruitTrees #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark #nature #orchard #PacificNorthwest

Rex Welland was a longtime local resident who loved collecting lots of #HeritageApple species. He spent a lifetime, collecting cuttings & grafting to grow in his large backyard. He donated this land, which was his backyard, as part of #LandConservancy agreement with the Town of View Royal to keep it as a heritage orchard for the community to steward & share.

There's 125 heritage #apple species growing there.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #Edible #Food #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #AppleTrees #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark #YYJHistory

#ConcordGrapes growing on trellis structure.
Baby #WineGrapes
#Hazelnut growing.
Unripe #fig.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #EdiblePlants #FoodPlants #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #grapes #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #nuts #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark

Hummingbird #Sage.
#Crocosima Lucifer.
#DeadPurpleNettle
#Catnip #Mint.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #flowers #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #CommunityStewarship #CommunityPark #bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #FlowersIdentification

Sour cherries.
Yellow raspberries.
Thornless purple raspberry flower & unripe berries.

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One of my #galia #melon #plants 👩‍🌾 Very strong & healthy starter 😊 They're #hybrid of honeydew & cantaloupe melons.

https://naturalfoodseries.com/11-benefits-galia-melons/

#FoodPlants #GrowFood #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #nature #FoodSecurity #GrowFruit #Wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #PNW #botanical #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #FoodGardening #Gardening #PlantLovers #GrowYourOwnFood

#SkunkLily with some #StingingNettles - both part of #nature #biodiversity on #VancouverIsland ✌

#NativePlants #botany #botanical #PlantIdentification #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #WildPlants #BCNativePlants #Naturalist #Plants #PlantLovers