As a follow-up to last year's post on the Blackberry Lily (Belamcanda chinensis), I made sure to capture the delicate flowers this year in addition to the attractive seedpods and seedheads:
"The blackberry lily blooms at the end of July over several weeks. The flowers and seed heads make great cut flowers for arrangements. These lovely seedheads develop in autumn." The first picture shows a close-up of the bloom.
The second picture shows the plant in between the blooms and the immature green seedpods.
The third picture shows the plant shedding the now brown and papery seedpods to reveal the black seedheads from which they derive their name.
"Resist temptation: do not eat them. The seedheads persist into winter. They will drop and produce more plants the following spring. Although it does self seed, it is not prolific and gives a more natural look to the garden. The seedling take one to two years to reach blooming size. Note: they are deer resistant."
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Autumn Beauty: Metamorphosis of the Blackberry Lily from Blooms to Seedheads
Posted by Julia Erickson at 9:49 PM
Labels: Autumn Garden, Lilies, Seed Heads, Self Seeders
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1 comment:
Very pretty flower and the seed pods are even more beautiful! ( I'm a seed freak)/ Tyra xoxo
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