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The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.
Adult males are considerably larger than adult females, which average 49 cm (19 in) in length. Adult males average 12.4 kg (27.3 lb) and adult females 6.5 kg (14.3 lb), showing a high degree of sexual dimorphism.
Reaching speeds of 55 km/h (34 mph), it is the fastest runner among the primates. The life span in the wild can be up to about 20 years.
It is found in many parts of central, western, and eastern Africa. It also has been introduced to Puerto Rico. The species avoids dense woodlands and lives in more open tropical savanna.
The common patas monkey lives in multi-female groups of up to 60 individuals (although much larger aggregations have been reported). The group contains just one adult male.The common patas monkey feeds on insects, gum, seeds, and tubers, a diet more characteristic of much smaller primates. – Wikipedia
I haven't grown these for years.
If flowering bulbs are one of natures mysteries, watching the claw-like tuber of a ranunculus produce three dozen rosette-shaped flowers must be one of natures miracles.
Have a lovely day
This variety of dahlias is called tubers, for the shape of the blossom, I'm sure, though I've also heard them called pompons! That seems very fitting to me! Again, this was taken at the Point Defiance Park, located in Tacoma, Washington. Hope you enjoy!
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
091919
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Tibetorchidee "Pleione x Tongariro" - tibetan orchid
Pleionen brauchen eine kalte, aber frostfreie Überwinterung als Ruhezeit und schieben im Frühjahr erst die Blüte aus einer Knolle, danach folgen einzelne Blätter, die Knolle stirbt ab und es bilden sich neue Knollen.
* Pleions need a cold but frost-free hibernation as a rest period and in spring they first push the flower out of a tuber, followed by individual leaves, the tuber dies and new tubers form.
Planta herbácea tuberosa que andava meio esquecida , voltou como destaque em muitos jardins devido seu porte imponente. Variedade que pode atingir 1,2 m de altura. Suas folhas verdes e brilhantes se destacam antes mesmo de surgir as flores, suas pétalas espetadas são um espetáculo de beleza exótica.
Taken in the Dahlia garden, near “De Piepermolen” te Rekken.
Maar hoe is dahliatuin in Rekken ontstaan?
In 2010 tijdens het 100-jarig bestaan van de Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest was er voor het eerst een dahliatuin bij de Piepermolen in Rekken. Een groep vrijwilligers heeft toen vanwege het 100-jarig jubileum van Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest een dahliatuin aangelegd met daarin 100 soorten dahlia’s. Unieke soorten die niet verwerkt worden op de (Rekkense) corsowagens. De belangstelling voor de dahliatuin was overweldigend. Een aantal vrijwilligers heeft daarom de koppen weer bij elkaar gestoken om enkele jaren later wederom een dahliatuin te kunnen realiseren. Zo werd er in 2014 voor de tweede keer een dahliatuin aangelegd bij de Piepermolen. Deze dahliatuin was met zijn 160 soorten nog groter dan de die in 2010. Ook nu weer was de dahliatuin aangekleed met diverse accessoires. De belangstelling bij de opening was groot en ook in weken, maanden daarna zijn er vele mensen geweest die een bezoek hebben gebracht aan de dahliatuin. De reacties waren ook nu weer zeer positief, dat zorgde ervoor dat de vrijwilligers toen al besloten dat de dahliatuin ook in de jaren daarna een vervolg zou gaan krijgen. En nu is dat moment aangebroken. De vrijwilligers zijn alweer bezig met de voorbereidingen voor de dahliatuin 2022. Dit jaar zullen er weer vele soorten dahlia’s te bewonderen zijn.
De vrijwilligers zijn ruim een half jaar druk bezig met de aanleg maar vooral met het onderhouden van de dahliatuin, zij houden zich bezig met o.a. het poten van de dahlia’s, het schoffelen, het plukken van de (slechte) bloemen en aan het einde van het seizoen, het uithalen van de knollen. Dit alles is zeer arbeidsintensief, de vrijwilligers zijn hier zeker één middag in de week mee bezig.
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But how did the dahlia garden in Rekken come about?
In 2010, during the centenary celebrations of the Rekken Folk Festival Association (*Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest*), a dahlia garden was created for the first time at the Piepermolen in Rekken. To mark the association's 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers planted a garden featuring 100 varieties of dahlias—unique types not typically used on the local parade floats. Public interest in the dahlia garden was overwhelming. Consequently, a number of volunteers joined forces again to create another dahlia garden a few years later. Thus, in 2014, a second dahlia garden was established at the Piepermolen. With 160 varieties, this garden was even larger than the one from 2010. Once again, the garden was enhanced with various decorative elements. There was great interest at the opening, and many people visited the garden in the weeks and months that followed. The response was extremely positive, prompting the volunteers to decide right then that the dahlia garden would continue in future years. Now, that time has come again; the volunteers are already busy preparing for the 2022 dahlia garden. This year, many varieties of dahlias will once again be on display.
The volunteers spend more than six months hard at work—not only establishing the garden but, more importantly, maintaining it. Their tasks include planting the dahlias, hoeing, removing spent or damaged blooms, and lifting the tubers at the end of the season. All of this is very labor-intensive; the volunteers certainly spend one afternoon a week on it.
Out of Winter Drab, dessicated leaves and such, suddenly, as it were, sprang up a clump of Round-Leav'd Cyclamen. A joy each year to behold. I don't know about you but Olymp and I have always had a hard time getting a good photo of this, our Swinebread. The 'nose' of the small flowers faces earthward and from above you see Cyclamen as in the inset photo. But Olymp, on instruction, was able to edge under- and sideward and nose-snapped the flower; see main photo. With our faces so close to earth we felt almost like the swine which are said to root for its tubers.
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my garden was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre,
hélianthe
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui pousse dans mon jardin mesurait jusqu'à 10 pieds de haut!
El Agapanthus africanus, o tuberosa azul, o lirio africano o agapanto africano, es una planta de la subfamilia Agapanthoideae de las amarilidáceas, que procede, en origen, de Sudáfrica, aunque se ha extendido a muchos lugares debido a que se utiliza como planta ornamental.
Se trata de una planta herbácea que posee un tallo corto que porta varias hojas alargadas, arciformes, de 10 a 35 centímetros de longitud y de 1 a 2 de ancho, además de un estipe floral de 25 a 60 centímetros de longitud, que se ve coronado por una umbela de 20 a 30 flores de colores violeta brillante, blanco, o tonalidades azules, cada flor.
La imagen fue captara en los jardines de entrada del Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Islantilla Beach Golf Resort, de la localidad onubense de Lepe.
*Crispy fried of chaucha potatoes, sweet potatoes, plantains. (US$ 3)
*Andean fried cereals, fine herbs and tzatziki sauce. (US$ 4)
L'anémone des fleuristes, également appelée anémone couronnée, anémone coronaire ou anémone cultivée, est une plante vivace tubéreuse très rustique (-30°C), qui est originaire de l'Europe du Sud et qui pousse encore parfois spontanément.
After a couple of posts of iconic North American ungulates, I'm switching gears with this shot of one of our cool shorebirds.
From the Cornell Lab:"Shorebirds have some of the most interesting bill shapes and the Marbled Godwit is no exception with its swordlike bill. It plunges its two-toned, long, and slightly upturned bill deep into sand and mud to pull out aquatic invertebrates and plant tubers. This graceful shorebird is speckled in browns with a cinnamon wash that is especially noticeable when it spreads its long and pointed wings to take flight. It breeds in the northern prairies and spends the winters along the coasts."
I photographed this one at Pismo Beach, California.
Beautiful Dahlia [ Orange Duet ]
Photo from last year's bloom in about August.
These were grown from Tubers in our Greenhouse, taking about 4 weeks to sprout but they need watering regularly
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Virginia, USA
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Shorebirds have some of the most interesting bill shapes and the Marbled Godwit is no exception, with its swordlike bill. It plunges its two-toned, long, and slightly upturned bill deep into sand and mud to pull out aquatic invertebrates and plant tubers.
Nikon Z9 camera with Nikon Z600mm f 6.3 PF lens.
1/2500 F6.3 ISO 720
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psalm 34:8
Taken in the Dahlia garden, near “De Piepermolen” te Rekken.
Maar hoe is dahliatuin in Rekken ontstaan?
In 2010 tijdens het 100-jarig bestaan van de Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest was er voor het eerst een dahliatuin bij de Piepermolen in Rekken. Een groep vrijwilligers heeft toen vanwege het 100-jarig jubileum van Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest een dahliatuin aangelegd met daarin 100 soorten dahlia’s. Unieke soorten die niet verwerkt worden op de (Rekkense) corsowagens. De belangstelling voor de dahliatuin was overweldigend. Een aantal vrijwilligers heeft daarom de koppen weer bij elkaar gestoken om enkele jaren later wederom een dahliatuin te kunnen realiseren. Zo werd er in 2014 voor de tweede keer een dahliatuin aangelegd bij de Piepermolen. Deze dahliatuin was met zijn 160 soorten nog groter dan de die in 2010. Ook nu weer was de dahliatuin aangekleed met diverse accessoires. De belangstelling bij de opening was groot en ook in weken, maanden daarna zijn er vele mensen geweest die een bezoek hebben gebracht aan de dahliatuin. De reacties waren ook nu weer zeer positief, dat zorgde ervoor dat de vrijwilligers toen al besloten dat de dahliatuin ook in de jaren daarna een vervolg zou gaan krijgen. En nu is dat moment aangebroken. De vrijwilligers zijn alweer bezig met de voorbereidingen voor de dahliatuin 2022. Dit jaar zullen er weer vele soorten dahlia’s te bewonderen zijn.
De vrijwilligers zijn ruim een half jaar druk bezig met de aanleg maar vooral met het onderhouden van de dahliatuin, zij houden zich bezig met o.a. het poten van de dahlia’s, het schoffelen, het plukken van de (slechte) bloemen en aan het einde van het seizoen, het uithalen van de knollen. Dit alles is zeer arbeidsintensief, de vrijwilligers zijn hier zeker één middag in de week mee bezig.
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But how did the dahlia garden in Rekken come about?
In 2010, during the centenary celebrations of the Rekken Folk Festival Association (*Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest*), a dahlia garden was created for the first time at the Piepermolen in Rekken. To mark the association's 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers planted a garden featuring 100 varieties of dahlias—unique types not typically used on the local parade floats. Public interest in the dahlia garden was overwhelming. Consequently, a number of volunteers joined forces again to create another dahlia garden a few years later. Thus, in 2014, a second dahlia garden was established at the Piepermolen. With 160 varieties, this garden was even larger than the one from 2010. Once again, the garden was enhanced with various decorative elements. There was great interest at the opening, and many people visited the garden in the weeks and months that followed. The response was extremely positive, prompting the volunteers to decide right then that the dahlia garden would continue in future years. Now, that time has come again; the volunteers are already busy preparing for the 2022 dahlia garden. This year, many varieties of dahlias will once again be on display.
The volunteers spend more than six months hard at work—not only establishing the garden but, more importantly, maintaining it. Their tasks include planting the dahlias, hoeing, removing spent or damaged blooms, and lifting the tubers at the end of the season. All of this is very labor-intensive; the volunteers certainly spend one afternoon a week on it.
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Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my backyard was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre.
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui poussait dans mon jardin mesurait environ 10 pieds de haut!
A beautiful flower of the orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva, Asphodelaceae previously Xanthorrhoeaceae), an invasive exotic species, growing in White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
Hemerocallis fulva is of Asian origin but is now naturalized and invasive in many temperate regions. Originally introduced for its aesthetic qualities the plant's pretty flowers, young leaves and tender tubers are edible.
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A delightful wildflower in the Ottawa area, a relative of the Sunflower, the Sunchoke has a tuber that is edible and quite amazing raw in salads or cooked like a potato.
I am not a highly skilled photographer at the best of times, and weaker still with wildflowers, but this species was a continuing delight in my excursions this fall and I wanted to record it. I hope this does it justice.
CATALÀ
Les dàlies (Dahlia) són un gènere de plantes amb flor de la família Asteraceae.
Són plantes perennes d'arrel tuberosa i flors esplèndides, originàries del Mèxic. N'hi ha unes 36 espècies i aproximadament 20,000 cultivars híbrids molt apreciades com a plantes de jardí i de test que s'han estès arreu del món.
Els asteques cultivaven les dàlies com a aliment i també per cerimònies i decoracions. Actualment la dàlia és la flor nacional del Mèxic.
Les dàlies són importants com a font d'aliment de les erugues de moltes papallones, com la Phlogophora meticulosa, Korscheltellus lupulina, Hepialus humuli i Noctua pronuba.
El nom del gènere prové d'Anders Dahl, botànic suec del segle xviii. En japonès es coneix com a Tenjikubotan (天竺牡丹) que significa "peònia de l'Índia". En hindi i urdu, la dàlia es coneix amb el nom de "belia" (बेलिया o بیلیا).
ENGLISH
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Compositae (also called Asteraceae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 30 cm (12 in) to more than 1.8–2.4 m (6–8 ft). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
WIKIPEDIA
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my backyard was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre.
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui pousse dans mon jardin mesurait environ 10 pieds de haut!
A Peony tuber was sent to me as a gift 3 years back, I couldn't get to ask the color of it. So when it flowered this year, it was a real surprise! I love it!!
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Photographed the Peony-flowered Dahlia found in Judy's flower garden in Timmins in the Township of Mountjoy located in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada.
Peony-flowered dahlias are special varieties of dahlias that look just like peonies. They feature two to three rows of broad outer petals surrounding a fluffy, open center. Unlike true peonies, which are cold-hardy bushes, peony dahlias are grown from tubers and bloom from mid-summer until the first fall frost
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These flowers resemble a string of small hearts, hence the romantic common name, Chain of Love. In its native Mexico, the underground tubers are used as food.
Coral Vine, Antigonon leptopus
Biscayne Park, FL
C’è una musica
in me
che esce in fiume
dai miei pori.
E’ potente,
è un manto,
è la bocca grande di un albero
su cui migrano stormi di uccelli in volo,
è un uragano che scivola sulla tempesta
di un oceano di notte.
[Essenza: Tuberosa]
There’s a music
in me
that goes out in a river
from my pores.
It’s powerful,
it’s a mantle,
it’s the big mouth of a tree
on wich flocks of flying birds migrate,
it’s an hurricane sliding on the storm
of a nighty ocean.
[Essence: Tuberose]
to be continued...
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The Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) is widely considered one of the most beautiful and strikingly colored geese in the world. It is native to Eurasia and is the smallest species in the genus Branta.
Physical Characteristics
Plumage:
It features a bold, high-contrast pattern of deep chestnut-red, inky black, and crisp white. Its breast and cheeks are rich red, bordered by thin white lines.
Size:
They are compact and stocky, measuring about 53–56 cm (21–22 in) in length.
Voice:
They are known for a high-pitched, staccato, or "screeching" call, often described as a disyllabic "kee-kwa" or "kik-wik".
Habitat & Migration
Breeding Grounds:
These birds breed in the remote Arctic tundra of Siberia, specifically on the Taymyr, Gydan, and Yamal peninsulas.
Wintering Grounds:
They undertake long migrations of over 6,000 km to wintering sites along the Black Sea in Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. Currently, an estimated 94% of the global population winters in Romania.
Unusual Nesting:
A unique survival strategy is nesting near the eyries of birds of prey, such as peregrine falcons or snowy owls. These raptors provide a "safety buffer" by defending the area against predators like Arctic foxes.
Diet & Behavior
Feeding:
They primarily graze on land for grasses, seeds, cereal grains (like winter wheat and maize), and tubers. Unlike some other waterfowl, they do not typically dabble in the water.
Social Nature:
They are highly gregarious and are often seen in large, social flocks during migration and wintering.
This Marbled Godwit was a excellent photography model on one of the first sunny days of summer.
On average, these are the largest of the four species of godwit.
Unlike most shorebirds that eat aquatic invertebrates year-round, Marbled Godwits forage almost exclusively on plant tubers during migration, using their upturned bill to clip tubers.
This is a photo of a breeding adult. It was taken at Frank Lake just south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
-Limosa fedoa
The Iris hollandica yellow is a grateful summer bloomer that gives you a lot of pleasure. Iris hollandica blooms in June-July. Iris hollandica grows to about 50-60 cm. high. This Iris is therefore also well suited for planting in the border. You can plant iris tubers in the autumn.
Une petite punaise de l’asclépiade (Lygaeus kalmii) sur mon Asclépiade tubéreuse en pleine floraison.
Cet hémiptère appartient à la famille Lygaeidae, qui comprend également une espèce nommée la grande punaise de l’asclépiade (Oncopeltus fasciatus). Cette dernière, comme son nom le suggère, est de taille un peu plus grande (13-18 mm) que la petite punaise de l’asclépiade (10-12 mm). Bien que colorées de noir et d’orange, les deux espèces se distinguent aisément : les ailes antérieures de la petite punaise de l’asclépiade sont marquées d’un X orange bien visible. Ce n’est pas le cas de la grande punaise de l’asclépiade. Par ailleurs, la petite punaise de l’asclépiade peut s’observer plus au nord que sa consœur, cette dernière n’étant pas en mesure de survivre aux rigueurs de l’hiver.
Lygaeus kalmii est polyphage et se nourrit, en plus de l'Asclépiade commune (Asclepias syriaca), de divers végétaux et même d'insectes morts ou vulnérables. Elle serait portée au cannibalisme; elle se nourrit des insectes piégés par la sève collante de l'asclépiade ou vulnérables comme la chenille du Monarque. En effet, la punaise tolère la cardénolide, une toxine nocive pour plusieurs insectes et présente dans toutes les parties de l'asclépiade. Elle peut non seulement la consommer directement sans danger mais aussi se nourrir des insectes qui en ont mangé. Leur alimentation rend les punaises elles-mêmes toxiques, leurs couleurs vives servent justement à en avertir les oiseaux.
L’Asclépiade tubéreuse (Asclepias tuberosa) ou Orange Milkweed, en anglais, mesure environ 20 à 60 cm de hauteur. Contrairement aux autres asclépiades dont les feuilles sont opposées sur la tige, les feuilles de cette espèce sont disposées en alternance sur la tige. Ses inflorescences en ombelles se distinguent aussi par leurs fleurs éclatantes jaune-orangé. Cette espèce aime les sols calcaires et ne tolère pas l’ombre. On la retrouve dans les milieux ouverts, rocheux et secs, comme les rivages calcaires et les alvars.
Les asclépiades regroupent plus de 140 espèces inventoriées. Carl von Linné nomma le genre d’après le dieu grec de la médecine Asclépios, cette plante possédant de nombreuses vertus en phytothérapie. Elles représentent des plantes très importantes d'un point de vue écologique, fournissant du nectar à de nombreuses espèces de pollinisateurs, tout en étant la plante hôte de certains insectes comme le papillon monarque (Danaus plexippus) dont elle est la source exclusive de nourriture pour les larves de papillons monarques (Danaus plexippus) en Amérique du Nord. Les espèces du genre asclépias produisent des cosses. Ces cosses contiennent des filaments mous connus sous le nom de soies, chacune d'entre elles étant rattachée à une graine. Lorsque la cosse mûrit, elle s'ouvre et les graines sont disséminées par le vent.
A tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. In Tamil it is called kaaraa karunai kizangu (காறாக்கருணைக் கிழங்கு). Mercer Botanic Gardens, Houston, Texas.
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato and wapato (or wapatoo. ) Most are native to South, Central and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa and Asia. American Indians ate the tubers of this wildflower. The name of Shubenacadie, a community located in central Nova Scotia, Canada, means "abounding in ground nuts" (i.e., broadleaf arrowhead) in the Mi'kmaq language.
The tubers of Sagittaria latifolia and Sagittaria cuneata have long been an important food source to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The tubers can be detached from the ground in various ways: with the feet, a pitchfork, or a stick, and after digging up, the tubers usually float to the surface. Ripe tubers can be collected in the fall and are also often found then floating freely. These tubers can be eaten raw or cooked for 15 to 20 minutes. The taste is similar to potatoes and chestnuts, and they can be prepared in the same fashions: roasting, frying, boiling, and so on. They can also be sliced and dried to prepare a flour. Other edible parts include late summer buds and fruits.
Arrowhead, Sagittaria latitfolia, Katniss
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
The Dahlias were just stunning!! I found the Hover Fly just sitting in the sun! It stayed there for ages!
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato and wapato (or wapatoo. ) Most are native to South, Central and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa and Asia. American Indians ate the tubers of this wildflower. The name of Shubenacadie, a community located in central Nova Scotia, Canada, means "abounding in ground nuts" (i.e., broadleaf arrowhead) in the Mi'kmaq language.
The tubers of Sagittaria latifolia and Sagittaria cuneata have long been an important food source to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The tubers can be detached from the ground in various ways: with the feet, a pitchfork, or a stick, and after digging up, the tubers usually float to the surface. Ripe tubers can be collected in the fall and are also often found then floating freely. These tubers can be eaten raw or cooked for 15 to 20 minutes. The taste is similar to potatoes and chestnuts, and they can be prepared in the same fashions: roasting, frying, boiling, and so on. They can also be sliced and dried to prepare a flour. Other edible parts include late summer buds and fruits.
Arrowhead, Sagittaria latitfolia, Katniss
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
A Peony tuber was gifted to me 3 years back, I couldn't get to ask the color of it. So when it flowered this year, it was a real surprise! I love it!
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This year my Glory Lily is flowering exuberantly! Each flower has a diameter of 10 cm or more.
It is a quick-growing climber - mine is 1m60 tall. It does require some work though: in winter the tubers (a kind of bulbs) have to be kept dry, at the right temperature. And each year you have to repot them. We had three tubers, but only two seem to have produced a stem. Still, this year there have been more flowers than last year: 12 already.
Pale purple waterlily and tiny white dewdrops.
Sagittaria latifolia is a plant found in shallow wetlands and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, duck-potato, Indian potato, or wapato. This plant produces edible tubers that were extensively used by the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
I was given two dahlias tubers for my birthday back in May. It took a long time for them to get going but my patience has been rewarded. I was surprised how they changed colour, starting off whitish and now a peachy pink.
“I bought a big bag of potatoes and it's growing eyes like crazy. Other foods rot. Potatoes want to see.”― Bill Callahan, Letters to Emma Bowlcut
Our Daily Challenge: "Tubers/Root Vegetables" theme
Crazy Tuesday: "Textures" theme
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