Thrives in the moist woods on my property in full shade. Tastes like a very fresh crunchy mild cucumber. When its seeds are ripe simply ...Read Moreput them in the ground and they will sprout the next year but not flower till they have 2 tiers. The flowers are small and greenish yellow and rather remind me of a spider, not pretty but its the next generation of plants. The plant itself is charming growing out of the partridge berry.
Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7b) | October 2015 | positive
Delighted to find this plant today in nearby woods, where non native invasives are the norm. The berries and whorled leaves caught my eye...Read More this autumn day. It is in shade of pines and oaks, in a sandy acidic soil and with marshes and ponds in the area.
I had success transplanting one wild plant into my garden in the late spring of 2005 and three came back in 2006. The plants came from p...Read Morerivate property, and transplanting from public lands is not recommended, and most likely illegal in most states. It was fussy while establishing itself in its new home, but bloomed and produced beautiful dark red berries. It likes acidic soil in a shady situation. A moisture-lover, though it will tolerate drought when established. An interesting and beautiful plant native to the East Coast of N. America.
Edible plant. The rhizome has the consistency of a radish, but tastes like a cucumber. I doubt if the energy needed to dig one is replace...Read Mored by eating one.
A herbaceous,perennial plant that gets up to 30-inches tall.The leaves are whorled and 5-inches in length with 5-9 leaves halfway up the ...Read Morestem and 3-5 on the top.The steams are hairy when young.The flowers are yellow-green stalked clusters that hang below the upper leaves.They bloom in May or June.Followed by dark purple berries.The Native Americans ate the rhizome of this plant,it has a light cucumber like flavor.Digging the rhizome will kill the plant but pieces left will form new plants.Usually found in woods and swamps.
Thrives in the moist woods on my property in full shade. Tastes like a very fresh crunchy mild cucumber. When its seeds are ripe simply ...Read More
Delighted to find this plant today in nearby woods, where non native invasives are the norm. The berries and whorled leaves caught my eye...Read More
Yet another interesting native plant which I watch for in my woods.
I had success transplanting one wild plant into my garden in the late spring of 2005 and three came back in 2006. The plants came from p...Read More
Edible plant. The rhizome has the consistency of a radish, but tastes like a cucumber. I doubt if the energy needed to dig one is replace...Read More
A herbaceous,perennial plant that gets up to 30-inches tall.The leaves are whorled and 5-inches in length with 5-9 leaves halfway up the ...Read More