Wild flowers

B.G. · Post by **B.G.** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:23 am

My potatoe plants are producing potato berries. Should I keep these for seeds or just sling them?

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Inactive account · Post by **Inactive account** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:42 am

B.G. wrote:My potatoe plants are producing potato berries. Should I keep these for seeds or just sling them?

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Mine not got flowers yet

Oh dear

B.G. · Post by **B.G.** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:47 am

Mrs Beefheart wrote:
B.G. wrote:My potatoe plants are producing potato berries. Should I keep these for seeds or just sling them?

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Mine not got flowers yet
Oh dear

I’ve read not all potato plants grow flowers or berries . Apparently there are sterile varieties

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Inactive account · Post by **Inactive account** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:49 am

B.G. wrote:
Mrs Beefheart wrote:
B.G. wrote:My potatoe plants are producing potato berries. Should I keep these for seeds or just sling them?

Sent from a green and pleasant land
Mine not got flowers yet
Oh dear
I’ve read not all potato plants grow flowers or berries . Apparently there are sterile varieties

Sent from a green and pleasant land

Hope your right

got a comp running of how many spuds r gonna b in my 2 pots

Wizard · Post by **Wizard** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:57 pm

Bloody phone lmao

Hobbit · Post by **Hobbit** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:12 am

B.G. wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:58 am

Hobbit wrote:
B.G. wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:19 pm

Next one is Hibiscus and the last one with the cool moths Im not sure bro, pics werent very clear my end. If you can get a nice close up of an individual flower from the inflorescence I may be able to identify the family and that should help track it down. My first thought was some type of Oleander.
Hibiscus as in the tea I’ve drank while in the Middle East ? I’m now hoping so I’ve not feed looked after the potatoes and didn’t even know they was planted there only watered them upto now the plant with the butterflies on is commonly known as a butterfly bush but is a buddelia and I think was brought to the uk from North America but I’m probably wrong thanks again hobbit. I’m really keen to look after this garden and getting to know the names of the plants will really help when it comes to cutting them back and stuff

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Hey BG no mate its not the Hibiscus we use for tea, I will post a pic of that particular one for you. There are a few species of the one your talking about and native to a few countries. I grow one here that is native just for tea. Its what gives any pink coloured herbal tea its colour. The leaves can be eaten as well and ar a staple of some African countries. The one you have is your common one, that being said it may have edible parts ive never looked into it. I do love the buddliea its an amazing show isnt it. Ive never been lucky enough to come across one as beautiful as the pic you found. The potatoes mate, like any flowering plant does get flowers and fruits, but they dont reproduce from them, potatoes are grown from what we call seed potato which is actually the tubers. Have you ever noticed the eyes on a potato, thats where it sprouts from. All flowering plants produce fruits but its not necessarily how the reproduce in many species, its all about evolution finding the most successful way to reproduce. This pic isnt a great example, was the first one i ever grew, they get much bushier and covered in flowers. They make a good screen plant although they are best used as annuals. I did try growing them as bi annuals but out of 7 plants only 2 made it to a second year and flowers and fruits were significantly smaller. they have a very similar growth habit too marijuana mate, from the palmate leaf all the way to their stretch habit when heading to flower, would make a good disguise plant if ya wanted to grow weed outdoors. Its the calyxes that are used in tea or even jam. The fruits themselves can be used as pectin for thickening your jam. google Roselle for more info on uses mate.

Hobbit · Post by **Hobbit** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:18 am

Wizardsbrew wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:32 pm
another unknown flower to me ,,. I’m sure Hobbit will know

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Haha I do know mate but how bout you see how you go with it. its the same family as we talked about b4 brother. Asteraceae, so google that in images and see if ya can find it lol.

Hobbit · Post by **Hobbit** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:23 am

Mrs Beefheart wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:49 am

B.G. wrote:
Mrs Beefheart wrote:
Mine not got flowers yet
Oh dear
I’ve read not all potato plants grow flowers or berries . Apparently there are sterile varieties

Sent from a green and pleasant land
Hope your right got a comp running of how many spuds r gonna b in my 2 pots

Not quite Mrs, we do breed some plants to be sterile especially ones that have a habit of self sowing easily and ending up becoming a noxious weed. In Australia the Murraya peniculata is a good example. Although sterile it will still have flowers this cannot be changed. I cant see why they would bother doing this with potato as it doesn't reproduce from flowers any way, but if they do it will still have flowers and fruits, theyd just be sterile..

Bulls · Post by **Bulls** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:33 am

Wizard · Post by **Wizard** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:39 am

Hobbit wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:18 am

Wizardsbrew wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:32 pm
another unknown flower to me ,,. I’m sure Hobbit will know

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Haha I do know mate but how bout you see how you go with it. its the same family as we talked about b4 brother. Asteraceae, so google that in images and see if ya can find it lol.

Coreopsis ... Asteraceae with almost 40000 in the plant famiely took a bit of looking