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| Common Yew (Taxus baccata) |
Lately I've been noticing and thinking about berries, so I thought I'd reflect on them here on the blog. Some are poisonous and some are edible, but this post is simply about how beautiful they are and how they provide food for birds and other wildlife. For information on human edibility, check out this link. All berries shown here are in my garden.
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| Smooth Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) |
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| Fuchsias (F. 'Marinka') (unripe berries above the flowers) |
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| White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) |
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| Cranberrybush Viburnum (V. trilobum) |
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| Beautyberry (Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam') |
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| Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) |
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| Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) |
There are more, but this was a quick reflection. How are the berries doing in your garden? Happy autumn!
You've got a nice, varied collection of berries, Beth. Oddly, I haven't noticed any berries in my garden yet except the relatively small ones developing on my bluebell creeper (Sollya heterophylla aka Billardiera). I need to look into what's going on with the Pyracantha and Auranticarpa, both of which should be getting started by now - maybe they still think it's summer!
ReplyDeleteSummer is just saying goodbye around here. We had a fabulous and warm September through early October. 80s yesterday...sadly 50s tomorrow, and for a few days. But the berries are marking time for full autumn. I'll look forward to your posts throughout the months ahead...so I can stay "warm." ;-)
DeleteOh wow! You have several berries there that I haven't heard about before, thanks for including them.
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