And why?
I like bottlebrush (Callistemon), they've got a funny shape and they attract a lot of nectar eaters so they're fun for critter watching. The yellow ones look like a corn cob too eheheheh.
Look at these eastern pygmy possums having a nibble. Probably weren't expecting to be interrupted mid-snack.
I like artichoke/cardoon flowers as well. They have a narrow window when they are at their best, but I love when they get huge and you see bees just rolling around in them like they're swimming in a chocolate fountain. It must be so luxurious for them.
Oh and nootka rose. They smell wonderful for such a long time, and once established they are absolutely bulletproof. Even once the winter comes the red/orange rose hips looks nice.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora
Very unique flower with delicious fruit, and vines are just cool.
So much going on with a passion flower! My brother is training a passionfruit vine against his dividing fence atm, hopefully it takes :)
For gardens I'm a big dahlia fan - so many varieties and the dinner plate ones are darn impressive. Thinking I might take up breeding them as a hobby. I also dig Icelandic poppies and Asiatic lilles.
When smelling flowers you may either look sage, graceful and contemplative, or look like the most clueless mf to walk the earth. There is no middle ground
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when smelling thistles you may only look hungry
thistles are delicious
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Not my picture but I have a couple of these bearded irises in my garden and it's the highlight of my spring when they bloom. The flower is nearly as large as my head.
Cultivar is "Tidal Raves".
I like irises too. I have some from my grandmothers garden from before she moved on. The only problem is that they really go to town and kinda take over. Good problems though.
They are the most overtly sexual flower in the garden I look after. Every time I see bees going in there it's like oh fuck yeah I'm pollinating.
I only started planting them about 3 years ago and I'm already ripping out rhizomes annually. I will eventually be replacing them with natives but they are such an easy, pretty plant, and the foliage stays nice all the way until frost.
No banana for scale :(
Also Tidal Raves is gunna be the name to my next balearic house playlist
Aliums. When I was a kid my parents let each kid choose a plant to put in their garden. I walked through the whole garden store before deciding on aliums because they look like dr seuss plants
I grow lots of flowers.
I like calendula because they naturalize easily, they come back year after year, and they bloom for a long time. Also their seeds are cool, they're shaped like spiky wedges
Hardhack reminds me of bottlebrush. Pollinators love it and it spreads well.
Camas take ages to grow to the point that they flower but they are great. Patches of them are spectacular in the spring.
Lupines are cool because they are legumes and so fix nitrogen.
The market for lupin seeds for human food is currently small, but researchers believe it has great potential. Lupin seeds are considered "superior" to soybeans in certain applications and evidence is increasing for their potential health benefits. They contain similar protein to soybean, but less fat. As a food source, they are gluten-free and high in dietary fiber, amino acids, and antioxidants, and they are considered to be prebiotic. [citation needed]
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lupin-fu challenges tofu to a duel!If you're in the belly of the beast there's a brand called Brami that markets them as "lupini beans" and they're pretty good, if a bit pricey. Seems like the holdup (and the problem for those of us who'd be interested in growing them at home) is the processing required to get the gnarly stuff out.
Oh shit! I think I've actually had these. They were air fried or baked, not too sure. Not the biggest fan, they had this flakey fibrous texture. They also sell jars at the supermarket too, and I must have overlooked them (going for the butter beans).
I think they're pretty tasty pickled, haven't tried the air fried version though.
huh interesting, I never thought to try to eat them. I'll give that a whirl next year.
