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Wed, Aug 23, 06 at 7:54
| In the last few weeks while hiking in wooded areas of MA and VT, we have noticed plants with ripe navy blue berries. The leaves resemble labyslipper leaves and the berries(2-4/plant) are on a stem about 6-8 inches above the broad leaves. Any ideas what this plant is?
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| Probably Blue Bead Lily (Clintonia borealis). It should be fairly common up there. George |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bead Lily
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| Thanks, that looks like it. Doesn't sound like it would be easy to get to grow in our wildflower patch. |
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- Posted by razorback33 z7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 23, 06 at 11:06
| Not the easiest of plants to grow in cultivation, but can be accomplished. Many years ago I ordered some Clintonia umbellulata from a small family owned native plant nursery in the southern Appalachians (now OOB) and they sent C. borealis by mistake. (both are native in that area). They grew and flowered for a number of years, but never produced any seedlings. Whether they didn't germinate or were carried away by birds and/or rodents, I can't say. One spring, they didn't return and that was the end! Eb |
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- Posted by rachelneil (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 07 at 12:14
| Nice bright berries, don't eat them, they're poisonous. |
Here is a link that might be useful: wildflowers/for nature lovers
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