October 2011
2 posts
Late Bloomer
This toad lily, Tricytris ‘Sinonome’ is my new favorite plant in the garden. Blooming in August through October, it’s tolerant of early frosts and it takes full shade, which is a must in BCM’s subterranean terraced garden. The coloring is so mottled and the structure of the flower is so architectural that it inspires some pretty ‘flowery’ comparisons:
Its...
It's a Miracle!
We have our first berry on the Miracle Berry plant in the Greenhouse! The Synsepalum dulcificum berries have an incredible effect on human taste buds.
The fruit itself tastes mildly sweet and tangy, but the juice contains a glycoprotein molecule called miraculin that binds to human taste buds, temporarily changing the shape of the sweetness receptors so that sour, acidic foods trigger them to...
