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27-Dec-2015

a mistletoe (Dendrophthoe glabrescens)

I was told that, if I squeezed the sticky mistletoe seeds out of the fruits and on to smaller branches, about one in twenty would survive.
In Oct. 2013, I collected about 20 seeds and did just this, then forgot all about them.
Two years later, I noticed a mistletoe growing where I had “planted” one on a Weeping Bottlebrush, and shortly afterward it burst into flower.
This might not be everyone’s choice of garden plant. But mistletoe flowers provide nectar and fruit for birds, and the caterpillars of quite a number of butterfly species feed on them.


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Pierre10-Apr-2017 23:31
Une image formidable de ces superbes fleurs! V
Hennie & Lies Lammers09-Feb-2016 16:24
Absolutely splendid shot. I wish I had such a garden! V
Yvonne09-Feb-2016 10:23
All useful to something or other... a very attractive cluster of flowers..
Nirvan Hope09-Feb-2016 04:39
The Bottlebrush must have welcomed the forced adoption since it allowed such a pretty bloom - perhaps it wanted a few birds and caterpillars around. Lovely colors.
Gill Kopy09-Feb-2016 02:05
How cool to get results from experiments !! Another very different plant very nicely captured V
joseantonio08-Feb-2016 21:35
Thank you for sharing your "experiment"...V.
Jim Coffman08-Feb-2016 21:28
It's not only attractive it serves a huge purpose!!
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