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Gorgeous! Everyone!

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Still got lots blooming!









And Rose hips ripening!


~JaNan

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Absolutely beautiful:08:

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Since when do roses ripen? :o

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Rose hips are the seed pods of roses. We don’t often see them anymore, because we tend to prune the faded rose blossoms to encourage more flowers. However if you leave the spent flowers on the rose bush at the end of the season, you should see these small, berry-sized, reddish seed balls, left on tips of the stems. The flavor is described as fruity and spicy, much like the cranberry. Harvest the fruits after the first frost when they become fully-colored, but not overripe (after the first frost is recommended).

Rose hips are used for herbal tea, jam, jelly, syrup, soup, beverages, pies, bread, wine, and marmalade.

If you Google Rose hips you can find a lot of good information on rose hips and some recipes!

Rose hip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rose Hips - Medicine for the Heart and Body

Rose Hip Jelly, Rose Hip Jam Recipe | Simply Recipes

~JaNan

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Thanks, JaNan, for explaining rose hips and their usage. I should try them in my tea some time. :cool:

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You are welcome Rae! Rose hips are a good source of vitamin C and you will find them listed in the ingredients of the "healthy" tea blends. I have had the tea, but I think I am going to try a couple of the recipes since I have so many this year. ~J

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Dipladenia

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Cape Honeysuckle

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Begonia

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Its not blooming yet, but it will be soon! I've never had a Ti plant flower before and Im really looking forward to it! I did nothing special to get it to bloom!

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Probably the last and latest blooming plant in the garden this year but worth the wait, chartruese pineapple sage. The whole plant is covered with new blooms. :

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White Peach

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Pregnant onion


Anthurium

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This is a seed grown petunia that just opened today.



Here are a few of my indoor blooms:









I have never seen a Christmas cactus (or Thanksgiving or maybe a Halloween cactus in your case) with that many blooms on it! That thing is AMAZING! Beautiful blooms everyone!

~JaNan

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Always impressed by anyone who can distinguish between Christmas and Thanksgiving/Easter cacti. You go to the head of the class!:08:

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Two more of my Papaya plants have begun to flower and set fruit.





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Anisodontea capensis now blooming :goteam:

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These are in the garden now in spite of a low of 34 F the other night! Tonight's expected frost may do them in.

Canna






Seemannia Purple Prince