OK, first off I need to clarify something about last post. I think I've made an impression that I won't be posting on my blog anymore! That's not happening-when I said I was ending Portabellopixie, I just meant that I would be ending my selling of custom clothing on ebay. The blog will still be here! And the brand Portabellopixie will still exist. I am thought processing a national line of children's clothing out of my own fabrics..Hmmm..but if it happens it won't be for a long time, probably a year or two. My hands are quite full right now and I can't handle it yet! But you will be able to purchase Portabellopixie kiddo digs again. Fret Not!
Also on the topic of that last post-I'll do the drawing on Thursday just to give those once a weekers a chance at the apple!
Sooo...I love my garden. I have been raging war on the life sucking weeds like there is no tomorrow. As I am out there in the sun-I am mentally writing posts about Morning Glory that strips my flowers of their virtue and crawler weeds that eat my strawberries. (If you are laughing at my de-flowering reference, you would have loved how I accidentally declared myself a lesbian in church last week.) But it's all worth it-Gardens are great.
I don't know if it's my inexperienced hand, but there is an abnormality growing in my flower beds. Can anyone tell me what on earth this pumpkin shaped protrusion is doing growing where there is supposed to be an Iris? I am half tempted to whack the thing open to see what it really is, but more interested in seeing what it does! Has anyone seen this before?!
Hey Sandi-
I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that is a form of a seed. I think your supposed to let it dry out and then if you plant it another will grow. Maybe you have to plant it fresh... I'm not really sure about that part.
Your flowers are beautiful though... it's worth laboring for :D
xoxo,
Jenna Lou
Posted by: jenna lou | July 02, 2007 at 07:19 PM
I believe Jenna's right! Don't whack it open! Eeeekkkk! Let it be!!! :)) Love your daisies! Gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Laurie | July 02, 2007 at 08:07 PM
Yeah, it's a seed pod...maybe from an Iris? Oh and I love your daisy's! They're one of my faves!
Posted by: Leah | July 03, 2007 at 05:13 AM
Yep it is the seed pod. All flowers form seeds where the flower once was. Since iris multiply from the tuber they are usually not started from seed. You probably haven't seen the seed pod before because usually after an iris blooms (and all spring bulbs too like tulip, daffodil) the flower stalk and leaves of the plant are cut back.
By the way, I'm a new visitor to your blog lately. How exciting that you are designing your own fabric line. With FreeSpirit? I'll be back often following your journey.
dana
Posted by: dana | July 03, 2007 at 05:15 AM
It's the seed pod and should probably be cut right now so the tube can nourish itself. Otherwise all the nourishment of the plant goes to the seed pod. You can cut it and dry it out if you want. I usually just cut them off.
Posted by: Jen | July 03, 2007 at 06:41 AM
Has no one seen "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"? It is a seed pod, but not a harmless iris seed pod. The invasion has begun. Run for your lives, the pod people are coming. :)
Posted by: Dustin | July 03, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Well, I can see this subject has been run into the ground already but I will add just this. All flowers/plants produce "fruit"-which in some cases is BONAFIDE fruit and in some cases it is the seed. And making that fruit is tough work and takes a lot of the nutrients from the flower.
I say this all because SOMETIMES it is good to pluck em and sometimes it is not. In some cases, like say...sunflowers, larkspur, etc. you can collect the seeds after they have formed and start new plants (or let them fall to the ground and do the work themselves. In OTHER cases, you can get RID of the pods and for your efforts, you will get a SECOND blooming! WA-HOO! Some flowers like this would be snapdragons and petunias. Anyway.
That is all I wanted to say. Now you now WAY more about seedpods than you wanted to! :-)
Posted by: Rebecca | July 03, 2007 at 04:48 PM
OOHHHH!!! I am so jealous here. I absolute am in love with daisies. And I cant get them to grow here, at least not that pretty. I have euryops daisies and that's all I have had sucess with. And even they ae so picky in our Arizona heat.
lovely lovely daisy's. WOuld be cute in some braided hair!
Posted by: summerallen | July 03, 2007 at 11:23 PM
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These gardens are really great.I will be glad to have one in my home but unfortunately it is too small for that purpose.
Posted by: steven davies | August 17, 2007 at 02:08 PM
Your daisies are so lovely ... I like them, nice pics
Posted by: Gardening Seeds | March 08, 2009 at 02:04 PM
ou probably haven't seen the seed pod before because usually after an iris blooms (and all spring bulbs too like tulip, daffodil) the flower stalk and leaves of the plant are cut back.
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