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On November 20, 2009 11:06 AM, C.Wick commented on Xylaria hypoxylon:

Was starting to get depressed we weren't seeing new mushroom/fungi/mold/lichens in the Photo of the Day!
This is such a fun fungus to find too...especially fresh.

On November 20, 2009 8:28 AM, tom | tall clover farm commented on Malus SPA493:

I finally got around to posting photos of my favorite homegrown apples this year: Cameo, Bramley's Seedling, Spitzenberg, Jonathan, Beni Shogun Fuji, and Belle de Boskoop.


APPLES: Homegrown photos and notes about each.

On November 20, 2009 2:14 AM, marcella2 commented on Xylaria hypoxylon:

I'm glad to see my photo as photo of the day! Thanks a lot!

On November 19, 2009 3:29 PM, elizabeth a airhart commented on Xylaria hypoxylon:

welcome to the twilight zone

thank you for the ny times blog

ever so good take daniels advice

check out the other links thank you


On November 19, 2009 2:30 PM, Lili Ouzts commented on Xylaria hypoxylon:

Can you eat it?

On November 19, 2009 2:23 PM, De Kemist commented on Viburnum lantanoides:

I've never seen this plant.It's a wonderful discovery I've come across.

On November 19, 2009 12:59 PM, Meg Bernstein commented on Xylaria hypoxylon:

Great name. Sounds like a wood fairy's name. Shakespeare could have put it in Midsummer Night's Dream.

On November 19, 2009 10:39 AM, Daniel Mosquin commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

Most likely this was done with a black cloth in the background, probably 2-3m away from the flowers so that the material of the cloth blurs into total blackness (there are other possibilities, but that is the most likely technique)

On November 19, 2009 5:28 AM, Leanne commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

Beautiful shot. Would love to hear how you composed it-was it taken indoors or out? Black background?

On November 19, 2009 4:53 AM, Jonna commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

Lovely plant and photo shot too.

On November 18, 2009 6:38 PM, Connie commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

Thank you for sharing Olga with us- at first I thought you were rushing the season as I had no Idea any Snowdrops would bloom in Autumn!

How do you get a black background in this lovely photo? I think I see a sumac leaf, cut leaf Japanese maple, and ginkgo beneath your flower.

On November 18, 2009 6:27 PM, elizabeth a airhart commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

are we not lovely
a delight to find a promise of spring time
as the days grow short and cold

cold climate gardening.com has a nice
picture and write up

thank you ian lovely photo and fine write up
bon jour daniel

On November 18, 2009 5:23 PM, Daniel Mosquin commented on Fritillaria affinis:

Alice, I just wanted to point out that the plant growing in the Kenai Peninsula is a different Fritillaria species (also called chocolate lily, though), Fritillaria camschatcensis. It is my favourite North American species that I've seen in the wild so far, having seen it in that very location (as well as north of Wasilla) last year.

On November 18, 2009 4:17 PM, Carol commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

Sheila - try coffee grounds for the slugs. Just sprinkle them over your bulbs. I'm in slug country here in Seattle and coffee grounds work beautifully. Adds a little nitrogen too! I have lots of snowdrops - several species/varieties too.

On November 18, 2009 3:28 PM, Sheila commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

I am green with envy. Attempts at growing these have failed miserably, due to slugs! Galanthus nivalis do well, as they flower when the slugs are "asleep".
Thank you for such a lovely pic.

On November 18, 2009 3:27 PM, Daniel Mosquin commented on Galanthus reginae-olgae:

I should point out -- Ian originally wrote this entry with a note that Galanthus is in the Amaryllidaceae. The latest version of the APG classification (version III) combines the Amaryllidaceae, Agapanthaceae and Alliaceae into one large family, the Alliaceae.

On November 18, 2009 2:01 PM, CarpeDiem commented on Oxalis tuberosa:

Hello,
thanks for this photo. I like Oca, Mashua and Ulluco and try to spread this plants. I am very interested in different colors.
It is alway difficult to get this tubers. Therefore I try to get an international platform for change.
http://www.carpediem-living.de/anden/105_engl_andeanplants.php
Excused my bad english

On November 18, 2009 1:34 PM, Daniel Mosquin commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

I'd love to be able to describe the scent on some of these plants (and I'm sure Lindsay would as well), but that's one of the disadvantages of writing about photographs of plants from around the world. No personal interaction with the plant tends to make a different style of write-up.

On November 18, 2009 1:32 PM, Daniel Mosquin commented on Solanum carolinense:

Elizabeth, we're just fine here. I think the earthquakes were in northern coastal BC -- it barely made the local news, from what little I saw.

On November 18, 2009 1:31 PM, wendy commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

Thank-you katemarie. I guess 'nice' is as good as it gets with the limited vocabulary of scent. Nice to know it has some.

On November 18, 2009 12:25 PM, Jennifer Frazer commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

Holy Moly! This thing is in the same family the sweet little alpine forget-me-nots I know and love? Evolution is truly amazing.

On November 18, 2009 7:12 AM, katemarie54 commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

followed the link above....... wendy, the fragrance must be 'nice' as it is used to cover corpses for 'masking', many, many uses and tradional stories.... lovely specimen.....

On November 18, 2009 5:11 AM, Sheila commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

Thank you Wendy, an excellent pic of a fascinating plant.

On November 17, 2009 10:23 PM, wendy commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

I am surprised (and not a little disappointed)to find here the same thing which frustrates me so often elsewhere in reading botanical descriptions. Where is any mention of scent? With a common name like Heliotrope it seems to call for comment- if only to say it has none...

On November 17, 2009 8:25 PM, Mary Ann, in Toronto commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

Very attractive tree/bush -- the general form of it, and all the details of leaves, flowers, and fruits (as shown in the photos at the last link above).

I very much enjoy seeing photos of unusual plants that I would probably never come across in real life (well, unusual if you live far from where they're found). Thank you.

On November 17, 2009 4:08 PM, Robyn commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

The plant world never ceases to amaze me! The only other plant in this species I know is the regular old heliotrope, and these two plants are like chalk and cheese. I guess the small floret we see in this picture is quite similar. Thanks for this photo and those you put daily, I really look forward to them.

On November 17, 2009 3:45 PM, Island Jim commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

What a cool plant and a stunning photograph. Madagascar is a gold mine of interesting plants, beginning, of course, with the most beautiful of all palms, Bismarckia nobilis.

On November 17, 2009 2:30 PM, viola commented on Heliotropium foertherianum:

Octopus bush is certainly an appropriate name. What a fascinating plant and story. Thanks

On November 17, 2009 10:04 AM, Jennifer Frazer commented on Solanum carolinense:

I believe the yellow parts are the stamens. There should be a single carpel in the center. You can see the style and stigma of one here http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyzaboy/3843107647/in/set-72157621698017321/ . The ovary at the base of that single carpel will ripen into a single tomato fruit.

On November 17, 2009 9:54 AM, elizabeth a airhart commented on Solanum carolinense:

off todays subject

we heard here in florida usa that part

of british clolumbia has had an earthquake

would it be too much to ask you to check
in and let us know you are safe please


thank you yes its a weed here too