ThatHurtsMyHead Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 RC decided to explode in blossoms the last few days!!! I've seen more honey bees in the yard the last 48 hours, than all the last 3 years combined. That pic is just a small spot of the entire trellis. There must be thousands of blooms. J Quote
Bejeeber Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Sheesh, it's medicinal, beautifully ornamental, and it sounds like it could help honey bees who have been in crisis with their colonies collapsing. It is imbued with triple goodness! Here's hoping a metric ton or two of seeds come blurting out of those thousands of blooms. ;D Quote
diamondmaker Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 That is so beautiful, everyone should have them... Quote
ThatHurtsMyHead Posted December 31, 2014 Author Posted December 31, 2014 Yesterday's blooms fell off that evening and it rained last night. This morning there's even MORE blooms (and bees) than yesterday! J Quote
ThatHurtsMyHead Posted December 31, 2014 Author Posted December 31, 2014 While I'm at it, here's a pic of the HBWR seed pods on the vine. J Quote
alleyoop Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Job well done J!!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] (That thumb should be green!) Quote
Bejeeber Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 OOH. Seed pods alert! Seed pods alert! So kool. Quote
spiny Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 What a gardener you are J!!! On the pods: Do they each hold 4 or 1? Seems like I read that they only produce about 4 per bloom. And you will be giving classes when? Is the fishing expedition included or extra ;D Quote
ThatHurtsMyHead Posted December 31, 2014 Author Posted December 31, 2014 Spiny, They seem to be growing quite well despite my repeated attempts to kill them through neglect... On the HBWR pods: They each hold from 1 to 4 seeds. Depending on what was fertilized when the flowers were open. Last year was the first year I planted them and only had 9 seed pods on all the HBWR plants. Out of 9 pods I collected 21 seeds. So they averaged a little over 2 seeds per pod. I noticed most of the pods didn't get fertilized this year and just fell off. (some made it though!) I'm unsure what I'll do with the seeds if they start coming in, in bulk I was thinking about sending them free to anyone that wanted a few to plant Sadly from what I've read they don't do very well up north. Interesting that the RC waited till nearly January to start blooming? J Quote
spiny Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Bet they would grow indoors with proper care and pruning! ;D Quote
Fabalicious Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Those are really gorgeous! And useful too!? Who says you can't have it all? Quote
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