The beautiful Echium candicans has finished flowering and the seeds are forming on the seed heads. If you leave the flower spikes on, many seedlings will grow on the ground below in autumn and winter.
On a sunny day during the rainy season, I decided to cut off a part of the seed heads and let it dry indoors.
美しく咲いたエキウムカンディカンスの花も終わり、花がらには種ができつつあります. そのまま花がらをつけておくと、こぼれ種で秋から冬にかけてたくさんの実生苗が下の地面に育ってきます.
梅雨の晴れ間に、花がらの一部を切って屋内で乾燥させることにしました.
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| Late April 四月下旬 |
The seeds of this plant are small and irregular in shape, making it difficult to tell which seeds are which. So, when I sow the seeds, I also sow the small grains that I don't know if they are seeds or not.
この植物の種は小さくて形は不整で、どれが種か見分けがつきにくいのが難点です. それで、種を蒔くときには種かどうか分からない小さな粒も一緒にして蒔いています.
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| Seed heads (pods) of Echium エキウムの種のついた花がら |
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| Seeds and calyxes left after each flower 花のあとの種とがく |
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| Seeds with calyxes removed がくをはずして種だけにしたもの |
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| Some seedlings are growing in a seed tray in October. 10月に種まきトレイにいくつか発芽した小さな苗 |
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| Many seedlings grow on the ground below in November. 11月にはたくさんの実生苗が下の地面に育つ |
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