I include these type of plants in my blog because they are commonly overlooked by many people, yet each one of these plants has “it own story.” Also, they are edible and their home-grown taste "can't be beat."
BLUE BERRY
Fruit
Classification:
Order Ericale
Family Ericaceae
Genus Vaccinium
Species V. sect. cyanococcus
Mode of Life:
Ground plant /shrub up to 4 m high.
Comments: Today, they have circum-polar distribution.
BOYSENBERRY
flower and fruit
fruit
Classification:
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae
Genus Rubus
Species R. ursinus x R. idaeus
Mode of Life:
Ground plant that does best when on a trellis.
Comments:
Cultived in California in the 1920s, not wild! = a hybrid between a loganberry, red raspberries, American dewberry, and European backberry.
PEACHES
Classification:
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae
Genus Prunus
Species P. persica [note: Persia = modern-day Iran].
Mode of Life:
On shrubs or trees (up to 10 m, 33 feet height).
Comments:
Originated in China about 6,000 BC. Today, there are about 700 varieties of peaches. Note: nectarines are peaches with smooth skin (caused by a single gene mutation). Today, 65% of the world’s peaches are grown in China.
Peaches were introduced to America by Spanish explorers.
Prefer temperate climates.
Their oblong (lanceolate shape) leaves are droopy around the peaches, thus protecting vunerable the fruit from direct sunlight.
STRAWBERRIES
Pixs of blooms and fruit
Classification:
Order Rosales
Familly Rosaceae
Genus Fragaria [x annassa]
Species
Mode of Life:
Ground plant
Comments:
Originated in Western Europe [France] in the 1750s.
TOMATOS
ZUCCHINI
Classification
Order
Family
Genus
Species
NO LONGER BEING GROWN IN OUR GARDEN FOR LACK OF SPACE
(even though they readily grew there)
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
CUCUMBERS
CARROTS
POTATOES
PUMPKINS
RADISHES
TURNUPS
WATER MELON
No comments:
Post a Comment