Luiz invited us to post something about Christmas. I hope you enjoy an ornament from my tree. 
My entry for Today's Flowers is a little different. Winter has taken all the beautiful blooms from my garden. Today I am showing you what is left on my Wisteria vines. Wisteria is a member of the Pea family, Fabaceae. Most of us know it as a climbing vine, with purple, and sometimes white, flowers in the early spring. Less noticeable, at least from a distance, are the seed pods that form afterwards. These pods are very soft and velvety, and get to be about 8-10" or longer. The pods are filled with smooth round brown seeds. A few things to bear in mind about these seeds: first, they're poisonous; second, they, the pods and the leaves do create a bit of garden litter; and third, fresh wisteria seed sprouts readily, but vines grown from seed, as opposed to grafted plants, sometimes take upwards of seven to ten years to bloom.
Silhouetted Against A Brilliant Winter Sky
Dangling From The VinesNature's Ornaments
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40 comments:
How strange. Very interesting shots.
Very interesting pictures Carletta!
I have two posting for Today's Flowers..one for Christmas and one about flowers..
-Cheers.
Quite the fascinating looking Pod. For some reason it gives me the image of an elephant grabbing them from the ground to snack on. :)
Lovely to look at the winter plants. The skies behind are so pretty, too.
Nice pics of your wisteria!
Very interesting, thank you for sharing, like the explanations and creativity.
hugs, Denise BC
They will be back next year!
Interesting and different. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful photos. Great education. Thanks!
Isn't nature wonderful. Those pods hang about like our Australian b
fruit bats during the day. The fruit bats are more numerous though.
Seed pods may not be quite as pretty as the flowers/plants that result from their seeds, but they are certainly a vital part of the life cycle. Thanks for the information shared about them.
Hi Carletta, a pretty Christmas ornament. I think the Wisteria pods look as good as the blooms in a different way! Wisteria pod Christmas ornaments.They are very pretty pictures.
I love the first shot, so interesting....you certainly have a talent for photography.
Gill in Canada
Very interesting. Thoughts of Spring maybe? MB
Hi thanks for stopping by on my camera critters. I had to stop here. I so miss my wisteria vine. I had to leave it at my old home in St. Louis.
Do you post on bloomin Tuesday? I was till I ran out of blooms.
For a second they look a little like trumpets against the sky :)
love this post. the pods look like ornaments hanging from the vine, and that blue sky... is there still such a thing? it has certainly disappeared from my life...
I've never seen wisteria pods but the promise those pods hold is exciting!! Looking forward to seeing the blooms in the Spring...
How interesting! Never seen anything like this before - thanks for sharing!
nice capture! very beautiful and interesting..
Even without flowers they have a certain beauty.
I like the ornament.
Very interesting story about your Wisteria vine. They are truly beautiful flowers. I've never tried growing one, but always admire them in others gardens. happy Todays Flowers.
Cute ornament, Carletta.
I love my wisteria. My blooms are lavender and each spring I can't wait for them to bloom!
wisteria are gorgeous vines...a town in california called sierra madre has some very old ones that are simply breathtaking when in full bloom.
i have not even seen them here in virginia...now I will have to look since you have them in your state.
thanks for sharing.
You know, if you were to dry those pods, seal them and then paint them, they would make awesome ornaments!
Thanks i have never seen Wisteria Pods before. also love your ornament
A little different huh? :) I don't remember seeing those on other wisteria vines....just shows how observant I am.
Carletta, love your ornament. The wisteria photos are great and your post is informative.
Carletta: I remember when you showed these earlier in the year. The cycle of life in the flower world.
How interesting about the pods. I have a Wisteria, and have had it for about 6 years. No flowers yet. There is hope.
Like your little ornament. Don't ya just love em?
What gorgeous shots. Such fascinating plants and so incredible against that rich blue sky.
It interesting to learn about these flowers and to see them in the off season. Clever take on the theme..
Very interesting post about the wisteria. I didn't know that. Thanks for your visit.
The pods are sooo pretty. They look almost like Christmas ornaments. Are they still fuzzy? I love them when they are green and fresh and feel like velvet.
Beautiful ornament. Beautiful silhouettes against the sky.
Paz
I planted a seed from a pod and it bloomed the 2nd summer. I think one thing that promotes blooms in the wisteria is to trim back. The one I had bloom so quickly was trimmed several times. I then dug it up and gave it away. I usually plant them out in the middle of the yard so they can be mowed all around. That keeps down on the sprouts every where. Definitely not one for a flowerbed.
Very cute ornament ! and your "flower" pictures look so strange ! very special !
Love the contrast against that blue blue sky...very pretty.
Nice ornament and info about wisteria. Hope your holiday season is good!
I didn't know wisteria vines had these pods...I guess the flowers are always what I think of. Mom had a big vine when we were kids. It grew at one end of the front porch and eventually it had a vine or two that went almost all the way across the front.
I just last year got a wisteria vine and planted it at the end of my porch now.
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