When I did the previous post on ramps (Ramps, Prized Onion of the Mountains) the links I found surprised me. I had never seen the seed heads. It must have been all the invading hostas that hid the ramp flowers and seed heads. I cleared out some hostas and finally saw them for myself. All these years I didn’t even know they were there!
This one came up in the cleared area. I was thrilled to finally see it.
Then I noticed these among the hosta leaves. No wonder I found ramps growing much further down the slope.
The green seeds are just beginning to form. The numerous seeds should produce a productive patch.
It’s exciting for me to finally see these shiny, blue-black seeds. This seed head will be harvested and sent to Missouri where my son and his wife want to try to grow them. Now I know for a fact that there are many others that will keep multiplying in my patch.
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OK, I’m finally catching up on some of your old productions and they never fail to fascinate me. Your site is soooooo interesting, especially since these things are in my backyard, too. I love it! LIL
Comment by LIL PARKS — October 16, 2008 @ 11:32 am
There’s a terrific amount of knleowdge in this article!
Comment by Hawk — April 16, 2016 @ 5:29 am