#polygonatum

[blooming-lenses]

solomon's seal

2024/08/10

[geopsych]

Daffodil ‘Thalia’ in the front garden. Also some red epimedium and sprouts of the dreaded variegated Solomon seal.

[faguscarolinensis]

Polygonatum odoratum / Scented Solomon's Seal at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[coffeenuts]

[crudlynaturephotos]

[bluebellsandcocklesshells]

Mid-sized traditional shade side yard stone landscaping design concepts. Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional shade side yard stone landscaping.

[meridabears]

Design ideas for a medium-sized traditional shade side yard. Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional shade side yard stone landscaping.

[vandaliatraveler]

There's nothing quite like a drenching spring rain, dripping from countless branches and soaking rock and humus. Each time a breeze wafts through the new spring canopy, a luminous green and trembling being, and shakes loose the clinging rain, I imagine the earth cleansing itself and embracing a timeless act of renewal. Appalachia's forests are being reborn.

Photos taken at Valley Falls State Park.

[starker-sorbet]

🌿Polygonatum🌿- symbolizes wisdom and peace.

Tony and Peter living in peace together

[nature-scares-me]

[wsjyuyuyuau]

Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter)

Name: Kurapika

Series: Hunter X Hunter

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: An Entire Clan that was wiped out

Flower Motif: Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

Flower Meaning: Wisdom

Weapon of Choice: Whip

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club

Hero Form Appearance: A surprisingly amazing mix of Kurapika’s normal clothing style and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit of the outfit is a neutral gray so that the green and white can show a lot more. The main outfit is a soft green, but as you near the tailcoat, lower half of the sleeves, and the lower half of the pants, it becomes a creamy, ivory white. The colors that balance things out are gray, yellow, gold, and silver. Now, the shoes, gloves, belt, and vest all have patterns that resemble the Solomon’s Seal flower, which are subtle but visible to those with a keen eye. The Solomon’s seal’s petal shape can be seen in the tailcoat, sleeves, and pants.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Stomach

Guardian: Pery (Based on The Peryton)

Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan

Parallel To: None

Bio: The sole surviving member of the Kurta, a clan who possesses a trait known as "Scarlet Eyes". Now a Blacklist Hunter, Kurapika has made it his life's mission to avenge the Kurta by bringing to justice those who drove his kin to extinction.

Note: He has the same flower motif as Itsuki Inubozaki!

[theyoungwaldschrat]

Polygonatum odoratum - scented Solomon's seal

[meg-megbanom-ezt]

Mostanában már megint kezd a munka a tumbli rovására menni :(, részben azért, mert megint tanítok, amit *dobpergés* némileg megbántam, hogy elvállaltam. De hogy kevésbé érezzem így, posztolok még egy anekdotát (a hallgató névtelen marad, így lehet).

Na szóval. A szomorú szmájlis hallgató mellett a másik kedvencem az az illető volt, aki soktérdű salamonpecsét helyett azt írta, hogy... *dobpergés* SOK KÖNYÖKŰ SÁMSONPECSÉT. Rendesen annyit sírtam (a röhögéstől), hogy már rendesen kenuzni kéne*, de miután feltápászkodtam a padlóról és józan fejjel is megcsodáltam ezt a majdnem jó választ, rájöttem, hogy ez csodálatosan mutatja, hogyan működik az emberi memória / gondolkodás. Hősünk helyesen emlékezett az első és az utolsó szóra, a közteseknél meg rémlett neki, hogy "valami ízület" és "valami S betűs bibliai alak", és kilőtte a nyilait... mellémentek, de zseniálisan mellé.

*aki nem ismerné ezt a nagyszerű videót.

u.i.: na szerintetek ki jött épp rá, hogy a készülő dolgozatokba véletlenül orvosi salamonpecsétet írt (amúgy ugyanaz, csak ez megkavarhatja a hallgatókat) és most talpalhat, hogy kijavítsa időben... KURRRRRRVÁK VÉÉÉÉÉÉREEEE (még jó, hogy írtam ezt a posztot)!!!

Mert mindenki ő valamennyire*

Szóval nekiálltam javítani a dolgozatokat** (mindenkinél ezzel turnézok amúgy, mert ugye a munka legfontosabb része annak a reklámozása, hogy mennyire keményen is dolgozom /s), bár nehezen szántam rá magam, de az aranyköpések, elírások, extra rajzocskák(!) mindenért kárpótolnak. De abszolút kedvencem, HŐSÖM eddig az a diák, aki az egyik kérdésre így kezdett válaszolni:

jó kérdés :(, de ha tippelnem kell akkor [...]

így, szomorú szmájlival, utána vesszővel (én is így szoktam szmájlikat írni folyószövegbe). Napokig ezen nevettem, DE nem kárörvendően, hanem együttérzően. Volt olyan, akinek meséltem és szemtelenségnek tartotta, de én nem úgy fogtam fel, hanem mint egyfajta költői rezignációnak. Hányszor betalál minket is (=mindenkit) az élet olyasmivel, amire úgy érezzük, felkészülhettünk volna, de nem így történt, így csak elfogadjuk, hogy hát, ez van.

*a cím ugye innen. Kellemes megbaszódást dallamtapadást :3

**ez egy 6 napos piszkozat egyébként, szóval ennyire naprakész a blog :( NA MINDEGY

[flowerishness]

What's blooming in our garden today? Well, let's just open the garden gate and take a little look...

In order of appearance:

Iris pallida (sweet iris)

Fragaria × ananassa (garden strawberry)

Rhododendron hybrida

Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)

Rhododendron japonicum (Japanese azalea)

Polygonatum × hybridum (Solomon's-seal)

Allium schoenoprasum (chives)

[konjaku]

甘野老[Amadokoro] Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum

甘[Ama] : Sweet

野老[-dokoro|Tokoro] : The genus Dioscorea

It is found in the shade of trees in bright mountainous areas and fields that do not receive direct sunlight for long periods of time.

The grass is usually up to seventy centimeters tall, and blooms in early summer with two centimeters long flowers hanging from the stems. There is a closely related species called 鳴子百合[Narukoyuri](P. falcatum,) which is well over one meter tall, and its stem is rounded without ridges.

Although the two are very similar, most of the garden varieties are actually Amadokoro, even though they are named as Narukoyuri, perhaps because Amadokoro is smaller and lovelier. The one in the photo is also a garden variety and has white patterns on the leaves.

The two are also edible, especially their rhizomes, which have been used medicinally and had been eaten as relief food. It should be noted that there is a plant similar in appearance to them called 宝鐸草[Hōchakusō](Disporum sessile), which is poisonous.

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

My Garden Flowers Part 3

All photos mine. The small buttercup and evening primrose are edited for colour since the camera didn't catch it and washed it out.

In order of appearance:

In order of appearance:

061. Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) Didn't do so well the last place I had her in, but she seems happy in this spot, so fingers crossed.

062. Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

063. Smallflower Buttercup (Rancunculus abortivus) Not much to look at compared with other buttercups but one of the only native buttercups with (limited) edible uses.

064. Smooth Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet. Soon, hopefully!

065. False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosa) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet, but she's growing well so hopefully next year.

066. Blisterwort (Ranunculus recurvatus) I didn't plant that. She just turned up last year. Not pictured as I haven't got any pictures yet.

067. Fairy Spuds (Claytonia virginica) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet. She's a wee little spud in the ground.

068. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus floridus) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet but she is slowly spreading out.

069. Plantain-Leaf Sedge (Carex plantaginea) Not pictured as I haven't got pictures yet. I should. It's a neat plant. Evergreen, too!

070. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) One of the prettiest plants I've ever seen, from the shape and texture of the leaves to the purplish pink buds to the bright blue bell-shaped flowers. They're spring ephemerals, though, so they're long gone by now. But will emerge next spring!

071. Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Only lives for two years and reseeds itself. It's a common weed along sidewalks, but its flowers glow yellow in the evening and often remain in bloom at night.

072. Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet. The leaves are really cute, though.

073. Large Toothwort (Cardamine maxima) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

074. Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Not pictured as I haven't got any pictures yet.

075. Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) A cultivar, not sure which one. I'll get the wild type if/when I can.

076. American Plum (Prunus americana) I was not expecting her to flower this year! Hopefully she will next year too, and without aphids this time so I can have some plums. :)

077. Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) So like I said, I do think New England asters are the prettiest of this genus, but smooth asters are very nice in their own way. Tender bluish leaves, and delicate light purple flowers.

078. Sweet Grass (Hierochloe odorata) Not pictured as I haven't got any pictures yet. She only flowered one year. Hasn't since. I won't miss a photo next time.

079. Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) What's better than pretty flowers? Tasty pretty flowers!

080-081. Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Two different cultivars and the red one has died, but I did get my hands on the wild type! That will hopefully bloom this year.

082. Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus subrhomboideus) Holds her own against the much more aggressive Nuttall's sunflower. Sometimes called beautiful sunflower. I don't know how one decides which species of a very showy genus gets that name, but I guess she won out.

083. Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Another one that was hard to choose a photo of. You just hardly believe they're real!

084. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) I planted her where there's a drip from the eavestrough so she can get very wet when it rains. :) She is not a marigold but instead part of the buttercup family.

085. Nuttall's Sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii) Whenever I am expressing frustration about sunflowers, it is almost always this species. lol Very beautiful but very aggressive.

086. Larkspur Violet (Viola pedatifida) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

087. White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

088. Small Sundrops (Oenothera perennis) Not quite as intensely yellow as some of her relatives but still very bright.

089. Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) You generally grow her for foliage rather than her flowers, but flowering she is! Very drought-tolerant, but spreads more readily in less harsh conditions.

090. Bride's Feathers (Aruncus dioicus) Southern Ontario and surrounding area's evolution really went off on the lacy white flowers, and this species' flowers might be the laciest of them all.