Plants can have beauty in all seasons and the formation of seeds in the fall is one of my favorite phases. After a cold night earlier this week, several plants got the hint that the growing season is done.
This cluster of seedheads belongs to Brickellia cordifolia, a late summer perennial. I love the colors and the structure of the seedheads and the scattered collection of fallen tree leaves below provides a nice echo of the colors.
As winter approaches, keep a look out for special moments of the season: changing colors, interesting seeds, frost-encrusted plant parts, and other aspects (like bark) that we may not notice in the fullness of the growing seasons. Find your #momentinnature and savor the ever-changing landscape before you.
For the first time I have just discovered a shrub in my side yard that has the most be autiful seeds, white pods that burst with lovely red seeds. Upon researching, I believe this is a kind of Euonymus, perhaps Euonymus hamiltonianus. I also found that this is not a native plant. It must have been planted by a bird! Anyway, I don't know how to send a photo by email (only text, I am 85 and not tech savvy.) I would like to try to save some seeds and plant in a pot. I don't want to cause any problems. What do you think? brendafurlong@bellsouth.net
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