Surprise! The mystery seeds from last week were grape seeds (Vitus). These were peeled from a red grape purchased at the grocery store. These days many of the grapes in the store are seedless. How are seedless grapes grown and can you grow grapes from seeds? Seedless grapes and many other varieties of grapes are […]
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Our mystery seed last week was indeed from a grapefruit, Citrus × paradisi (hybrid). Grapefruit are interesting plants for a number of reasons. Why are they called grapefruit? Probably because the fruit grow in clusters, looking like a bunch of grapes. Seriously! Grapefruit are called trees, but when allowed to go natural are more like […]
Our somewhat obscure mystery seed from last week was from an Arizona grape ivy, Cissus trifoliata. It is called by other common names, such as cow-itch vine and sorrelvine. The name cow-itch comes from the fact that the leaves can cause skin irritation in some people. Arizona grape ivy is a hardy vine that can […]
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