Our mystery seeds this week come from a pretty and useful plant.
It isn’t a very friendly plant, however.
Do you recognize the seeds?
Please let us know if you have an idea.
Edit: the answer is now posted.
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Our unusually-shaped mystery seeds from last week were from borage, Borago officinalis.
The seeds look sort of like booties or socks, with a cuff.
Borage was originally from the Mediterranean region, but now is grown in gardens throughout the world. It is fairly drought tolerant.
The flowers consist of five blue petals arranged in a star-like shape and a beak-like white and purple center.
The leaves, stems and buds are covered with fuzzy hairs. Some people grow borage for the foliage, which is said to taste like cucumbers.
Borage is an annual and reaches from 1 to 3 feet tall, generally.
Have you ever grown borage in your garden?
Look who arrived in our back yard this week.
A grasshopper was resting on a plant.
Aren’t the shapes and textures fascinating?
I’m feeling inspired to try my hand at some insect art. Fortunately, there are tutorials on how to do almost anything:
Grasshopper Drawing Lesson, an Exploring Nature Educational Resource
How to Draw a Grasshopper (page has numerous ads)
If you give insect art a try, let me know. I’ll share the results next week.
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.