{"id":180,"date":"2006-11-22T03:05:09","date_gmt":"2006-11-22T08:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/11\/22\/large-seed-pod\/"},"modified":"2010-09-26T15:15:02","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T19:15:02","slug":"large-seed-pod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/11\/22\/large-seed-pod\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Seed Pod"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p align=\"center\"><strong>Wordless Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does this look familiar to anyone?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Photo Sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/256209758\/\" \/=\"\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Photo Sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/256209758\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"317\" alt=\"daturaseedpod4\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/108\/256209758_29b4866e99.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>What could this be? A very well disguised grenade? An ancient weapon of torture? Believe me touching one of these is torturous, those thorns are very prickly and sharp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a seed pod and it&#8217;s at least the size of a golf ball or a regular sized plum if not bigger. Actually, looking at the photo I&#8217;d say that it was about that size when I took the photo.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>This seed pod forms immediately after the short lived flower drops off. It takes a week or more for the seed pod to reach this size. Seed pods form throughout the growing season. I&#8217;ve found that if I remove the seed pods &#8211; naturally with heavy gloves or by carefully positioning my pruners I get more flowers than I would if I left the pods on.<\/p>\n<p>This flower is not hardy to my Canadian zone 6a, or USD zone 5B garden, but I seem to miss a seed pod or two each year, or so I think, and the plant regrows each summer.<\/p>\n<p>I have two of these plants. One has large white flowers and the other has very pale mauve flowers. The blooms have a heavenly almost jasmine like scent, but it&#8217;s leaves smell when crushed between the fingers. I can&#8217;t describe the smell well &#8211; rank, musky, unpleasant.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes, this plant is said to have been used by native Indians for it&#8217;s hallucinatory properties &#8211; even though it is a very poisonous plant.<\/p>\n<p>What type of plant does this seed pod come from?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Update:  For those of you who were wondering &#8211; it&#8217;s a DATURA seed pod.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wordless Wednesday Does this look familiar to anyone? 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