{"id":6425,"date":"2016-08-25T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2016-09-06T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T12:00:01","slug":"homegrown-watermelon-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6425","title":{"rendered":"Homegrown watermelon berries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Streptopus amplexifolius is a shade loving woodland plant known, amongst others, as twistedstalk, wild cucumber and watermelon berry and has an extensive wild range including North America, Europe and East Asia. It has been used traditionally by Native Americans for its edible spring cucumber flavoured shoots and the delicious berries are now in season and I&#8217;ve been dining on them recently! I&#8217;m saving the seed as I eat! Beware that they can be laxative in large quantities, but it&#8217;s unlikely you will be able to grow that many in your forest garden!<br \/>\n060916: Added pictures of Streptopus lanceolatus from Eastern North America and a comparison of the berries with amplexifolius!<br \/>\nOn FB:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10154221765395860.1073742708.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=0866fc78cd\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10154221765395860.1073742708.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=0866fc78cd\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6426'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1630990-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6426\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6426'>\n\t\t\t\tYou can clearly see the characteristic twisted berry stalks in this shot!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6427'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1640179-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6427\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6427'>\n\t\t\t\tThe finishing touch to my breakfast!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6428'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/481981_10151066772250860_284519972_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6428\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6428'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve tried this species from seed several times from different areas, but the only accession that has succeeded here originated at the Ringve Botanical  Garden who kindly gave me this plant a few years ago.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6429'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/531338_10151066772785860_2054557414_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6429\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6429'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen transport&#8230;one of those plants is Streptopus amplexifolius :)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6430'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P5279508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6430\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6430'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus amplexifolius in flower at the Ringve Botanical Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6431'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1000503-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6431'>\n\t\t\t\tSeedlings..\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6432'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6295-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6432'>\n\t\t\t\tThe berries hang on the bushes long into the autumn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6433'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PC079102-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6433\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6433'>\n\t\t\t\tI was sent these seed in 2013, the plants originating from a wild population in  Poland\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6434'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P5266872-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6434\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6434'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus  lanceolatus (syn S. roseus) also grows well in my garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6435'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P5266873-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6435\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6435'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus  lanceolatus (syn S. roseus) also grows well in my garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6736'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1640476-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6736\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6736'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus  lanceolatus (syn S. roseus) on the left compared to S. amplexifolius\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6737'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1640474-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6737\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6737'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus  lanceolatus (syn S. roseus)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Streptopus amplexifolius is a shade loving woodland plant known, amongst others, as twistedstalk, wild cucumber and watermelon berry and has an extensive wild range including North America, Europe 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