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What's That?

Looks like a blob of paint, doesn't it?  Bright blue paint.

It is actually a seed.

A seed for a tropical plant, Bird of Paradise.


Are the colors of nature sometimes nothing but absolutely astounding?

I wonder if it will actually grow into a full grown plant.

Comments

  1. BarbaraApril 24, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    Interesting. I've never seen that seed before.

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  2. Linda ReederApril 24, 2015 at 10:12 PM

    Very cool!

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  3. KayApril 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM

    The amazing thing is I grew up with Bird of Paradise all around me and never noticed those seeds. Wow!

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    1. OlgaApril 25, 2015 at 8:21 AM

      This came from a particular variety that grows quite large. The woman who showed me the seed pod told me the name but I don't remember. The dried seed pod looked like banana skins. I later found out the bird of Paradise is related to the banana.

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  4. BarbApril 24, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Nature is awesome!

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  5. TomApril 25, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    I thought it was something growing in a petri dish ... well, that's nature too! Anyway, you must still be in Fla. b/c you don't see that in Vermont!

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  6. AnonymousApril 25, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    When we moved into our house in 1991, we took out the Bird of Paradise plants and planted crotons, instead. No regrets.

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  7. Arkansas PattiApril 25, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    I hope you try to plant it. You have nothing to lose and if you succeed--- wow.

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  8. UnknownApril 25, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    My aunt used to grow them in her yard but I've never seen one of their seed pods or their seeds.They are such an unusual flower but I had no idea they were related to bananas. I do know their are some that are just gigantic but the flowers aren't as pretty.

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  9. TaborApril 26, 2015 at 3:38 AM

    What a nice discovery. This is natural? It is not colored with some fungicide or fertilizer? Amazing.

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  10. SextantApril 26, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    Quite a shade of blue. It is interesting how things that grow in warmer climates seem to accentuate color.

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  11. GwenApril 26, 2015 at 2:23 PM

    Gorgeous! Not sure if it will be successful in Vermont, but I wish you well!

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  12. oklhdanApril 27, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    What an intense blue color. Good luck with planting.

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  13. Lowcarb team memberApril 28, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    Isn't nature a wonderful thing ...

    Super colours

    All the best Jan

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  14. Jenn JilksMay 1, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    Wow! Just amazing!

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