Sunday, May 30, 2010

Poofy Things That I Can't Get Enough Of

Salsify is also called goat's beard. The leaves are grass-like and the flower head is similar to dandelion but much larger. The seed head also resembles dandelion but again is much larger and on the gray side. A purple flowered species, Tragopogon porrifolius, is called oyster plant because the boiled roots are said to taste like oysters. The purple one is rare in New Jersey but the yellow one has become quite prevalent in recent years. A problem mostly in nurseries.



These Poofy Things Look Small, But They Are In Fact, Very Big. They resemble Nuked Dandelions In the Parachute Stage. Everyday One More Poofy Thing Opens Up To Where a Flowerhead Used to be


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