Yes, I find the cycle quite fascinating to watch… particularly the emergence from the sheath/pod, which looks so much like the emergence of some alien spider-creature…. fascinating.
We have these in a lot of Brisbane gardens. I love watching their life cycle through the year. The part with the flowers starts out wrapped in a sheath like a corn cob. It drops off, the branches unfurl and the little white flowers (that drop everywhere) appear, much loved by bees and other pollinators. The fruits develop quite slowly – green, then red, at which point the birds come. Finally the structure detaches itself on a bark-like hoop, hangs for a bit then drops away, leaving a new ring on the trunk. Then it all starts again almost straight away.
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Dear readers: I’ve begun transitioning my social media activity here over to another place, with bluer skies. I hope you’ll come too and read/follow my posts over there. There are new posts on the blog too, where I hope to be increasing activity a bit while decreasing it here.
Dear readers: I’ve begun transitioning my social media activity here over to another place, with bluer skies. I hope you’ll come too and read/follow my posts over there. There are new posts on the blog too, where I hope to be increasing activity a bit while decreasing it here.
Just noticed that 4 years ago to the day I did a post about #LEGO and #LittleBits, and coincidentally today we tinkered with them for the first time in a while…
Dear readers: I’ve begun transitioning my social media activity here over to another place, with bluer skies. I hope you’ll come too and read/follow my posts over there. There are new posts on the blog too, where I hope to be increasing activity a bit while decreasing it here.
Dear readers: I’ve begun transitioning my social media activity here over to another place, with bluer skies. I hope you’ll come too and read/follow my posts over there. There are new posts on the blog too, where I hope to be increasing activity a bit while decreasing it here.
Dear readers: I’ve begun transitioning my social media activity here over to another place, with bluer skies. I hope you’ll come too and read/follow my posts over there. There are new posts on the blog too, where I hope to be increasing activity a bit while decreasing it here.
Just noticed that 4 years ago to the day I did a post about #LEGO and #LittleBits, and coincidentally today we tinkered with them for the first time in a while…
Where can I buy it? It is amazing…
Neil,
Yes, I find the cycle quite fascinating to watch… particularly the emergence from the sheath/pod, which looks so much like the emergence of some alien spider-creature…. fascinating.
I love the figbird picture. Thanks!
-cvj
We have these in a lot of Brisbane gardens. I love watching their life cycle through the year. The part with the flowers starts out wrapped in a sheath like a corn cob. It drops off, the branches unfurl and the little white flowers (that drop everywhere) appear, much loved by bees and other pollinators. The fruits develop quite slowly – green, then red, at which point the birds come. Finally the structure detaches itself on a bark-like hoop, hangs for a bit then drops away, leaving a new ring on the trunk. Then it all starts again almost straight away.
Here’s a figbird enjoying the fruits on mine.
Why, yes it is Archontophoenix alexandrae, and indeed it is in my garden! I love it when it produces these….
-cvj
Looks like Archontophoenix alexandrae.
Quite remarkable, though one could not help noticing its resemblance to the cyber-savant Jaron Lanier’s barnet. Is this in your garden?