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Moon Flower Seed Pod & Seeds (+(PiP)

Moon Flower Seed Pod & Seeds (+(PiP)
I'd never heard of this plant until my neighbours cut one down and were going to thrown the remains in the bin. It was cut down because apparently it had never flowered. On investigation it seems the Moonflower is a species of night-blooming Morning Glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, so it's not surprising it didn't like being in southern England :-))

Anyway, before it went in the bin, I snipped off two seed pods, one of which I cut in half and this photo is what it looks like, inside and out. This is about twice life size.

In the PiP is an even closer shot of the seeds. Thanks for looking.

Ronald Stachowiak, Nouchetdu38, Berny, Ulrich John and 23 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club has replied
Thank you young man.............glad you think so!
8 months ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Une découverte aussi pour moi..
je trouve ce fruit bien appétissant..
peut-on en manger?? Keith
tu me le dira quand tu en aura un arbre ( si tu arrives à faire pousser les graines)
8 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club has replied
Glad you like it Roland........and thanks for commenting. I wouldn't eat it if I were you because according to Frans (above they are poisonous..!!
8 months ago.
 Ronald Stachowiak
Ronald Stachowiak club
It' s very similar to the seed pod of Datura stramonium ,.
5 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club has replied
It is indeed Ronald. This one is more egg-shaped I think and the lay-out of the interior is different. I'm no expert...........I'm just looking at images on-line.

Unfortunately the flower was thrown out, so I doubt I'll ever see one again :-))

Thanks for taking the trouble to drop in and leave a comment!
5 months ago. Edited 5 months ago.

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