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**J blue** @jblue · Sep 28, 2023 *

Sep 28, 2023 *

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This thread is about plants that I tried this year and won’t try again next year as well as ones that did really well.

East coast North America, zone 8/9, rainfall 120cm.

*Updated with pics

A very dark pink to red Jamaican cherry being held over a very green citrus leaf (red pomelo). Both the berry and citrus leaf are covered in water droplets bc it was raining.

Looks like a pic taken from outer space. Bright yellow, petals frame the pic and the circle around a center that is dark maroon. There is a fuzzy staminal column that ends with a dark fuzzy stigma bordered with brilliant yellow anthers. The stigma is so dark red it is almost black.

The flower is a Nkruma Tenten okra.

A purple curry leaf berry surrounded by native physalis still in yellow, papery, husks, katuk leaves, and huazontle leaves.

On a wooden cutting board is an assortment of leaves, peas, seed pods, cucumbers, radish, peppers and flowers.

J blue @jblue@mastodon.world

28/ peanut butter fruit

This does not do well in hurricanes and in storms. It will get extensive leaf damage and lose all its leaves, but will grow back again. It needs a sheltered location from wind. It fruits from spring till fall and you need to bring it indoors if temperatures go below 40F. Birds and slugs will eat the fruit. Watered down dish soap can protect the fruits from slugs.

It does require fertilizer. It is a bit of a water hog and does not share a pot with other plants.