Blackberry Lily

by The Garden Frog with C Renee

This is why they are called Blackberry lilies. I found my first plant/seeds about 7 years ago in the woods by my house here in VA. I have given/traded the seeds and enjoy the July blooms and the interesting contrast but so similar to the Iris in the garden. They get about 4' tall here and I have had to cut tomato cages in half to support the plants because the seed pods get so heavy. They bring back a memory from way back and every year when they bloom I am reminded how green my thumb really is.

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Mariposa on Sep 09, 2013
One of my favorites here is one of my blooms.

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Marilyn K on Mar 12, 2015
Can you eat these?

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- The Garden Frog with C Renee on Mar 12, 2015
  @Marilyn K Probably not. They are just called blackberry seed because the resemble it
  
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- Douglas Hunt on Mar 12, 2015
  @Marilyn K According to Plants for a Future, blackberry lily has a "long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine" but is also "slightly toxic." See: http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Belamcanda+chinensis
  
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