An Old Fashioned Plant For Modern Times

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@jkasak7633 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. You are a poetic story teller. God’s green Earth is so amazing and filled with such great things to study and enjoy.

@thederb720 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the tme to give me such positive feedback. I marvel at the variety in this world --always new things to discover.

@notmyworld44 5 ай бұрын

Love your gentle old-fashioned videos, Blanche.

@karenmarshall975 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Blanche!

@jane3924 5 ай бұрын

beautiful. thank you.

@karenholt9744 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful surprise; wonderful video! One thing just leads to another for curious minds... 🙃😀

@thederb720 5 ай бұрын

So true! i've been told iIm too curious-always stopping to lookat this and that-but I'd never stop because the worl is so full of beauty to explore.

@zuditaka 5 ай бұрын

Nurseries sell "powder puff" varieties with layers of petals, but I prefer the single layered sort that have the usual "hibiscus" look. Mucilaginous? So I guess the Mallow family were used to invent marshmallows with? lol

@thederb720 23 күн бұрын

I think there are many varieties.Yes they are somewhat mucilanginous...like their mallow cousins

@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt 23 күн бұрын

Hollyhocks are very closely related to Marshmallows, so close infact I suspect they can actually cross. Both seeds look extremly similar & are close on phylogenic trees. My friend tried dehydrating black petals of Hollyhock & found the flavor tasted like Marshmallows. Multi Petal layers may yield more powder, I didn't know they existed, are they like a double petaled version?

@zuditaka 23 күн бұрын

@@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt Yes, double or triple petalled like a powder puff! Look on google images...

@zuditaka 22 күн бұрын

@@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt They sell herbal teabags made with hibiscus flowers. And in Asian countries they dip hibiscus flowers in batter and deep fry them....

@mtthyw 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@thederb720 23 күн бұрын

You're welcome--and check out my other vids.

@TheSimpleAlaskans 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful video!

@thederb720 5 ай бұрын

i'm pleased you liked it.

@EricaElise1985 5 ай бұрын

They're beautiful, I would've mistaken them for hibiscus because I've never seen them before. Thank you for sharing this! ♥️

@debbiedotodue 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@thederb720 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt 5 ай бұрын

I'm so Happy you did a video on HollyHocks! AWESOME! Every video is such a joy, I look forward to each & everyone! Thank you! 0:00 WOW, I just love that song. Has a Ninja Old School vibe! 2:42 Now that Fungal disease is something to breed for! In my area, I haven't seen that disease. Maybe I'm luck or Maybe the strain is disease resistant. If there's any plant without fungal issues save those seeds! They likely contain resistant genes! 2:55 WOW, I've never seen a Yellow one. These would make such an amazing Salad. They seem superior to Rose mallow (Hibiscus moschestos), taste wise. 4:45 Oh wow! They're like mini Okra's right? Or are they more closer to Mallow Cheese wheels in taste? (I ask because Mallow, Marshmallow & Hollyhock are very closely related according to Phylogenic trees).This is a trait I'm looking to explore in breeding. Have you noticed difference in flavor, texture form each variant or do they all basically taste the same?

@thederb720 23 күн бұрын

I'll have to tell my friend's son who compose the song--he'll appreciate you comment. Good idea to save seeds form those plants that don't have the fungus. Wet weather might cause this to appear--dry weather not so much?? Their "cheeses" are mild --seem to be similar to the small mallow plants that I've found.

@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt 23 күн бұрын

@@thederb720 Fantastic! Mild flavored Cheese Seed Wheels is what I like, Can't wait to domesticate that trait & improve size, thank you for the valuable info!

@chezmoi42 5 ай бұрын

So happy that the hollyhocks came to visit, Blanche! The mallow family is full of lovely variants. Again, you've found one of my inspirations: Street Kids Toes of hollyhocks dig deep into crannies of the sidewalk; stalks grow tall and lounge against the wall. They loiter there all summer, busking for smiles. --MC 8/2010

@thederb720 23 күн бұрын

Cool poem-did you write it?? Now the Hollyhocks come back every year in my garden and even have seeded themselves.

@chezmoi42 23 күн бұрын

@@thederb720 Yes, thanks, that's one of mine. Nature provides so much subject matter, all we need to do is look around and take notice, just as you do for your artwork. Years ago, when I saw your pine pollen video, I was reminded of this one I'd written a few years earlier: Strange Bedfellows Russet bags in hands of spendthrift pines burst open, spill their golden dust in drifts that float across the forest, fields, and vines to pollinate my car.