Photography
Related: About this forumNatal Plum in flower
The flowers are intensely fragrant and become round red fruits which are edible. The spines are very sharp!
Karadeniz
(22,270 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)We have these bushes as a hedge against the back border of our lot. Anyone trying to climb the fence back there is in for a nasty surprise!
The flowers and their incredible scent make up for that.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)I'd like something like that for my place. Unfortunately the deer would eat it to the ground.
I'm seriously considering cultivating Bull Nettle for the front yard. It blooms from early spring through summer and ain't nothin' gonna' eat that! Or even get close to it.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)Would they eat it with the spines? Those are unbelievably sharp and they are everywhere!
Bull Nettle sounds like a much more tenacious plant. Nettles have a fearsome reputation, IIRC.
CrispyQ
(36,226 posts)Wish I were there to smell it!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I wish you were too!
Talitha
(6,477 posts)Do you eat the fruit, or do the Birds beat you to it?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I don't seem to usually notice when there are fruits, so the birds probably get them. Maybe the squirrels too.
I'm glad to let the wild creatures have the bounty.