@werifesterian.bsky.social
One who wanders the forest in search of mystery. BS in horticulture from WSU. Plant propagator. Bamboo, ferns, perennial edibles, PNW natives, bromeliads. Nonbinary forest gremlin. They/Them. Practical Plant Geek on IG
The elves left one of their saddles at my house. And I have a fairy ring at the bottom of my back slope. I guess I have an out when it all becomes too much 🙃
#newhomeowner #mushrooms #fungi #oregoncoast 🌱
#newhomeowner #mushrooms #fungi #oregoncoast 🌱
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The elves left one of their saddles at my house. And I have a fairy ring at the bottom of my back slope. I guess I have an out when it all becomes too much 🙃
#newhomeowner #mushrooms #fungi #oregoncoast 🌱
#newhomeowner #mushrooms #fungi #oregoncoast 🌱
Making my dreama reality. I'm officially a homeowner! My little oasis on the Oregon coast. I have a lot of work to do, but I'm so thankful to have even made it this far.
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Making my dreama reality. I'm officially a homeowner! My little oasis on the Oregon coast. I have a lot of work to do, but I'm so thankful to have even made it this far.
Sea palms? Yes.
Kings? No.
Stay safe out there. Stay peaceful. Like marine algae firmly anchored to the rocks, unmoved by the crashing waves.
This is a proudly anti-fascist account.
Kings? No.
Stay safe out there. Stay peaceful. Like marine algae firmly anchored to the rocks, unmoved by the crashing waves.
This is a proudly anti-fascist account.
October 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sea palms? Yes.
Kings? No.
Stay safe out there. Stay peaceful. Like marine algae firmly anchored to the rocks, unmoved by the crashing waves.
This is a proudly anti-fascist account.
Kings? No.
Stay safe out there. Stay peaceful. Like marine algae firmly anchored to the rocks, unmoved by the crashing waves.
This is a proudly anti-fascist account.
Silene vulgaris, aka sculpit or stridolo, grows so fast you can harvest it every 2 or 3 days. Very young shoots taste a bit like pea shoots, but slightly bitter. The bitterness intensifies quickly as the leaves age, esp. in hot weather, so cut often!
#silenevulgaris #ediblegarden 🌱
#silenevulgaris #ediblegarden 🌱
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Silene vulgaris, aka sculpit or stridolo, grows so fast you can harvest it every 2 or 3 days. Very young shoots taste a bit like pea shoots, but slightly bitter. The bitterness intensifies quickly as the leaves age, esp. in hot weather, so cut often!
#silenevulgaris #ediblegarden 🌱
#silenevulgaris #ediblegarden 🌱
My little babaco is finally holding onto its flowers after giving it a larger container. Can't wait to sample the fruit. Here's hoping I like it! 😅
🌱 #bloomscrolling #babacopapaya #vasconcelleaxheilbornii #ediblegarden #fruitygarden #containergarden
🌱 #bloomscrolling #babacopapaya #vasconcelleaxheilbornii #ediblegarden #fruitygarden #containergarden
August 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My little babaco is finally holding onto its flowers after giving it a larger container. Can't wait to sample the fruit. Here's hoping I like it! 😅
🌱 #bloomscrolling #babacopapaya #vasconcelleaxheilbornii #ediblegarden #fruitygarden #containergarden
🌱 #bloomscrolling #babacopapaya #vasconcelleaxheilbornii #ediblegarden #fruitygarden #containergarden
Life is a mess but at least I have flowers.
Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'
#bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #gardensky #gardening #containergarden 🌱
Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'
#bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #gardensky #gardening #containergarden 🌱
June 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Life is a mess but at least I have flowers.
Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'
#bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #gardensky #gardening #containergarden 🌱
Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'
#bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #gardensky #gardening #containergarden 🌱
Watching the spots develop on this Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations'. They start as yellow pinpricks and expand, then develop a pale green halo.
#aspidistra #castironplant #houseplants #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
#aspidistra #castironplant #houseplants #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
June 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Watching the spots develop on this Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations'. They start as yellow pinpricks and expand, then develop a pale green halo.
#aspidistra #castironplant #houseplants #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
#aspidistra #castironplant #houseplants #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱
Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'
On top of those fantastic flowers, the leaves smell like cinnamon
🌱 #bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #scentedleaves
On top of those fantastic flowers, the leaves smell like cinnamon
🌱 #bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #scentedleaves
June 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'
On top of those fantastic flowers, the leaves smell like cinnamon
🌱 #bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #scentedleaves
On top of those fantastic flowers, the leaves smell like cinnamon
🌱 #bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #scentedleaves
A fantastic seedling of Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace', from seed sown by @amateurbotannist.bsky.social
(Hose included for garden realism, not because I'm lazy... 😛)
#fatsiapolycarpa #garden #seedgrown #foliage 🌱
(Hose included for garden realism, not because I'm lazy... 😛)
#fatsiapolycarpa #garden #seedgrown #foliage 🌱
May 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A fantastic seedling of Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace', from seed sown by @amateurbotannist.bsky.social
(Hose included for garden realism, not because I'm lazy... 😛)
#fatsiapolycarpa #garden #seedgrown #foliage 🌱
(Hose included for garden realism, not because I'm lazy... 😛)
#fatsiapolycarpa #garden #seedgrown #foliage 🌱
Added some new Pyrrosia to my collection
Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'
P. lingua 'Obake'
P. lingua 'Sango Cristata'
P. hastata
P lingua 'Futaba Shishi'
So excited to have these special ferns and, eventually, be able to share them more widely.
#ferns #pyrrosia #plants #gardening 🌱
Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'
P. lingua 'Obake'
P. lingua 'Sango Cristata'
P. hastata
P lingua 'Futaba Shishi'
So excited to have these special ferns and, eventually, be able to share them more widely.
#ferns #pyrrosia #plants #gardening 🌱
May 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Added some new Pyrrosia to my collection
Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'
P. lingua 'Obake'
P. lingua 'Sango Cristata'
P. hastata
P lingua 'Futaba Shishi'
So excited to have these special ferns and, eventually, be able to share them more widely.
#ferns #pyrrosia #plants #gardening 🌱
Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'
P. lingua 'Obake'
P. lingua 'Sango Cristata'
P. hastata
P lingua 'Futaba Shishi'
So excited to have these special ferns and, eventually, be able to share them more widely.
#ferns #pyrrosia #plants #gardening 🌱
Siderasis fuscata is one of my all-time favorite houseplants. It's mostly about the leaves, but the flowers, albeit short-lived, are a fun bonus.
May 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Siderasis fuscata is one of my all-time favorite houseplants. It's mostly about the leaves, but the flowers, albeit short-lived, are a fun bonus.
Hemerocallis dumortieri is a small species daylily with dark yellow flowers blushed dark copper on the reverse and a scent like sweet myrrh. #bloomscrolling #daylily #fragrantflowers #gardensky #flowersky
May 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hemerocallis dumortieri is a small species daylily with dark yellow flowers blushed dark copper on the reverse and a scent like sweet myrrh. #bloomscrolling #daylily #fragrantflowers #gardensky #flowersky
Pleione bulbocodioides 'Garratt Richardson' from the Rhododendron Species Botanic Garden in Washington. 🌱 #bloomscrolling #pleione #orchid #gardening
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pleione bulbocodioides 'Garratt Richardson' from the Rhododendron Species Botanic Garden in Washington. 🌱 #bloomscrolling #pleione #orchid #gardening
The scent of these Albuca spiralis flowers is overpowering.
Almost as overpowering as the existential dread of trying to envision and build a future for yourself when you can't even envision a future for your failing country.
HA HA HA #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #notsocheerfulnihilism
Almost as overpowering as the existential dread of trying to envision and build a future for yourself when you can't even envision a future for your failing country.
HA HA HA #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #notsocheerfulnihilism
April 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The scent of these Albuca spiralis flowers is overpowering.
Almost as overpowering as the existential dread of trying to envision and build a future for yourself when you can't even envision a future for your failing country.
HA HA HA #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #notsocheerfulnihilism
Almost as overpowering as the existential dread of trying to envision and build a future for yourself when you can't even envision a future for your failing country.
HA HA HA #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #notsocheerfulnihilism
Two plants endemic to higher peaks of the NW Oregon coast range, seen yesterday on Saddle Mountain, Micranthes hitchcockiana and Cardamine pattersonii. Plus my 1st time seeing Erythronium revolutum and Primula austrofrigida. 🌱
#plants #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #pnwnativeplants
#plants #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #pnwnativeplants
April 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Two plants endemic to higher peaks of the NW Oregon coast range, seen yesterday on Saddle Mountain, Micranthes hitchcockiana and Cardamine pattersonii. Plus my 1st time seeing Erythronium revolutum and Primula austrofrigida. 🌱
#plants #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #pnwnativeplants
#plants #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #pnwnativeplants
Oh look, more citrus! These arrived today. L-R: US942 citrandarin, US119, Keraji sweet lemon, Thomasville citrangequat, Kabosu papeda, Xie Shan satsuma, Shiranui.
These should be hardy in my climate, except Shiranui (and probably Xie Shan in cold winters). 🌱 #ediblegarden #citrus #garden #fruity
These should be hardy in my climate, except Shiranui (and probably Xie Shan in cold winters). 🌱 #ediblegarden #citrus #garden #fruity
April 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Oh look, more citrus! These arrived today. L-R: US942 citrandarin, US119, Keraji sweet lemon, Thomasville citrangequat, Kabosu papeda, Xie Shan satsuma, Shiranui.
These should be hardy in my climate, except Shiranui (and probably Xie Shan in cold winters). 🌱 #ediblegarden #citrus #garden #fruity
These should be hardy in my climate, except Shiranui (and probably Xie Shan in cold winters). 🌱 #ediblegarden #citrus #garden #fruity
Another first time flower (under my care, at least): Tahitian pummelo. Everything about this plant is extra thicc, and I love it. It smells wonderful, too. 💚🌱
#citrus #citrusblossom #tahitianpummelo #gardening #ediblegarden #bloomscrolling #flower
#citrus #citrusblossom #tahitianpummelo #gardening #ediblegarden #bloomscrolling #flower
April 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Another first time flower (under my care, at least): Tahitian pummelo. Everything about this plant is extra thicc, and I love it. It smells wonderful, too. 💚🌱
#citrus #citrusblossom #tahitianpummelo #gardening #ediblegarden #bloomscrolling #flower
#citrus #citrusblossom #tahitianpummelo #gardening #ediblegarden #bloomscrolling #flower
The first flower on my recently acquired Cocktail grapefruit, a cross of pummelo and mandarin, opened today and it smells unbelievably good. 🌱
#gardening #citrus #fragrantflowers #flowers #ediblegardening
#gardening #citrus #fragrantflowers #flowers #ediblegardening
April 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first flower on my recently acquired Cocktail grapefruit, a cross of pummelo and mandarin, opened today and it smells unbelievably good. 🌱
#gardening #citrus #fragrantflowers #flowers #ediblegardening
#gardening #citrus #fragrantflowers #flowers #ediblegardening
April 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Moringa oleifera seedlings taste like a very mild nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). A little sweet and cabbagy with just a bit of spice. Now what am I going to do with 20 of them? 😅 🌱
April 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Moringa oleifera seedlings taste like a very mild nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). A little sweet and cabbagy with just a bit of spice. Now what am I going to do with 20 of them? 😅 🌱
I sowed seeds of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum 2 days ago and they've already germinated! 🤯🌱
At this rate I'll have iceplant greens to eat by tomorrow! 😂
At this rate I'll have iceplant greens to eat by tomorrow! 😂
March 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I sowed seeds of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum 2 days ago and they've already germinated! 🤯🌱
At this rate I'll have iceplant greens to eat by tomorrow! 😂
At this rate I'll have iceplant greens to eat by tomorrow! 😂
The first seedlings are sprouting from what I sowed last week. Moringa oleifera and Basella rubra! I don't expect either of these to be particularly good for indoor growing, but I'm trying anyway.
March 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The first seedlings are sprouting from what I sowed last week. Moringa oleifera and Basella rubra! I don't expect either of these to be particularly good for indoor growing, but I'm trying anyway.
I'm so excited for these seeds! The Physalis alkekengi is a special strain with larger, sweeter fruit than normal. Reichardia picroides is an excellent perennial salad green that slugs supposedly don't touch. The earth chestnut (Conopodium majus) is more of a bonus, just because. 🌱
March 18, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I'm so excited for these seeds! The Physalis alkekengi is a special strain with larger, sweeter fruit than normal. Reichardia picroides is an excellent perennial salad green that slugs supposedly don't touch. The earth chestnut (Conopodium majus) is more of a bonus, just because. 🌱
I was yesterday-years old when I learned that many species of Campanula are edible, not just 1 or 2.
So now I'm sampling bellflowers. Campanula poscharskyana young leaves taste mildly sweet, sort of like fresh young peas but a bit more floral. 🌱
So now I'm sampling bellflowers. Campanula poscharskyana young leaves taste mildly sweet, sort of like fresh young peas but a bit more floral. 🌱
March 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I was yesterday-years old when I learned that many species of Campanula are edible, not just 1 or 2.
So now I'm sampling bellflowers. Campanula poscharskyana young leaves taste mildly sweet, sort of like fresh young peas but a bit more floral. 🌱
So now I'm sampling bellflowers. Campanula poscharskyana young leaves taste mildly sweet, sort of like fresh young peas but a bit more floral. 🌱