Berberis darwinii | Darwin Barberry | 5_Berries Tawny-edge Skipper

Berberis darwinii | Darwin Barberry | 5_Berries Tawny-edge SkipperThis is Berberis darwinii, also known as Darwin Barberry, michay, calafate, quelung, and Darwins Berberis. During the voyage of the beagle Charles Darwin himself discovered this plant in South America. This shrub grows to about 4 feet tall and produces small dark fruit. This fruit juice is acidic and works well as a substitution for lemon juice. I'm going to call this one Darwinaid. If you let the fruit fully ripen it loses its acidity and is very

also known as Indian lotus

and Pitahaya Amarilla

At 10 or 15 years the stem stops growing and the plant forms a flower spike which is loaded with white lily like flowers that have a wonderful perfumed fragrance

The blossoms attract a large variety of bees

This is Dodecatheon amethystinum

This is Aristolochia gilbertii

The main attraction of this plant is the corkscrew shaped grass which can be used in cut flower arrangements

Growing to a maximum height of about 20 feet tall

and is commonly used as a larval host plant

and Japanese Morning Glory

This is Grewia oppositifolia

This is Passiflora Coriacea