Heavenly Bamboo berries

[Grampa Don]

Shot in the morning still wet from sprinklers.

Don

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Grandpa Don, I never heard of them. Are they edible? They do look good.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I never heard of them either Don, very pretty shot, I do enjoy seeing your photos.

 

[Grampa Don]

Hi Ruth, No, in fact they are poisonous. Ours is in front of the house where Sparky never goes.

Don

 

[SeaBreeze]

So, does that mean that birds don't or can't eat them?

 

[Grampa Don]

So, does that mean that birds don't or can't eat them?

You know, I don't know. You would think the squirrels might. Maybe they taste bad. I've never seen anything eat them. The other day I saw a squirrel nibbling on a Morning Glory vine, and I understood they are poisonous.

Don

 

[Lee]

Don, they resemble Holly Berries, pretty whatever they are. Do the leaves fall off in winter or stay green year round.

 

[Grampa Don]

Hi Lee, They do look just like Holly berries. The bush is an evergreen. It's not real bamboo. We had a Holly once, but I got tired of getting pricked by it.

Don

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Looks like the berries and leaves of a nandina

 

[Grampa Don]

Looks like the berries and leaves of a nandina

Good eye! I looked it up, and that's another name for it.

Don

 

[Catlady]

I have four bushes, this below is the oldest/biggest. It's a beautiful bush and pretty drought tolerant and VERY colorful. Nandina Domestica's berries are poisonous, but I don't have any dogs to worry about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandina



And, here's two wildflowers I uprooted yesterday from the side of a highway, I was afraid they would die but they're alive and well this morning. If anyone knows their name, please tell. I think it's unlawful to pick wildflowers, but there were millions of them along that highway.