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I wish you had shown a picture of Elephant Root
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Dec 10, 2019
Hi, Wlliem
Yous seemed to indicate that you were showing a picture of Elephant Root, but showed us Boophone instead.
Elephant Root has Mimosa-like leaves, which look lovely in photos. (My neighbor has a Silktree Mimosa, which she is deservedly proud of.) The feathery leaves are a huge part of their appeal.
Does Elephant Root have symbiotic bacteria that put nitrogen into the soil? The seed pods look very much like beans.
I wish you had shown a picture of Elephant Root
Willem Posted Dec 11, 2019
Hello Paulh! Oops I see I neglected to send Dmitri the Elephant Root photo! I'll send it to him and ask him, being editor he probably can add it to the entry! I think there's a good chance that they have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the roots, they're in the pod plant family after all.
I wish you had shown a picture of Elephant Root
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 11, 2019
Just a picture of the branches and leaves would be lovely. The blossoms are yellowish and probably not all that striking, but a good camera angle might make them look nice all the same.
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