Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant (Desmodium gyrans) 跳舞草

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant (Desmodium gyrans) 跳舞草

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant seed packet and seeds. (Desmodium gyrans) 跳舞草種子包及種子.

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant seeds germination in 2 weeks. (Desmodium gyrans) 跳舞草種子2週就發芽.

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant (Desmodium gyrans) seed germination. 跳舞草的發芽種子.

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant (Desmodium gyrans) young seedling has not forming leaflets yet. 這階段的跳舞草小苗還未長出會動的小葉.

Telegraph Plant/Dancing Plant (Desmodium gyrans) young seedling start forming leaflets! 這階段的跳舞草小苗已經長出會動的小葉!

Finally a plant can be like a pet to interact with!  It is one of two plants move the most so far as known, the other one is sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).  Easy to grow!   Telegraph plant is a very interesting plant, it is a pea family tropical shrub.  “The small lateral leaflets will rotate on their axis, moving in jerky motions under the slightest influence of touch, sunshine, warmth or small vibrations. At night they droop downwards. " — quote from: http://www.seedaholic.com/desmodium-gyrans-telegraph-plant.html    All this it can do to make it a “pet plant"!   I guess it is great house plant to have, look at it moves when you listen to music or enjoy the warm partial shade sunlight shines through windows…

Telegraph plant is best to be grown in partial shade, warm and moist location.  Mature size: 2′-4′(H) /(W).  USDA Zones:10-11. Pink pea flowers in late fall / early winter.  Propagate from seeds or cuttings.

豆科舞草屬的灌木,原生亞洲各國.  喜溫暖濕潤但排水良好的環境.  喜半日照或散光,容易栽種作為室內植物或戶外種植但冬天需防寒害. 秋冬開粉紅色豆科花朵.  以種子或扦插來繁殖. 成熟株高及寬幅2-4呎.  植株的小葉對於觸摸,光線,溫度或聲音有明顯的反應動作. 很適合給小朋友種植或當作"寵物植物"來養.

Reference links:  資料參考連結:

http://www.spain-info.co.uk/gardening/dance-plant.htm

http://www.seedaholic.com/desmodium-gyrans-telegraph-plant.html

https://austinbotany.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/codariocalyx-motorius-dancing-plant-telegraph-plant-formerly-desmodium-gyrans/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codariocalyx_motorius

This is the fun plant to have!  Watch it moves.  🙂   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta4I5Uwv9m0

How to grow redbud /eastern redbud from seeds (Cercis Canadensis )加拿大紫荊種子孵法

How to grow redbud /eastern redbud from seeds (Cercis Canadensis )加拿大紫荊種子孵法

Spring blooming redbud. (Cercis Canadensis ) 春天開花的加拿大紫荊.

Weeping redbud blooming in spring.
春天開花的枝垂型加拿大紫荊.

Redbud seedpods in fall. (Cercis Canadensis)–Weeping Redbud(Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’)Seedpod do not contain viable seeds.加拿大紫荊秋天成熟的種莢.–枝垂型種莢內可惜無有效種子…

Redbud seedpods in fall. (Cercis Canadensis) 加拿大紫荊秋天成熟的種莢.

Redbud /eastern redbud seeds (Cercis Canadensis )加拿大紫荊種子.

Redbud /eastern redbud seedlings (Cercis Canadensis )加拿大紫荊實生苗.

Redbud /eastern redbud seedlings (Cercis Canadensis )加拿大紫荊實生苗.

直播可要蠻久的…不鼓勵.

Not suggesting direct sow method.  It will take long time to see the result.

1.Use temperature changing to stimulate seeds:

1.種子不破殼的話可用溫差法:

For 3 days, soak seeds in warm water in day time and at night in fridge in a small re-sealable bag.  Repeat this method until seeds germinate, it should be about 1-2 months.

After seeds germinated, put each seed in a small pot with well drained soil or growing medium in partial shade location.

Transplant seedlings to bigger pot when they have 5-6 leaves.  Change to full sun location.

白天泡溫水(要換水)3天,晚上睡前裝在小夾鍊袋放冰箱冷藏. 反覆如此直到伸出小白腿再一株一盆假植. 土壤排水要良好,土壤不拘. 約1-2個月內發芽.發芽後先半日照到4-6片本葉後轉全日照.

2.Light sand the seeds and germinate them in warm temperature:

2.破殼後溫暖濕悶法:

Light sand the seeds with sandpaper or nail clipper built-in file then soak in clean warm water for 3 days.

Put the seeds in a re-sealable bag or container with moist sanitized moss as growing medium, cover and place in warm location.  Seeds should germinate in 2 weeks.

Pick the sprouted seeds out to plant in individual small pot in partial shade location.

Transplant the seedlings to bigger pot when they have 4-6 leaves.  Full sun.

用砂紙或指甲剪的挫刀將外殼邊緣磨掉一點點後泡乾淨溫水3天後裝在有乾淨消毒過的濕水苔的夾鍊袋或有蓋容器,放在溫暖處,約2週內發芽.發芽後撿出個別種在小盆內,半日照.小苗們到4-6片本葉後轉全日照.

This pea family beautiful shade tree is very easy to grow.  It is OK to grow in a pot if you don’t have big land to grow them.   From seed to flower will take 4-6 years.

這加拿大紫荊開花時是先花後葉是非常美麗優雅的庭園樹種,若是無足夠空間可以地植,它是可以盆植的.  種子到開花約4-6年.

Purple crown vetch (Coronilla varia)多變小冠花

Purple crown vetch (Coronilla varia),pea family, fast growing,invasive plants, likes full sun, toxic wild flower.– Weed it!
多變小冠花(Coronilla varia)是一種豆科多年生草本植物，地上莖可能達到 0.6~2公尺。它能容忍乾旱，暴雨，高溫和寒冷，但它不耐遮蔭。根系深廣可做為斜岥的水土保持，但具有侵略性。–請清除此類雜草!

賽靛花False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

賽靛花False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

為北美原生的多年生豆科植物,成熟植株高度為3-4呎,寬幅約為2.5-3呎.  需全日照,耐寒耐旱沒有什麼病蟲害,非常容易栽種,可用分株,走莖或種子繁殖.  壽命很長,由於根系深而密且集中,所以一般不喜歡被移植.  花像羽扇豆般成長串,可做切花,容易結籽. 但從種子到開花可能要3年時間.  有毒請勿食用. 於春末夏初開花,花色有藍,紫,白,黃等色.  花謝後結膨大豆莢般的子莢,於秋末轉黑褐色即可收成.  圖為鄰居花友的母株,最近才將受贈的種子泡溫水孵種子中,一部份直播於前院,不知道要幾天可發芽?

2012-11-12 今天發現種子已經開始出芽了,也還好,我是先用溫熱的水連泡3天,然後移種子到淺缽孵到發芽大約7個禮拜的時間,也不難孵.發芽率因為種子新鮮還蠻高的!  很期待開花的一天.

Thanks to gardener Connie for sharing her seeds from her front yard plant (see the pictures).  These pictures has been taken this June when it was blooming nicely!   I hope I can grow them next spring.   I have sown some seeds directly in the garden and soaked the rest in warm water to germinate them indoor.  I will post the progress pictures in the future — hopfully I will have some sucess!

2012-11-12 Today I have noticed the seed germination, I presoaked seed in warm water for 3 days then placed them in soil to keep moist.  Total about 7 weeks.  It is not difficult.  Looking for the day it flowers!

After 3 dayd presoaked in warm water then plant them seperatly, about 7-8weeks germination, they sprout and grow!經過連3天泡溫水再分開一顆一顆種經過7-8周就發芽並開始長子葉了!

共有6種花色可選.  詳見此網站: http://www.perennials.com/results.html?findplant=Baptisia  See the link for other 5 different colour choices and plant info.

我種的這種藍色品種為最常見的花色.  This breed is the most common colour.