tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post1159945730875710540..comments2024-03-28T06:34:37.159+00:00Comments on Stone Art Blog: I'm an alien I'm a legal alien, I'm a Gunnera in West CorkStone Art's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897884929345960641noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-90698166928124212532010-09-26T10:26:58.613+01:002010-09-26T10:26:58.613+01:00The plant is beautiful though, needs lots of space...The plant is beautiful though, needs lots of space. I wonder if it could survive harsh continental winter in Croatia?. Interesting post.Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-42332641460155086022010-06-30T18:33:36.322+01:002010-06-30T18:33:36.322+01:00Fascinating!! stem glands. Who knew. And I'm m...Fascinating!! stem glands. Who knew. And I'm more and more convinced that we're going to have to take ours out of the pond. boo. But thanks for the info!kris at Blithewoldhttp://blog.blithewold.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-79062132187696629802010-06-17T08:15:35.476+01:002010-06-17T08:15:35.476+01:00Great pictures, and lots of things I didn't kn...Great pictures, and lots of things I didn't know about this 'dinosaur' plant. There is one growing right on the edge of a stream in Como Lake park, where my hubby & I like to walk. It's amazing how quickly this plant grows, from a small bump on the ground to five feet tall in weeks. Amd it always looks graceful.Lynnehttp://salmonberrychronicles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-23963696380098968312010-06-03T19:23:04.497+01:002010-06-03T19:23:04.497+01:00Great post. I also love Gunnera. I have just pla...Great post. I also love Gunnera. I have just planted three! I discovered it at Wisley after finding I could stand up to my full height under it!<br /><br />Elspeth, Oxford<br />http://www.elspeth.tumblr.comElspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904797436099911538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-17445609196126659312010-06-02T15:09:28.715+01:002010-06-02T15:09:28.715+01:00I love Gunneras, wish they were hardy in my part o...I love Gunneras, wish they were hardy in my part of Canada, they are just gorgeous, especially at the waters edge.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-91952370249570749262010-06-02T04:20:58.021+01:002010-06-02T04:20:58.021+01:00The photos of the invasive species remind me of ku...The photos of the invasive species remind me of kudzu! Left to its own habits, that is exactly what our region's monster vine will do. Your dinosaur food plant is impressive, and I think in the proper setting, as portrayed in the water photo, it is a truly remarkable plant. I see why you like it!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-71615220707331173042010-06-01T03:38:08.995+01:002010-06-01T03:38:08.995+01:00funny photos!
I can see how this would be someth...funny photos! <br /><br />I can see how this would be something you either really like or really don't (even without the possible invasiveness factor). I think it's definitley very cool - prehistoric and interesting. But...also something that wouldn't "blend in" so well in my garden!! :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-2091781995209543722010-05-30T05:50:56.643+01:002010-05-30T05:50:56.643+01:00Great post and a fine job with the invasion photos...Great post and a fine job with the invasion photos. I tried to grow G. manicata here in the Pacific Northwest a few years ago but it just never took off and then a heavy frost finally did it in. Maybe it's just as well!Lindahttp://inthetrees.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-21067403069476367682010-05-29T02:05:13.445+01:002010-05-29T02:05:13.445+01:00I think the G. manicata beautiful too, and glad to...I think the G. manicata beautiful too, and glad to see the distinction drawn between it and. G. tinctoria with such photoshop flair. I can practically hear that G. tinctoria creeping over the western coast of Ireland all the way here in Calif.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-47263151285773859262010-05-28T08:33:47.611+01:002010-05-28T08:33:47.611+01:00What a fun post! Love your interpretations of the ...What a fun post! Love your interpretations of the invasion. I do love the large leaves and the non invasive Gunnera would be great to cover my alien Bishop's weed!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-2150671609446688942010-05-28T08:13:41.176+01:002010-05-28T08:13:41.176+01:00very good article...we grow a couple down by the r...very good article...we grow a couple down by the river here in south west england but we have to cover them with their leaves and bracken or anything to protect them from the frosts and still they poke their noses out too early and get bitten by the late frosts... magnificent plants and i love them but choose not to hug them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-13632134198398133582010-05-27T20:12:58.476+01:002010-05-27T20:12:58.476+01:00I will have Sting's song in my head all day bu...I will have Sting's song in my head all day but that's Ok I love it. Also love the plant. Wish I had room for it myself. You did a great job of the photoshop invasion. Odd it hasn't become a movie, the invasion of the Gunnera, pretty scary, such a huge plant. But I do agree with you about it. And it is beautiful if not more than a bit anti-social with all those thorns.Helen at summerhousehttp://summerhouseart.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-990840808867374322010-05-27T03:20:00.530+01:002010-05-27T03:20:00.530+01:00I love the title for this post and I really loved ...I love the title for this post and I really loved the global takeover "photos". Very funny stuff.Goneferalinidahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001720343818923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-31349765233664230062010-05-27T00:01:23.575+01:002010-05-27T00:01:23.575+01:00That is one cool plant! Love it. Once again, you...That is one cool plant! Love it. Once again, your photoshopped images are hilarious. LOL.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-52772553813450104742010-05-26T23:59:50.446+01:002010-05-26T23:59:50.446+01:00Oh, and a p.s.: I loved the title! So very cleve...Oh, and a p.s.: I loved the title! So very clever. :)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-23079880004027309532010-05-26T23:58:56.656+01:002010-05-26T23:58:56.656+01:00I don't know if I've ever seen either of t...I don't know if I've ever seen either of these plants before, but I especially like the non-invasive, featured version. Your photos are incredibly lovely, and the name Dinosaur Food is just too apt. They look prehistoric, those plants.<br /><br />The biological implications for the symbiotic relationship with the algae are potentially huge. I just really hope that Monsanto doesn't get ahold of any of the early research and create some new nightmare for us.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-17181007498347751792010-05-26T21:58:39.670+01:002010-05-26T21:58:39.670+01:00Hi, thanks for visiting my blog- really enjoyed th...Hi, thanks for visiting my blog- really enjoyed this post (also the piano one)- I totally agree that they are so beautiful they should be cultivated, regardless of whether some species are invasive or poisonous. On this point, I do remember when I was a small child getting some blisters on my arms after playing among a jungle of them in my grandparent's garden- the scars lasted some years! but so what, it didn't kill me, and the excitement of being surrounded by them made it worth it!<br />I await the invasion...Gillianhttp://treeaware.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-76798743537528217362010-05-26T21:39:16.225+01:002010-05-26T21:39:16.225+01:00Hello,
Very nice post and I love the pictures with...Hello,<br />Very nice post and I love the pictures with the global invasion.Elladahttp://plaisirsjardin.blog4ever.com/blog/index-386776.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-53326726132581203572010-05-26T20:43:21.062+01:002010-05-26T20:43:21.062+01:00I've got a Gunny in my back yard(that's wh...I've got a Gunny in my back yard(that's what we call him, the rest are all Robert as in Robert Plants)! There is a place here on the Island - Tofino - that has huge, huge, huge ones too! Mine isn't doing so well this year although I've been watering it lot's - any suggestions? I liked your Gunnera world too!Heather at Dusty Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565338162713435397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-61563181147073397642010-05-26T20:41:30.264+01:002010-05-26T20:41:30.264+01:00Super cool post..beautiful pictures..gorgeous gree...Super cool post..beautiful pictures..gorgeous greens...i love it! I can imagine the face of the greenman full of all that lush foliage...beautiful!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625859329247906501.post-52012488529678742002010-05-26T19:01:19.277+01:002010-05-26T19:01:19.277+01:00Beautiful leaves. Too hot and dry for them to surv...Beautiful leaves. Too hot and dry for them to survive here in Central Texas (USA). Not that I am part of the green movement but perhaps the leaves could be harvested, allowed to ferment to make some sort of methane, or energy source. Their terrific leaves seem to relieve us of a great deal of carbon. When you have loads of lemons - try lemonade?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.com