tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post2020110398819527149..comments2023-09-25T15:00:22.436+01:00Comments on The Constant Gardener: Torquay's mystery plantThe Constant Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-90760310804625470232009-11-05T18:33:55.329+00:002009-11-05T18:33:55.329+00:00Interesting stuff! Bet they had a giggle when they...Interesting stuff! Bet they had a giggle when they were harvesting the silky down.<br /><br />Please inform us when you find a plant, my lifejacket looks like it could do with a bit of extra filling!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937290489477718599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-73569750053751853642009-11-05T17:29:37.521+00:002009-11-05T17:29:37.521+00:00That's it! Thanks Rob! The pics on the Wikiped...That's it! Thanks Rob! The pics on the Wikipedia entry aren't that convincing but then I looked here: http://www.succulent-plant.com/families/asclepiadaceae/asclepias.html<br />and if you scroll down to the bottom, there it is.<br /><br />Plus a wierd fact - those seedheads are filled with a silky down. It's too short for weaving, but they used it to fill lifejackets in World War II. Betcha didn't know that.<br /><br />Anyway - now I just have to find someone who will sell it to me...The Constant Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-54131025471454860182009-11-04T21:09:36.392+00:002009-11-04T21:09:36.392+00:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_physocarpa
...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_physocarpa<br /><br />From Africa, so warm temperatures required.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937290489477718599noreply@blogger.com