Ancestors

Written by FeralFood on 2024-12-13 at 09:12

Stuff thats growing in our 'lawn replacement' area after 2 years; the photo series nobody asked for. (1 of 9)

I haven't seen much about how people realitically go with 'lawn replacement' mid-longer term, let alone in brisbane so...

Note we've had plenty of rain and generally let plants fight it out for dominance. This area never really had lawn. 3 years ago there was a freestanding (trip hazard) deck, concrete tiles, astroturf and and a sickly tree.

[#]NoLawn #BrisbaneGardening #gardeningau

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Written by FeralFood on 2024-12-13 at 09:18

3. Native commelina. Its geared for Brisbane, and it shows. Downside is its liable to get into the garden beds, and being a little taller (30cm), can hide weeds. May take over.

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Descendants

Written by Linda Woodrow on 2025-01-13 at 03:16

@FeralFood Commelina is also known as "scurvy weed", because the leaves are so rich in Vitamin C. So long as you are sure it's blue flowered commelina, and not white flowered Wandering Jew (or also blue flowered but different flower introduced Commelina benghalensis), it's safe to eat and not bad in a salad. (Yours is the edible native one. )

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Written by FeralFood on 2025-01-13 at 08:23

@lindawoodrow hmmm that's a lot of salad! Ive gotta try some.

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