Friday, August 13, 2010

Tasmanian WHAT?

This, my friends, is the Tasmanian Devil. In real life, the Tasmanain Devil is a carnivorous Australian marsupial. The cartoon version is brought to us by the creative folks at Looney Tunes.

This lovely garden friend is a Tasmanian VINE...a unique evergreen vine from Tasmania, Australia. The foliage is evergreen and dainty with dark green slender leaves. The vine loves to climb a trellis or fence. It can grow between 6'-8' and will thrive in a protected area in partial sun. In the spring, it has greenish-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers that fade to lavender. But the real treat comes in late summer...

The berries look like teeny, tiny eggplants and they last into winter...Charming!

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