These seed pods, in my eyes, are plain ugly. Who would have known that these ugly swans arose out of some really beautiful and dainty flowers. But what is it?
It's got to be Eccremocarpus scaber, Chilean Glory Vine or Flower. I won't have gotten in without the South American native clue. I knew I had seen it before but now I know why I couldn't place it, it was a long time ago that I grew it. It lived for a couple of years in my zone 7 garden before it succumbed to a bad winter. It would be a good one in a zone 8 garden and I might try it again in a protected spot again or I will mulch the tuberous roots better. The hummingbirds love it and it blooms for a long time.
