I love a good before and after shot. Ive been waiting a good month or more for those berries to form. The plant is a Dianella and unfortunately after you plant a couple of thousand of the buggers, you tend to lose your liking for them. They are an extremely hardy plant and are commonly used in median strips and counsel verges that arent reticulated. As you can see from the photos, they get very small, delicate flowers on these wiry stems. I think it looks rather nice, artistic even. my leading hand hates them with a passion, thinks they look messy until these lovely berries come along. I like the wiry look of them, with or without the berries. I think if the berries were a red they wouldnt be as appealing. My only fear with them is little kids thinking that the berries may be edible I have no idea if they are/arent poisonous and we fortunately dont grow them near playgrounds. So yeah, Dianellas. Nice plant, easy to grow, berries may or may not be poisonous, spreads quick (be warned) and looks quite artistic when it flowers.
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