seed pods from stinking iris

I saw these in a garden in Eastleigh yesterday and luckily had taken my little Panasonic Lumix with me.

The bright berries are from the purple/blue iris and I found online that they do not get eaten by the birds. I'm not sure of the reason - either they smell or taste too bad I guess.

[Dianne]

A lovely shot - they are such a nice colour - perhaps they taste terrible…..

[Kane Arlow]

That is very odd for a plant not to want birds to spread its seeds around. I'm sure there is a very good reason for that too.

[Hazel]

@karlow75

I can feel more research coming on!

[Mags ッ]

They look tasty!

[Margo]

This is a really great capture

[william wooderson]

I understand the plant itself is poisonous, so presumably the seeds are too!

[sally agnew]

They do look very enticing though :)

[Emilie Cartoun]

Yes they look delicious :)

[Rhodie]

Lovely shot Hazel - they look almost ready to drop.

[Joyce]

Lovely colourful shot in this grey weather we're having Hazel

[Bep]

Love the bright colour!

[Wylie]

makes a great colourful shot.

[Babs]

What an unfortunate name for such a lovely plant. I had to Google it and discovered that according to Wikipedia it is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised, an odour that has been described as "beefy". You learn something every day.

[Penelope Ann]

Great find

[Lin]

Beautifully captured. Love your focus and dof.

[Hazel]

@onewing

As long as we don't try to put this in a casserole with some onions?!

[Joanne Diochon]

Nice contrast of textures between the berries and the seed pods.

[Merrelyn]

What an interesting seed pod, lovely colours and textures :)

[Margaret Brown]

Love the colours and textures, beautiful

[Darren Juden]

Nice pop of colour!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great find and a lovely capture.

[michael]

Well spotted, love the colours and textures.

[Christine]

Great colour

[Julie F]

So clear it jumped out of the screen at me.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It is so interesting looking. Great find and a great capture.

[wendy frost]

Lovely capture and colour and a great name.

[Cathie]

Very beautiful shot. I love the varieties of colors and textures.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page and the PP. Well deserved.

[Lois]

Fantastic details!

[Jenfurj]

Love the texture of the contrasts.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture :)

[Linda Plummer]

Awesome capture.