By Bathgate
New York, United States
Who can ID these strange blue berries I found growing along the lakeside? Thanks!
- 27 Oct, 2017
Answers
it looks like it is Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, the porcelain vine. They are edible but not considered that useful as food but liked as a garden plant or house plant. it is woody climbing vine related to the grape apparently.
28 Oct, 2017
I grow a variegated version - ampelopsis brevipedunculata 'Elegans' - and got some seedlings from it this year.
28 Oct, 2017
What an odd color! Have you tried eating the berries Andrew? Thanks for the responses.
28 Oct, 2017
No, I didn't realise they were edible. Have to say they don't look particularly appetising.
29 Oct, 2017
Nor do I
29 Oct, 2017
blue seems to be the colour that is most off putting of colours apparently.
29 Oct, 2017
That may be because we associate it with blue mould?
29 Oct, 2017
I love blueberry pancakes on Sunday morning, but this looks like beads for making costume jewelry of somethng like that - not with pancakes! :)
30 Oct, 2017
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata?
27 Oct, 2017