moth plant Araujia sericifera. wild choko

This banned plant is also known as kapok vine, moth vine, cruel plant and wild choko vine. The poisonous, rampant, evergreen vines form large, heavy, tangled masses that smother trees and bushes. When cut, the vines bleed milky sap – hence the common name of milk vine or milk weed. The choko-like green pods split open to release thousands of airborne seeds that spread long distances.
How to kill it: Moth plant is poisonous and can cause skin irritations so always wear gloves to protect against contact with sap.
- See more at: http://nzgardener.co.nz/moth-plant/#sthash.yz7KAMKf.dpuf

Monday - MAD (Make a Difference) One of my writing is "Save the world" This could be information. The moth plant Araujia sericifera. wild choko is a obnoxious plant, the Stems Downy, flexible, twining, scrambling to more than 5 m long and strifles the plants you want. They are finely hairy when young and contain large amounts of a toxic, sticky, milky sap (i.e. latex). Contact with its milky sap also causes skin and eyes irritations, and occasionally even severe allergic reactions in susceptible people.

a pest plant in New Zealand. Photo from NZ Gardener,

eating papaya seeds

  during my last trip , I was encourage to eat the papaya seeds together with the fruit. They say is very healthy for you. It tastes peppery, and if you swallow with the flesh, it didn't taste so bad.

Lissianthus purple flower

Eustoma/Lissianthus
The Wonderous series is an early flowering Lissianthus with a unique flower shape and texture from Sakata Seed. This new variety produces very hard, durable flower petals for exceptional tolerance in shipping, and has an exceptionally long vase life. Colors include Purple and Light Brown.
http://www.greenhousegrower.com/magazine/?storyid=336


Recently, my second daughter has been giving me a purple flower she likes very much.  It is a very beautiful flower,
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nz plants

http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/weeds.html

Leontodon taraxacoides is a species of hawkbit known by the common name lesser hawkbit. It is native to Europe and North Africa but it can be found in many other places across the globe as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. This is a dandelion-like herb growing patches of many erect, leafless stems from a basal rosette of leaves. Atop the stems are solitary flower heads which are ligulate, containing layered rings of ray florets with no disc florets. The florets are yellow with toothed tips. The fruit is a cylindrical achenewith a pappus of scales. Fruits near the center of the flower head are rough, while those growing along the edges of the head are smooth

The smooth hawksbeard, Crepis capillaris, is a species of the Crepis genus, regarded as a native from the southern part of Northern Europe to northern part of central Europe. It can be found throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden weed. It is a low, annual plant commonly found on roadsides, flowering from July to September.

Purple Top  (Verbena bonariensis)

Verbena bonariensis is a tall and slender-stemmed perennial with creeping rhizomes. It can grow to 120 cm tall and can spread to 90 cm wide and can be found in metal dump and waste place areas. At maturity, it will develop a woody base. Fragrant lavender to rose-purple flowers are in tight clusters located on terminal and auxiliary stems, blooming from summer until autumn. 
The stems are square with bristly hairs on the angle. 
Leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceolate with a toothed margin and grow up to 10 cm long.
Common on wasteland Bellblock New Plymouth.

Sonchus kirkii

Puha, Coastal Puha, New Zealand Sowthistle

Sonchus kirkii, is a edible herb. The Maori name is Puha.

It is easily distinguished from all the other introduced sowthistles species by its very large, non-spinose, glaucous leaves.

It is very fast growing. with yellow daisy-like flowers.

It is an endangered species, the main threat seems to be from competition by faster growing weed species.

• Edible coastal herb 1 - 1.5m H x .5 W
• Full sun
• Tolerates dry, windy conditions
• Flowers over Summer

purple flower

Habanero

Habanero is really a fiendish chilli. Beer or bread necessary to take down the burn!

Occasionally you can get them in upmarket supermarkets in Singapore, like Cold Storage Gourmet or the spiffy new Jelita Cold Storage. Jason's too. I must say that I don't make much use of them; I prefer milder chillis like the guero, the ancho and the poblano.
J

Was the hottest chilli when I grew it 15 years ago. But lost its crown.

New Zealand Summer flower

summer flower in New Zealand, not sure what it is.
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