Transformational Gardening


Indian Cucumber (Medeola virginiana): Images

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May 15, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Indian Cucumber is an interesting-looking two-tier plant. About 2/3rds of the way up the thin stalk is a whorl of 6-10 thin, pointy leaves. The stalk continues up an inch or two more where there can be found 3 shorter, but proportionally wider leaves at the top of the stalk. Ocassionally, the top tier of the stalk is nonexistent and therefore the stalk ends in the whorl of 6-10 leaves.

As you can see from the picture, the stalk of the Indian Cucumber has a white fuzz covering it. The root is white and curves underground so that it is growing parallel to the ground.
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May 21, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Indian Cucumber root and Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium) salad made for a potluck dinner.
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June 20, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Indian Cucumber in flower.
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August 29, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Indian Cucumber fruit.
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June 7, 2014 Central Connecticut