Puzzles 2012

[Maggi Young]

Onions flowers on Crassula argentea. 

johnw

I blame genetic engineering 

[Anthony Darby]

Well that didn't fool anyone.

[daveyp1970]

Can anybody guess what this is.

[daveyp1970]

FredG i thought you would get this.

[fredg]

Ummmmmmmmmm 

[daveyp1970]

The answer was a Nepenthes flower.

[Maggi Young]

Well puzzled, Davy, you caught us all out with that one!
I had no idea at all and Ian kept muttering but never came up with anything concrete 

[fredg]

FredG i thought you would get this.

I've never flowered a Nepenthes Dave.
The other carnivores yes.... ( excuses excuses   )

[Paul T]

I've flowered them, but never looked that closely at them obviously!!    I kept trying to fit the picture to Puya or something equally unlikely...... although I think most likely not even remotely like that.    Great puzzle.

[Brian Ellis]

I am sure this will be easy for some of you, but I was bowled over by the size of this seed pod today.  Any ideas?

[Maggi Young]

Striking shortage of answers to your puzzle, Brian. All I can offer is that it looks as though one ought not to eat it. 

[Lvandelft]

I am sure this will be easy for some of you, but I was bowled over by the size of this seed pod today.  Any ideas?

Brian, not in my department here, but have seen it a few years ago on a plant in the livingroom, which many months of the year is just green and in my eyes not worth keeping it  But even old plants flower every year and she is always proud when it flowers. I believe it's the fruit of a Stephanotis.

[Maggi Young]

I believe it's the fruit of a Stephanotis.

Hmmm, perhaps... but with that "tail"

[Brian Ellis]

I think the tail is the giveaway, a clue would be to consider the colour of the flowers and possibly where we have been this week.  I was astounded at the size of the seed pod compated to my finger and I think there is only one seed inside (although I could well be wrong).  Not something often seen unless you have a great deal of growing space!

[Anthony Darby]

Jade vine?