Botanical Essence: "Harmony"
These hard Japanese walnuts are one of squirrels’ favorite treat. Most of the nuts get eaten on the spot, but few were fortunate enough to be hidden underground and sprout in the coming spring.
Botanical Essence: "Secret"
The globe thistle has thorny flowers, but each of these thistles is a small bud, before the flowers bloom. After the flowers open, the globe thistle is transformed into a soft, fluffy flower.
Botanical Essence: "A Happiness Charm"
Huayruro is a type of leguminous seed, which is native to South America. The unique red color seeds have been cherished as talisman accessories since the ancient Inca Empire period.
Botanical Essence: "Powerful Life"
The fruit has approximately a dozen cubicles and each will tear vertically upon ripen, in order to spread their seeds. The seeds are covered by solid seed coats, which can survive up to 20 years under ground in soil.
Botanical Essence: Wishing upon the moon
The name "Luna," is from the Latin word for moon, as the thin disk-shaped fruit looks just like the moon. When ripe, the exodermis and seeds fall off and leave the silky white semitransparent endodermis standing.
Botanical Essence: "The rain will stop."
The part that looks like a flower is actually the developed calyx, and small white flower blooms inside. “Statice” is the Greek word for “stop." It has been used as a gastrointestinal medicine.
