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Remember, the name of the Greek god Pan, is the origin of the word "panic". And the Satyricon is supposed to be dirty as well as funny (the name of which, after a long trip, became our word "satire".

It's a satyr. Satyrs like to "take" women who wander in the woods. The ranger caught him at it.

Not really. Winter weather is dragging on. We're STILL getting regular frost warnings, and it's a rare evening I don't need a sweatshirt (it's only recently I've been able to not need one during the day as well.)

Been a bit sparse here, so far. We've gotten some blue and black violas, but that's it. There doesn't seem to be much interesting stuff out yet.

So, you need a shrubbery to get in?

Be careful; they're toxic raw or undercooked (actually, this is this is the first time I've heard of anyone trying to eat them; they're usually a curiosity ornamental.) Oh, and it's a tropical vine/climber, so you'll need a greenhouse/indoor space with a LOT of room.

Ah, the Rue d' Dae, I had an apartment there when I lived in Paris.....

I got mine AS a plant.

I honestly don't remember. It got added to the side path flower patch, which I tend to forget about. I don't even know if it's still there or not (apart from the Scotch Broom and some Black Eyed Susans, I don't know WHAT is still there.

There's a more fundamental problem with cucurbits setting good seeds. It's the same one in common with all obligate outcrossing flowers; how much seed one gets is a function of how well pollinated they are, and how well pollinated they are is often a function of how many plants one has. I often...