Welcome to the weekly puzzler! I’m glad you’re here and hope you are having a great day!
On the theme of berries, let’s do another one–though these berries are not red. They start off green, like the first photo below, and then gradually turn various pastel shades–maybe purple, blue or turquoise. These berries are on a vine that pretty much grows exuberantly on everything in its path.
Here are some photos:
Do you recognize this plant?
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It’s the invasive porcelain berry – so pretty to look at, but takes over the countryside!
Renate, totally true. So many of the invasive plants are beautiful, but really do take over the countryside.
Porcelain Berry. I had to research to enter a guess, so disqualify me if that is not allowed.
I love your “Nature for my Soul” emails which I signed up to receive at the NC Arboretum a long time ago.
Hey Sally, No worries on doing some research! I’m happy you’re reading and following along. I will add you to the drawing. And yes, your guess is correct.
I think it’s porcelain berry.
Barb, Your guess is correct. It is porcelain berry. Thanks for taking time to write!
My guess is some kind of grape. Looks too small for muscadine.
Arden, thanks for guessing. It is not a wild grape, but good guess! It’s porcelain berry, a very invasive, non-native vine that readily takes over.
Porcelain Vine? ( invasive)
Rosalyn, you are correct. Porcelain berry it is. And yes, very invasive.
Beautiful photos, Sharon! I have no idea what the berries are but can’t wait to find out! Amanda
Hi Amanda! Thanks for taking time to guess and for following along! The berries in 278 puzzler are porcelain berries, a very invasive and non-native vine.
Porcelain berry
Mary, you are correct! Yes, this is porcelain berry. Thanks for taking time to guess. I’ll add your name to the drawing!
Have no idea and have never seen! But they are beautiful!
Hey Helen, thanks for taking time to comment. They are beautiful indeed, but also very invasive. It’s called porcelain berry and is a highly invasive, non-native vine that quickly takes over an area.
Porcelain berry vine, highly invasive
Patrice, you are correct! Yes, very invasive. Thanks for reading and taking time to write! I’ve added your name to the drawing.
I recall seeing them and remarking on how lovely they were but I can’t remember what you said they were.
Thankfully we don’t have them on our property and we’ve rarely seen them on our hikes. It’s porcelain berry, a very invasive and non-native vine that quickly takes over and covers everything in its path.