Obviously, "fwing" is the noise that certain plants would make if their flower or foliage were to unfurl at a more rapid pace than they really do.
Alliums are also plants that "fwing", but it will be a week or so until their firework display lights up the garden.
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Beautiful blog. It's very interesting!!!! I love the flowers. Compliments. Bye from Italy. NIVES
Absolutely!
Though . . . I used to cut wire at Greenham Common - and, for a moment, - I thought the unfurled frond was an unwound piece from chainlink fencing.
Esthe Montgomery
ESTHER IN THE GARDEN
Fwing's a great word! Just what my tree ferns are doing at the moment.
I've often wished I had the right conditions for growing ferns. You took some great photos here. I can almost hear them "fwing-ing" :)
Thank you for your comments :-) SomeBeans (the under gardener, or more accurately, the digger and photographer) suggested that the Gunnera is also a plant which fwings.
Wonderful ferns. I love to see ferns unfurling. I wish I could hear the Fwing of plants opening.
Thank you for your comment on my blog. I love your blog-garden and I will have to listen to the "Fwings" of my plants. The photos of the unfurling fronds of your ferns are great. I have a huge King fern, the fronds are 2 m high I will have to listen to it when it unfurls...
I understand 'fwing' perfectly although I should point out that Rheums (and, to a lesser extent, Rodgersias) "thwowl". An altogether more ponderous and protracted sound beginning very low and rumbly. I think it is due to the size of the leaves.
Thank you, by the way, for your Blotanicalisation. I do not fully understand how it works and am a bit short of time for investigation. At the movment I appear to have one favourite which is a Blog I have never heard of: although I am sure it is most agreeable.
I shall have to listen out to the "thwowls" of my Rodgersias and Rheums & will report back, should they survive the splurges of slugs.
I can just imagine that sound! Great post, and I absolutely love your photos!!
Just discovered your blog. Lovely photos, and yes "Fwing" is what the fronds do. :)
regards
Karen
Great elequent writing!
Very entertaining read - and nice detailed pictures.
keep up the good work!
Regards,
ESP
www.east-side-patch.livejournal.com
Nice photos,
Did you know the young fiddlenecks are edible?
Rees Cowden
www.greensideupblog.com
Fabulous pix, and love the sound effects too!
great pictures!
I just knew there was a specific noise these plants made when they did that. Perfect ! I'm now a happy gardener : )
LOL
Joy
PS .. very nice photos by the way
I've always thought my ferns have "pa-doiiing-ed", but I think fwinging is far more appropriate! I haven't heard my Gunnera go "fwing" yet...
I fully understand pa-doiiing.
Actually, having listened carefully to the Gunnera, I think 'fwing' was a bit of an overstatement.
Possibly a wooooooop (going up in pitch) for a Gunnera?
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