A few years ago He Who Must Be Obeyed came home from his brother's greenhouse, Elyria Gardens, with several bittersweet vines. Last winter the snow was so deep for so long that the cotton tails ate the stems down to the dirt. I thought they were goners, but no they came back. The vine on the back fence outdid itself with blooms and berries. It bloomed well into November.
Our native ones are orange and after a frost they burst open and look like flowers. These are round and red and so colorful. It is heartwarming to find such beauty out my bedroom window. If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see the berries better.
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