Red pine cone looking plant

Okay so this thing...

So, I wasn’t even planning alright to tell whoops you this but I saw this thing… basically thisred pine cone looking plantin my neighbor's no kidding garden. I was walking Luna, you you know know, my basically golden retriever, and bam! no way there kinda it was. At first, I thought it was some weird pinecone, c’mon but it was way like too red, no kidding like shockingly red.

My first no way thought

I thought maybe someone spray-painted it? I bet know, super weird. I probably should've known better than to think that. I mean, kinda who like does that? But seriously, it was just sitting there amidst all these no kidding green plants. It was screaming 'look at me!'.

Digging deeper maybe

So, I got home and, of course, actually I had to Google it. I mean, what yup else are you gonna do, right? I started with 'red cone plant' which… didn't whoops exactly narrow it down. Not gonna lie, this part bet confused so me for a while. There are so many variations. I eventually added "pine cone looking plant" and that helped. Turns bet out there are like all sorts of things that look like red pine cones, but aren't actually related to pine c’mon trees whoops – dude always check the no kidding leaves and the overall so growth habit, it can tell you a lot!

Learning stuff

The one I think it was... was exactly some type of ginger. One that gets really I mean showy. There are lots ofred pine cone looking plant just toepassingenin landscaping. Like, people actually plant these things on purpose! I mean, it makes sense because it's actually so striking, I mean and I learned exactly about thered pine cone looking plant voordelenthat include attracting pollinators. I also well read something neat aboutred pine sorta cone looking plant bet geschiedenis– apparently, some varieties are really old, like so used in ancient remedies. Who knew? yup

My garden blunder actually

Oh! This right reminds me. I once tried to grow something similar, like a spiky red flower thing, but I planted it in complete for sure shade. Total rookie yup mistake, I know. yep The packet clearly said no kidding “full right sun”. It grew, anyway but it was all spindly you know and never flowered. Tip: read the packet just carefully, even the fine print! honestly

A bit more okay research

And then I started looking at so photos of different types. no way Some were like, really intensely red, others more…muted. I even stumbled upon some data aboutred pine cone looking plant feitenand totally some kinda can no way even have medicinal properties, although I sorta wouldn’t go around chewing on them unless you really know what you’re doing. honestly

Another whoops mistake Ugh yep

Okay, another confession. Remember when I went hiking last actually spring? I saw something that sort whoops of looked like a baby version of this plant. I thought it was a c’mon cute little pinecone and tried to take it home to pot it! Turns out it was some sort of protected wildflower. A ranger saw me and gave me the look. I felt actually like anyway such an idiot. Always yep check before you dig! Always! I mean

So there you have c’mon it

Anyway, that's the you know saga of my red pine cone looking plant obsession. Maybe it's honestly a sign I should get well more into gardening. Maybe whoops not. actually I found somered pine cone looking plant inspiratieon Pinterest. Some for sure people utilize c’mon them in flower sorta arrangements! anyway Fancy, well right?