The nectar can be extracted by removing the flower and pinching the green base off, being careful to avoid breaking the stamen, which can then be gently pulled back through the tube of the flower like a piston, collecting the necter in a tiny drop that appears at the flower's base. This is quickly brought to the tongue, a hard-won but delightful treat for children.
White flowers turn yellow as they age, then fall off the vine. Red berries, slightly toxic to humans, are favored by birds.
Events
February 12, 2019: Bloomed (Observed a branch of blooms already, some several days old--old enough to have already turned yellow. I was surprised to see them so early.)
