Most of the Kuban residents, perhaps, would not have known about the curiosity if a resident of Krasnodar, Dmitry Grigoriev, had not posted an announcement on the sale of seeds of a miracle plant on one of the popular forums on the Web.
Attached to the text was a photograph of a bunch of grapes in all the colors of the rainbow. At first glance, it may seem that different colors were specially splashed on the berries in order to attract the attention of Internet users. Some immediately said that they were just another fake and should not be taken seriously.
“I myself saw bunches of outlandish grapes for the first time during a recent trip to Holland,” Dmitry Grigoriev told Komsomolskaya Pravda. - Well, I think I'll order myself the seeds of an outlandish plant. Parcels with seed should be sent to me from the Netherlands the other day. I'm going to sell the rest. Therefore, he posted an ad on the forum.
As it turned out, almost no one knows about an unusual sun berry in our region. Indeed, even in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Krasnodar Territory, the news that a resident of the regional center was going to sell seeds of a variegated fruit was taken as a joke at first. Then, however, they confirmed - a colorful representative of the flora in nature really exists.
- Grapes "Ampelopsis" are not suitable for our region, - explained to "KP" Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Kuban Agrarian University Leonid Troshin. - Grape seeds were brought to us back in the 19th century. Now it grows only in a few places - a little in the Anapa region and on the plantations of the Kuban uchkhoz.
Colored berries, according to the scientist, are about 3-4 millimeters in diameter. "Rainbow" grapes are usually used for decorative purposes. With the help of special suction cups, the plant perfectly clings to buildings, its fruits decorate very well, both business offices and private houses.
- To be honest, the grapes themselves taste disgusting, I would even say nauseous, - adds Leonid Troshin. “But it is a good natural laxative. It is unknown why, but this grape is adored by foxes.
Most often, ampelopsis bunches are colored blue, yellow, blue and black. There is no fixed state price for seeds of a miracle plant. Dmitry Grigoriev offers to buy them at 6 rubles per seed.
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