Our Subsistence Pattern: My Favorite Flower

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

My Favorite Flower

Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet)

14 comments:

kelli said...: oh that is a pretty flower. thanks for sharing!=); June 30, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Emma said...: Sigh, another gorgeous edible plant I will have to add to my list ;); June 30, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Diane@Peaceful Acres said...: Beautiful! It reminds me of the red bee balm.; June 30, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Anonymous said...: Lovely flower, and also very therapeutic. Do you use it as a medicine?; June 30, 2010 at 9:48 AM
cottage garden farmer said...: What a lovely plant, yet another I will have to add to my wish list:); June 30, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Mr. H. said...: Thanks all - My wife found our first Salad Burnet plant in the form of a 10 cent seed packet at a $ store a couple years ago. I had never heard of the plant so I thought I would give it a try.

Salad Burnet is an extremely cold hardy perennial thats leaves taste like cucumber...the young ones are best. I must have walked by it a million times in the garden last year before I finally stopped to take notice of that tiny but oh so fascinating little flower.

I don't know exactly why but I just love the way it looks, like some little alien spaceship you might see on the "Muppet show" or something.

The best part about this plant is that you can have the essence of cucumber in your salad all year.:); June 30, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Heiko said...: Yours looks much prettier than our wild version here. Maybe it's because of the close up and I never looked close enough...; July 1, 2010 at 2:06 AM
LynnS said...: Neat photo, Mike. You did show us how alien it appears!

I didn't know it was super hardy but then I don't live near the North Pole like "some" do. lol; July 1, 2010 at 3:28 AM
LynnS said...: Okay, this is truly nutz!!! I just went to your main page to check on the temp (while you are still sleeping, I might add).

It is 3:39am in Idaho and the temp is 36-degrees.

It's July 1st!!!; July 1, 2010 at 3:45 AM
Mr. H. said...: Heiko - It's amazing what is missed by us giants when we don't look really carefully.

Lynn - Yes, it is very cold out this morning...not at all conducive to good pepper and tomato growth. Brr, I bet there is even some frost down by the lake. I ended up planting a ridiculous amount of peppers and tomatoes this year so that if I only get a few fruits off each plant I will still be doing good.; July 1, 2010 at 5:39 AM
kitsapFG said...: I don't think I have ever heard of this plant before - so thank you for sharing it and the info on it in your comment.; July 1, 2010 at 6:30 AM
Mr. H. said...: Laura - Salad Burnet is a great plant and very hardy, it loves our crummy weather too.:) I posted a few pictures of the foliage a while back -

http://subsistencepatternfoodgarden.blog

spot.com/2009/04/dimes-worth-of-salad-

burnet.html; July 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Dave @ HappyAcres said...: It makes a great herbal vinegar - even more useful than Chive Blossom vinegar I think. I love that cucumber flavor!; July 4, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Mr. H. said...: Ha! I knew that someone else would be familiar with this wonderful herb. Using it in vinegar is a great idea and one that I will remember for the future...thanks.:); July 4, 2010 at 5:49 PM

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

My Favorite Flower

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