A picture album of edible species spotted in the Gothenberg Botanical garden on the last day of August 2017! Thanks to Johan Nilson for showing me around!
Hosta “Halcyon”
Diphylleia cymosa is in the Berberidaceae …the berries of D. grayi are used in Japan
Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle)
Gaylussacia dumosa, Dwarf Huckleberry from North America
A nice group of Allium wallichii
Allium wallichii
I’ve never seen North American Plantago cordata before, somewhat different leaves than other Plantagos
Canadian wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) is a good edible nettle (use leaves and stalks) from North American woodlands!
Labelled Allium taquetii, a synonym of thunbergii, nice in bud!
Saxifraga fortunei “Conwy Snow” : the leaves of this species (and a few others like stolonifera) are used in tempura in Japan. See http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=5495
Lilium auratum, one of the edible Asian species”
Doellingeria scabra is the new name of one of my favourite edimentals, Aster scaber (Korea Aster; see my book for its use!). I don’t think I’ve seen this one in botanical gardens before!
Allium ovalifolium
Allium cyaneum
Begonia chinensis has edible flowers
The Japanese woodland has a good stand of edimental Ligularia fischeri (see edimentals.com for more)
Next to the Ligularia, there is a big stand of Cacalia delphiniifolia…I saw the leaves of this for sale in Japanese supermarkets, also used in tempura
Saxifraga fusca
Thanks to Johan Nilson for showing me round the bulb houses, where there are many Alliums!
Eryngium maritimum, sea holly, being grown for replanting in nature
I nice light blue variant of Allium beesianum growing alongside a normal flowered form
Nice to see a good form of dandelion (Taraxacum) ;)
Umbilicus tropaeofolius….I’ve never seen this Iranian brother of the European navelwort
A large Asian form of Oxyria digyna was interesting
Allium thunbergiii, one of the late flowering species
Allium hookeri var muliense, a good yellow flowered form!
The only picture I took during Saturday’s two edible plant tours of Hurdal Ecovillage, the farm, the rectory garden (Prestegårdshagen) and the CSA scheme (andelsbruk)! This was part of Høstivalen (The Ecovillage’s autumn festival). I was particularly pleased by the fact that the daughter of one of my heroes, Ivar Torp (see page 44 of https://okologisklandbruk.nlr.no/media/ring/3550/2014/%C3%98L%20nr%201_2014%20epostfil.pdf ) joined the tour, although I wasn’t aware of it until afterwards! She has now taken over Ivar’s property!
