Young shoots of Korean clematis (Clematis serratifolia) are reportedly occasionally eaten cooked in the Far East, akin to the commonly eaten shoots of old man’s beard / tysk […]
Climbers / Edientomental / Pollinators
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Old Man’s Beard
Clematis vitalba (old man’s beard / tysk klematis) is an important wild edible in Italy (young shoots which must be cooked) and also one of the most attractive […]
Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Buddleja davidii
One of the few plants in my garden which isn’t edible is my large Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush / sommerfuglbusk), a wonderful entomental (loved by insects and an […]
Climbers / Perennial vegetables / Snow
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Cold Man’s Beard
A few day’s later, following on from my post on Old Man’s Beard! https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=27221 Post Views: 78
Climbers / Perennial vegetables / Pollinators
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First seed saved for 2021
You’ll find old man’s beard or tysk klematis in Norwegian (Clematis vitalba) in Italian foraging books as the young cooked shoots are popular there in spring (they shouldn’t […]
Bees / Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Unusual Pollinators
A dark green fritillary (aglaya perlemorvinge) and my second red-tailed bumlebee (steinhumle) on my Buddleja and Clematis vitalba (old man’s beard….not me!) Post Views: 131
Butterflies and moths
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Painted lady on old man’s beard
Painted lady on old man’s beard this morning ! (Tistelsommerfugl på tysk klematis) Post Views: 102
Edible flowers / Food
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More Fast Slow Food
Fast Slow Food: From garden to table in 20 minutes or less… As related in my book and my talks over the years, some of the best food […]
Annuals / Edimentals / Perennials
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Garden pictures 24th-25th September 2016
A collection of pictures from last weekend in the garden! Post Views: 170