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 / 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 […]