{"id":32551,"date":"2024-08-12T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32551"},"modified":"2025-02-11T19:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:40:23","slug":"peak-perennial-veg-time-at-rhs-wisley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32551","title":{"rendered":"PEAK PERENNIAL VEG TIME AT RHS WISLEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A series of pictures taken of edible plants that I spotted in the &#8220;ornamental collections&#8221; at RHS Wisley Gardens on 11th April 2024.\u00a0 Admittedly, some will be obscure or &#8220;emergency food&#8221; edibles, but all have been used somewhere for food and have an ethnobotanical story to tell!<br \/>See also an earlier post from a visit on 28th June 2013 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32483\">https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=32483\u00a0<\/a><br \/>I was also shown around all the great work being done by the Wisley Edibles Team later the same day; see\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>See the picture captions for names and use:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-32551 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32552'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117223.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32552\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117223.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117223-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32552'>\n\t\t\t\t1. Smyrnium perfoliatum, perfoliate alexanders. From Cornucopia II: &#8220;The blanched leafstalks are eaten raw in salads or used as a potherb. It is considered superior to S. olusatrum, as it not only blanches better, but is more crisp and tender, and not so harsh flavored&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32553'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117224.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117224-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117224-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117224-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32553'>\n\t\t\t\t2. Cardiocrinum giganteum? A starch was extracted from the bulbs and used in central and western China; other species were similarly used in Japan ; young leaves were also eaten and a flute was made with the hollow stem!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32554'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32554\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117225.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117225-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117225-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117225-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32554'>\n\t\t\t\t3. Matteuccia struthiopteris, ostrich fern (strutseving); see my book for more about this great edimental\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32565'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32565\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117248.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117248-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117248-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117248-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32565'>\n\t\t\t\t13. Matteuccia struthiopteris, ostrich fern (strutseving)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32555'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"691\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32555\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117229.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117229-300x259.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117229-768x663.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117229-640x553.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32555'>\n\t\t\t\t4. Polygonatum hirtum (P. latifolium); many solomon&#8217;s seals (Polygonatum sp.) were traditionally used in the kitchen. Young shoots make an excellent sweet tasting spring vegetable and the rhizomes are also used\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32556'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117231.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117231-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117231-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117231-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32556'>\n\t\t\t\t5. Trachystemon orientalis, early flowering borage; see my blog post &#8220;Trachystemon orientalis, a new Edimental for the dry forest garden&#8221; https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=1269 written having discovered this was edible on a trip to Bulgaria: \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32557'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32557\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117234.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117234-300x287.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117234-768x735.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117234-640x613.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32557'>\n\t\t\t\t6. Saxifraga fortunei, the fortune saxifrage is used in tempura in Japan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32558'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32558\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117236.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117236-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117236-768x427.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117236-640x356.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32558'>\n\t\t\t\t7. Hosta \u00abDecorata\u00bb (Se https:\/\/www.hostalibrary.org\/d\/d.html)  (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental; you can try any Hosta)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32559'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32559\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117237.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117237-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32559'>\n\t\t\t\t8. Kalopanax septemlobus; the young shoots are eaten in the Far East; a friend on my Edimentals FB group has tried but writes: &#8220;Kalopanax has a grassy\/piney\/soapy\/bitter taste that the chojang doesn&#8217;t fully mask&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32560'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117241.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117241-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117241-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117241-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32560'>\n\t\t\t\t9. Gunnera &#8220;manicata&#8221; (it has recently been announced that the G. manicata found in the UK is actually a hybrid with G. tinctoria, so that both are now banned from being sold as tinctoria has become an invasive species in parts of the UK); I tried the stalks in September when I did a walk and talk at the Edinburgh Botanics some years ago; the taste was good!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32561'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117243.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32561\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117243.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117243-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117243-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117243-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32561'>\n\t\t\t\t10. Hosta undulata var albomarginata (se https:\/\/www.hostalibrary.org\/u\/u.html)  (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental; you can try any Hosta)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32562'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32562\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117244.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117244-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117244-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117244-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32562'>\n\t\t\t\t10a. Hosta &#8220;Snowden&#8221; (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental; you can try any Hosta)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32563'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117245.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117245-300x261.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117245-768x669.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117245-640x558.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32563'>\n\t\t\t\t11. Primula denticulata; this hardy species from East Asia is edible. I use the flowers often in spring mixed salads.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32564'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117246.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117246.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117246-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32564'>\n\t\t\t\t12. Hosta plantaginea var japonica  (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental; you can try any Hosta)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32566'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32566\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117249.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117249-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32566'>\n\t\t\t\t14. Caltha palustris, marsh marigold (soleihov); although quite strong tasting even after cooking various Caltha sp. were used traditionally sa reported in Cornucopia II: &#8220;Young leaves are eaten like spinach, especially after having been boiled in two or more changes of water and cooked in a cream sauce. Flower buds are pickled in vinegar and used as a substitute for capers.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32567'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117250.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117250-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117250-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117250-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32567'>\n\t\t\t\t15. Wisteria floribunda &#8220;George F Wilson&#8221;; flowers of all species are considered edible and there are traditional uses; in Japan, young leaves and flowers are boiled; other species have been used as fritters\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32568'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117252.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32568\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117252.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117252-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117252-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117252-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32568'>\n\t\t\t\t16. Hemerocallis sp., day lily \/ daglilje (see my book Around the World in 80 plants for much more about probably the world&#8217;s oldest documented vegetable)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32569'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117254.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32569\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117254.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117254-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32569'>\n\t\t\t\t17. Hemerocallis &#8220;Little Wine Cup&#8221; with flower buds (see my book Around the World in 80 plants for much more about probably the world&#8217;s oldest documented vegetable) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32570'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117257.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117257-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117257-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117257-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32570'>\n\t\t\t\t18. Bistorta officinalis, bistort \/ ormerot (see more about this traditionally foraged vegetable, particularly in Easter Ledge Pudding and survival food for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in the arctic in my book) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32571'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117258.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117258-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117258-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117258-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32571'>\n\t\t\t\t19. Satureja montana, winter savory \/ vintersar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32572'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32572\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117261.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117261-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32572'>\n\t\t\t\t20. Pinus mugo &#8220;Humpy&#8221;, dwarf mountain pine; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32573'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117262.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117262-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117262-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117262-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32573'>\n\t\t\t\t20. Pinus mugo &#8220;Humpy&#8221;, dwarf mountain pine; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32574'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117264.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117264.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117264-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117264-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117264-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32574'>\n\t\t\t\t21. Gingko biloba &#8220;Mariken&#8221;; Fresh ginkgo nuts (seeds) Are eaten as a seasonal delicacy, having a mild, sweet, crisp flavor (are preerved and sold in oriental stores around the world and harvested by ethnic communities in Central Park in New York where it is widely planted as a street tree.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32575'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32575\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117265.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117265-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117265-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117265-640x854.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32575'>\n\t\t\t\t22. Muscari comosum, lampascioni is an important edible in the Mediterranean where it is sold on markets; see my blog post about an edimental variety:https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=1670 \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32576'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117266.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117266.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117266-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117266-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117266-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32576'>\n\t\t\t\t23. Silene uniflora, the sea campion is probably edible like the closely related Silene vulgaris (see my book)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32577'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32577\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117267.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117267-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117267-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117267-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32577'>\n\t\t\t\t24. Halesia carolina, silver bell tree, wild olive:  From Cornucopia II -he ripe fruits are chewed for their acidity. Unripe ones are sometimes made into pickles \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32578'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117268.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32578\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117268.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117268-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117268-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117268-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32578'>\n\t\t\t\t24. Halesia carolina, silver bell tree, wild olive:  From Cornucopia II -he ripe fruits are chewed for their acidity. Unripe ones are sometimes made into pickles \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32579'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"695\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32579\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117271.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117271-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32579'>\n\t\t\t\t25. Erythronium pagoda (see my blog post about Erythroniums in the kitchen at https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=9442; Pagoda is probably the best and is a hybrid between Erythronium tuolumnense and Erythronium californicum \u2018White Beauty&#8221;); see my blog post about Erythroniums in the kitchen at https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=9442\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32584'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117272.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117272.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117272-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117272-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117272-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32584'>\n\t\t\t\t25. Erythronium pagoda (see my blog post about Erythroniums in the kitchen at https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=9442; Pagoda is probably the best and is a hybrid between Erythronium tuolumnense and Erythronium californicum \u2018White Beauty&#8221;); see my blog post about Erythroniums in the kitchen at https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=9442\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32644'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117418.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32644\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117418.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117418-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117418-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117418-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32644'>\n\t\t\t\t27. Tradescantia (see my book for more about the edibility of this genus)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32645'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117419.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32645\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117419.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117419-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117419-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117419-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32645'>\n\t\t\t\t26. Wisteria floribunda &#8220;Strella&#8221; (flowers of all species are considered edible and there are traditional uses; in Japan, young leaves and flowers are boiled; other species have been used as fritters) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32643'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"763\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32643\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117416.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117416-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32643'>\n\t\t\t\t28. Allium nigrum (used traditionally in the kitchen in Italy including Sicily and Croatia.)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32641'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117412.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32641\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117412.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117412-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117412-768x585.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117412-640x487.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32641'>\n\t\t\t\t29. Crambe maritima (sea kale \/ strandk\u00e5l); see my book for much more about this &#8220;King of the Edible Vegetables&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32640'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117408.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117408.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117408-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117408-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117408-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32640'>\n\t\t\t\t29. Crambe maritima (sea kale \/ strandk\u00e5l); (sea kale \/ strandk\u00e5l); see my book for much more about this &#8220;King of the Edible Vegetables&#8221; \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32639'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117406.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32639\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117406.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117406-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117406-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117406-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32639'>\n\t\t\t\t30. Campanula poscharskyana; there are many members of the bellflower family used for food around the world (see my book for more)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32638'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"824\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117405.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117405-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32638'>\n\t\t\t\t31. Yucca rostrata (beaked Yucca); edible flowers and flower shoots); the tasty edible flowers of many Yucca sp. are used as are young flower shoots and buds.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32637'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"762\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32637\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117404.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117404-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32637'>\n\t\t\t\t32 Yucca flaccida &#8220;Golden Sword&#8221; (Adam&#8217;s needle, weak-leaf yucca); edible flowers and flower shoots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32636'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32636\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117402.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117402-293x300.jpg 293w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117402-768x786.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117402-640x655.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32636'>\n\t\t\t\t33. Yucca filamentosa &#8220;Garland&#8217;s Gold&#8221; (edible flowers and flower shoots)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32635'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32635\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117400.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117400-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117400-768x545.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117400-640x454.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32635'>\n\t\t\t\t34. Asphodeline lutea (Jacob&#8217;s Rod); One of the best tasting edible flowers!Cornucopia II: The ancient Greeks and Romans roasted the roots like potatoes and ate them with salt and oil, or mashed them with figs. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32634'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32634\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117399.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117399-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32634'>\n\t\t\t\t35. Allium cernuum &#8211; probabbly my favourite edimental onion: see much more in my book! I&#8217;ve not heard the common name Lady Leek before.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32633'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117397.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32633\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117397.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117397-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117397-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117397-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32633'>\n\t\t\t\t36. One of the first lowering Hemerocallis sp. (day lily \/ dagilje)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32632'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117392.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117392.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117392-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117392-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117392-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32632'>\n\t\t\t\t37. Primula veris (cowslip \/ marian\u00f8kleblom); edible flowers and leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32631'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"984\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117389.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32631\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32631'>\n\t\t\t\t38. Hosta plantaginea var japonica (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32629'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"910\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117385.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32629\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117385.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117385-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32629'>\n\t\t\t\t39. Hosta shoots (see my book and other blog posts for the importance of this amazing edimental; you can try any Hosta)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32628'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117384.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32628\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117384.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117384-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117384-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117384-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32628'>\n\t\t\t\t40. Polygonatum sp. (solomon&#8217;s seals \/ konvall); young shoots of most if not all species are used cooked and ae surprisingly sweet&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32627'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32627\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117382.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117382-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117382-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117382-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32627'>\n\t\t\t\t41. Magnolia &#8220;Phelan Bright&#8221; (unknown parentage); Many Magnolia species are used, mainly in the Far East, young flower buds and flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32626'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32626\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117380.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117380-128x300.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32626'>\n\t\t\t\t42. Hosta &#8220;Ufo&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32624'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117376.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32624\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117376.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117376-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32624'>\n\t\t\t\t44. Hemerocallis &#8220;Green Gold&#8221; (young day lily shoots are used as a vegetable.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32625'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32625\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117378.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117378-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117378-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117378-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32625'>\n\t\t\t\t43. Cercis giganteus (closely related to Cercis chinensis); buds and flowers are widely used from other Cercis sp.; C. chinensis flowers are widely used for the extraction of natural edible red pigment.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32622'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117373.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32622\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117373.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117373-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117373-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117373-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32622'>\n\t\t\t\t45. Chinese bladdernut, Staphylea holocarpa &#8220;Innocence&#8221; a species with huge edimental potential!  The young leaves are eaten cooked and taste great, and the unopened flower clusters are also edible and can be cooked almost like a small cauliflower (see my Edimentals FB group).  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32621'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32621\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117370.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117370-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32621'>\n\t\t\t\t45. Chinese bladdernut, Staphylea holocarpa &#8220;Innocence&#8221; a species with huge edimental potential!  The young leaves are eaten cooked and taste great, and the unopened flower clusters are also edible and can be cooked almost like a small cauliflower (see my Edimentals FB group).  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32620'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117369.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32620\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117369.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117369-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117369-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117369-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32620'>\n\t\t\t\t45. Chinese bladdernut, Staphylea holocarpa &#8220;Innocence&#8221; a species with huge edimental potential!  The young leaves are eaten cooked and taste great, and the unopened flower clusters are also edible and can be cooked almost like a small cauliflower (see my Edimentals FB group).  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32619'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117368.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32619\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117368.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117368-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117368-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117368-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32619'>\n\t\t\t\t46. Hosta fortunei &#8220;Albomarginata&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32618'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117362.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32618\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117362.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117362-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32618'>\n\t\t\t\t47. Decaisnea fargesii (Blue sausage fruit)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32617'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117359.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32617\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117359.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117359-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32617'>\n\t\t\t\t48. Musa basjoo, the Japanese Banana (nectar can be used and leaves used as wraps)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32616'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117352.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32616\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117352.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117352-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117352-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117352-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32616'>\n\t\t\t\t49. Oplopanax horridus (devil&#8217;s club) has edible spring shoots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32615'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32615\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117348.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117348-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117348-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117348-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32615'>\n\t\t\t\t50. Drimys winteri (winter&#8217;s bark) &#8211; the bark is powdered and ground as a pepper substitute (southern South America)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32614'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117347.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117347-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117347-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117347-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32614'>\n\t\t\t\t51. Phormiums (important plant for the Maori; nectar; fibre)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32613'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117345.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117345.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117345-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32613'>\n\t\t\t\t52. Phormium cookianum  subsp hookeri  (important plant for the Maori; nectar; fibre)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32612'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117344.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32612\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117344.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117344-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32612'>\n\t\t\t\t53. Phormium &#8220;Yellow Wave&#8221;   (important plant for the Maori; nectar; fibre)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32611'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117343.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32611\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117343.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117343-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32611'>\n\t\t\t\t54. Cordyline australis &#8220;Salsa&#8221; (Ti-kouka, Cabbage tree); Root baked, pith of the stem and young shoots; a important food plant of the Maori people\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32610'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32610\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117340.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117340-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117340-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117340-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32610'>\n\t\t\t\t55. Trachycarpus fortunei (the young inflorescence is eaten in much the same way as bamboo sprouts. Fresh flowers and the terminal buds  have also been used)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32609'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117336.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32609\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117336.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117336-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32609'>\n\t\t\t\t56. Paulownia kawakamii (presumably the flowers can be eaten as with P. tomentosa &#8211; served with miso)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32608'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117335.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32608\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117335.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117335-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117335-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117335-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32608'>\n\t\t\t\t57. Alliaria petiolata (hedge garlic; l\u00f8kurt); leaves and flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32607'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32607\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117327.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117327-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32607'>\n\t\t\t\t58. Pachyphragma macrophylla (edible leaves and flowers)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32606'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117316.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117316.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117316-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117316-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117316-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32606'>\n\t\t\t\t59. Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii &#8220;Caerulea Group&#8221; ( Leichtlin&#8217;s camass, wild hyacinth \/ praerielilje) ; From Cornucopia II: The bulbs are eaten raw, boiled, baked in pits, fried, used in pies, or dried for future use. They were boiled down to a molasses which was used on festival occasions by various Indian tribes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32605'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117314.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32605\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117314.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117314-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117314-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117314-640x854.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32605'>\n\t\t\t\t59. Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii &#8220;Caerulea Group&#8221; ( Leichtlin&#8217;s camass, wild hyacinth \/ praerielilje) ; From Cornucopia II: The bulbs are eaten raw, boiled, baked in pits, fried, used in pies, or dried for future use. They were boiled down to a molasses which was used on festival occasions by various Indian tribes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32604'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117309.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117309-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117309-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117309-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32604'>\n\t\t\t\t60. Opuntia lindheimeri (Texas prickly pear); both ripe and unripe fruits, young pads, flowers and flower buds are also cooked.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32603'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32603\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117307.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117307-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32603'>\n\t\t\t\t61. Allium akaka -in Anatolia, the fresh leaves areconsumed as vegetable. Fresh onions are used in pilaf. And also, it is grown in gardens for daily consumption. People uproot them from the nature and plant in their gardens; in spring they use their leaves as daily vegetable.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32602'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117306.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117306.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117306-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32602'>\n\t\t\t\t62. Tropaeolum leptophyllum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32601'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117303.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32601\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117303.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117303-258x300.jpg 258w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117303-640x743.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32601'>\n\t\t\t\t63. Allium aff. elburzense: this is an endemic Iranian plant which grows in the Elburz Mountains. It is known locally as \u201cValak\u201d, and its aerial parts are used as food.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32600'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"772\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117300.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117300-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32600'>\n\t\t\t\t64. Allium tolmiei var platyphyllum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32599'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"767\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117299.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117299.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117299-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32599'>\n\t\t\t\t65. Cyclamen persicum: the leaves of this species were used Cooked with rice and meat, or raw as salad in Palestine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32589'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32589\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117285.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117285-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117285-768x596.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117285-640x497.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32589'>\n\t\t\t\t65. Cyclamen persicum: the leaves of this species were used Cooked with rice and meat, or raw as salad in Palestine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32593'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117289.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117289-257x300.jpg 257w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117289-768x898.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117289-640x748.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32593'>\n\t\t\t\t65. Cyclamen persicum: the leaves of this species were used Cooked with rice and meat, or raw as salad in Palestine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32598'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117294.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32598\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117294.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117294-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32598'>\n\t\t\t\t66. Allium grosii\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32597'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117293.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32597\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117293.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117293-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32597'>\n\t\t\t\t67. Lewisia columbiana: the roots of this and other species of Lewisia were cooked and eaten by first peoples in North America\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32596'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117292.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117292-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32596'>\n\t\t\t\t68. Allium libani\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32595'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117291.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117291.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117291-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32595'>\n\t\t\t\t68. Allium libani\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32594'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117290.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117290-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32594'>\n\t\t\t\t69. Phyteuma scheuchzeri (see my article about the Phyteuma genus here: https:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Phyteuma_Final-1.pdf\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32592'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32592\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117288.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117288-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117288-768x564.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117288-640x470.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32592'>\n\t\t\t\t70. Silene uniflora &#8220;Rosea&#8221;; sea campion\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32591'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117287.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117287.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117287-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117287-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117287-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32591'>\n\t\t\t\t71. Silene uniflora &#8220;Rosea&#8221; can probably be eaten like big sister Silene vulgaris\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32590'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117286.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32590\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117286.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117286-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117286-768x695.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117286-640x579.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32590'>\n\t\t\t\t72. Oxalis obtusa &#8220;Sunset&#8221; is a South African species &#8211; corms of several SOuth African Oxalis species can be used \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32588'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"932\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117284.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117284.jpg 699w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117284-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117284-640x853.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32588'>\n\t\t\t\t73. Wisteria. Different Wisteria species flowers are variously cooked, eaten raw and fried in oil as fritters in different parts of the world\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32587'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117282.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117282-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117282-768x591.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117282-640x493.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32587'>\n\t\t\t\t74. Saxifraga spathularis, St. Patrick&#8217;s Cabbage: along with several other Saxifraga species this one can probably be safely eaten\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32586'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32586\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117277.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117277-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117277-768x452.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117277-640x376.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32586'>\n\t\t\t\t75. Trillium chloropetalum &#8211; It&#8217;s generally not recommended harvesting to eat in North America except where super abundant. The young shoots while the leaves are drooping or folded can be eaten raw and coooked (Sam Thayer in Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants); I find the leaves to have a pleasant nutty taste; I sometimes decorate spring salads with flowers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=32585'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32585\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117274.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117274-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117274-768x475.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P4117274-640x396.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32585'>\n\t\t\t\t76. Polypodium glycyrrhiza &#8220;Lawrence Crocker&#8221;; a North American licorice fern &#8211; it is chewed for flavor by numerous Native American groups, including the Squamish, Shishalh, Comox, Nuxalk, Haida, and Kwakwaka&#8217;wakw (wikipedia)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of pictures taken of edible plants that I spotted in the &#8220;ornamental collections&#8221; at RHS Wisley Gardens on 11th April 2024.\u00a0 Admittedly, some will be obscure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,99],"tags":[5123,5126,5127,3034],"class_list":["post-32551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-edimentals","category-garden-tour","tag-rhs-edibles-team","tag-edimentals-spotting","tag-ethnobotany","tag-rhs-wisley"],"views":1984,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32551"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33395,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32551\/revisions\/33395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}