{"id":6796,"date":"2016-09-15T15:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2019-03-28T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:44:13","slug":"edimentals-in-edinburghs-royal-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6796","title":{"rendered":"Edimentals in Edinburgh&#8217;s Royal Botanical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 12th September 2016 I visited the botanical gardens in Edinburgh, and I wandered around the collections looking for edimentals (edible ornamentals), many of which are also forest garden plants, in preparation for my edimentals walk the following Saturday. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6572\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6572<\/a>. Conclusion: there\u2019s a lot of food in spring in the gardens!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6796 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><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=6797'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650094.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6797\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650094.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650094-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650094-300x400.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-1-6797'>\n\t\t\t\tI ate Saxifraga stolonifera tempura in Japan in the spring! A great edimental (house plant in colder climates)\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=6798'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650097.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6798\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650097.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650097-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650097-300x400.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-1-6798'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung shoots of Tricyrtis are used in the Far East as a spring 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=6800'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650103.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650103-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650103-300x400.jpg 300w\" 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-1-6800'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung shoots of Tricyrtis are used in the Far East as a spring 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=6799'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650102.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650102.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650102-300x230.jpg 300w\" 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-1-6799'>\n\t\t\t\tDied back at this time of year&#8230;I&#8217;m still hoping to grow this yellow form of Rice Lily\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=6801'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650109.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6801\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650109.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650109-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6801'>\n\t\t\t\tMaianthemum purpurea, edible young shoots in the Himalaya\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=6802'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6802\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650118.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650118-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650118-300x400.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-1-6802'>\n\t\t\t\tLigularia fischeri, a vegetable in Korea (search my blog edimentals.com for more information on this great shade loving 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=6803'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650120.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650120-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650120-300x400.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-1-6803'>\n\t\t\t\tStreptopus amplexifolius, watermelon berry. See http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6425\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=6804'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6804\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650121.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650121-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6804'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarda\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=6806'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650134.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6806\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650134.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650134-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6806'>\n\t\t\t\tAralia cordata, Udo growing well in dry soil under a Scots Pine!\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=6805'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650128.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650128-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6805'>\n\t\t\t\tAralia cordata, Udo berries\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=6807'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650139.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650139.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650139-300x215.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-1-6807'>\n\t\t\t\tA mini-permaveggie&#8230;a rhubarb species from China&#8230;great for the edible rock garden!\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=6808'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650142.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650142-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650142-300x400.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-1-6808'>\n\t\t\t\tLilium leichtlinii, one of the species used in Japan (edible bulbs)\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=6832'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650387.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6832\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650387.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650387-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6832'>\n\t\t\t\tLilium leichtlinii again\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=6809'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650144.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6809\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650144.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650144-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6809'>\n\t\t\t\tOplopanax japonicus&#8230; I&#8217;ve eaten tempura of the young shoots of this plant&#8217;s North American brother O. horridus: http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=1161, a great shade loving plant shrub in the Ginseng family. See http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=1161\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=6810'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6810\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650150.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650150-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650150-300x400.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-1-6810'>\n\t\t\t\tTrachystemon: i discovered this woodlander is used in Bulgaria in the spring. See http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=1269\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=6811'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6811\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650156.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650156-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650156-300x400.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-1-6811'>\n\t\t\t\tAngelica gigas, Korean angelica is used in the Far East! I haven&#8217;t seen such giant (gigas) plants as these before! Mentioned in my book and a great edimental at flowering stage!\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=6812'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6812\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650224.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650224-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650224-300x400.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-1-6812'>\n\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s a great exhibition of Nepalese plant art at the moment. Here&#8217;s Girardinia diversifolia, a plant in the nettle family which like nettle is edible and a fiber plant\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=6813'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650227.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6813\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650227.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650227-300x225.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-1-6813'>\n\t\t\t\tGirardinia diversifolia fabri\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=6814'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650239-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6814\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650239-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650239-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650239-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650239.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6814'>\n\t\t\t\tGunnera (not sure if this is the edible G. tinctoria)\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=6816'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6816\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650250.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650250-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6816'>\n\t\t\t\tEucrybia (Aster) macrophylla from North America has edible young leaves. This is a beautiful edimental form &#8220;Twilight&#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=6817'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650276.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6817\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650276.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650276-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6817'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium wallichii, Sherpa onion one of the 80 plants in my book&#8230;see also edimentals.com. There is a lot of this plant in the botanics\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=6818'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6818\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650278.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650278-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6818'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium wallichii, Sherpa onion one of the 80 plants in my book&#8230;see also edimentals.com. There is a lot of this plant in the botanics\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=6819'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650273-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6819\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650273-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650273-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650273-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650273.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6819'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium wallichii, Sherpa onion one of the 80 plants in my book&#8230;see also edimentals.com. There is a lot of this plant in the botanics\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=6820'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650297.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6820\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650297.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650297-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650297-300x400.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-1-6820'>\n\t\t\t\tA Smilax (asparagus relation) I believe&#8230;many have edible 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=6821'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650301.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6821\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650301.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650301-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6821'>\n\t\t\t\tHemerocallis forrestii has edible shoots, flower buds, flowers and dried flowers. See my book and blog\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=6822'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650304.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6822\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650304.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650304-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650304-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6822'>\n\t\t\t\tHemerocallis forrestii has edible shoots, flower buds, flowers and dried flowers. See my book and blog\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=6823'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6823\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650312.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650312-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650312-300x400.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-1-6823'>\n\t\t\t\tAnemone rivularis is used in Nepal\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=6824'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650316.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6824\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650316.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650316-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6824'>\n\t\t\t\tSanguisorba filiformis &#8211; many species in this genus have edible 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=6825'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6825\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650332.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650332-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6825'>\n\t\t\t\tRoscoea purpurea is a beautiful autumn flowering ornamental and the tubers are apparently eaten in Nepal&#8230;but, I haven&#8217;t tried..\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=6826'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650344.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6826\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650344.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650344-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6826'>\n\t\t\t\tCouldn&#8217;t find the tag for this one, but it looks like Cacalia delphinifolia&#8230; see http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=6340\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=6827'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6827\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650348.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650348-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6827'>\n\t\t\t\tHosta sieboldiana, one of my favourite edimentals and 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=6828'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650373.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6828\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650373.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650373-300x225.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-1-6828'>\n\t\t\t\tEdinburgh has a good collection of Aciphyllas from New Zealand. Maori carrots were tradionally pulled up using a rope to avoid being lacerated by the needle sharp leaves!\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=6829'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650374.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6829\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650374.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650374-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6829'>\n\t\t\t\tAciphylla or Maori carrots\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=6830'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650375.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6830\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650375.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650375-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6830'>\n\t\t\t\tAciphylla or Maori carrots\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=6831'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650379.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6831\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650379.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650379-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6831'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium schoenoprasum ssp sibiricum, Siberian Chives (an accession from the Far East)\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=6833'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650390.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6833\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650390.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650390-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6833'>\n\t\t\t\tPatrinias are used in Japan but I haven&#8217;t tried yet\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=6834'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650395.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6834\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650395.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650395-170x300.jpg 170w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650395-300x530.jpg 300w\" 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-1-6834'>\n\t\t\t\tHosta flowers are edible\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=6835'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6835\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650399-147x300.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6835'>\n\t\t\t\tBalloon flower, Platycodon is cultivated for its edible roots in the Far East\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=6836'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650401-808x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650401-808x1024.jpg 808w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650401-237x300.jpg 237w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650401-300x380.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650401.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6836'>\n\t\t\t\tSedum spectabile, edible leaves and great for the bees\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=6837'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650407.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650407-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6837'>\n\t\t\t\tSedum spectabile, edible leaves and great for the bees\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=6838'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650412.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650412.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650412-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650412-300x400.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-1-6838'>\n\t\t\t\tHemerocallis littorea\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=6839'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650414.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6839\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650414.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650414-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650414-300x429.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-1-6839'>\n\t\t\t\tHemerocallis littorea\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=6840'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6840\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650416.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650416-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650416-300x400.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-1-6840'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother accession of Allium wallichii, Nepal or Sherpa onion, see my blog\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=6841'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650429.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6841\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650429.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650429-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650429-300x400.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-1-6841'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother accession of Allium wallichii, Nepal or Sherpa onion, see my blog\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=6842'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650435.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6842\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650435.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650435-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6842'>\n\t\t\t\tAzorella is actually in the carrot family and has an edible root, but I haven&#8217;t tried! From Chile and Argentina.\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=6843'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650436.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6843\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650436.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650436-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6843'>\n\t\t\t\tAzorella is actually in the carrot family and has an edible root, but I haven&#8217;t tried! Here you can see the Umbellifer like seed heads on this ground hugging perennial\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=6844'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6844\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650440.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650440-176x300.jpg 176w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650440-300x512.jpg 300w\" 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-1-6844'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the biscuit roots from North America that has edible roots, used by the Native Americans\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=6845'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650442.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6845\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650442.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650442-300x225.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-1-6845'>\n\t\t\t\tTulbaghia, Society Garlic from South Africa\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=6846'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6846\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650444.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650444-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650444-300x400.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-1-6846'>\n\t\t\t\tPatrinias are used in Japan but I haven&#8217;t tried yet&#8230;P scabiasifolia\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=6848'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650456.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6848\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650456.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650456-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650456-300x400.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-1-6848'>\n\t\t\t\tEryngium maritimum, Sea Holly, a native to the UK with edible roots\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=6849'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650461.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650461-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6849'>\n\t\t\t\tView of Edinburgh Castle from the rock garden\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=6850'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6850\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650470.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650470-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6850'>\n\t\t\t\tRumex scutatus is one of the 80 in my book\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=6851'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650484.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6851\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650484.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650484-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650484-300x400.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-1-6851'>\n\t\t\t\tSalvia sclarea\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=6852'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650495.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650495.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650495-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6852'>\n\t\t\t\tMore Allium wallichiii\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=6853'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650498.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650498-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6853'>\n\t\t\t\tMore Allium wallichiii\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=6854'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650530.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6854\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650530.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650530-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6854'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother Aralia cordata, Udo from Japan (see my book)\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=6855'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650531.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6855\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650531.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650531-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650531-300x400.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-1-6855'>\n\t\t\t\tPachyphragma is a woodlander in the cabbage family and has edible young 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=6856'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650534.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6856\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650534.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650534-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6856'>\n\t\t\t\tPhytolacca americana (?) is used in North America &#8211; edible young shoots, but toxic later including the berries\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=6857'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650537.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6857\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650537.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650537-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650537-300x400.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-1-6857'>\n\t\t\t\tDevil&#8217;s Walking Stick, Aralia elata was in all the supermarkets in Japan (young 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=6858'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6858\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650538.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650538-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650538-300x400.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-1-6858'>\n\t\t\t\tDevil&#8217;s Walking Stick, Aralia elata was in all the supermarkets in Japan (young leaves)\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=6859'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"503\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650542.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6859\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650542.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650542-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6859'>\n\t\t\t\tMaianthemum racemosum is one of the 80 in my book, a North American woodlander\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=6860'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650552.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6860\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650552.jpg 699w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650552-300x225.jpg 300w\" 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-1-6860'>\n\t\t\t\tBabington&#8217;s Leek\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=6861'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6861\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650555-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6861'>\n\t\t\t\tOstrich Fern is one of my 80 favourites\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=6862'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650559.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6862\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650559.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650559-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650559-300x400.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-1-6862'>\n\t\t\t\tTypha (bulrush) or supermarket of the swamps and 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=6863'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6863\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650560.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650560-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6863'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother patch of Ligularia fischeri\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=6864'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650561-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650561-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650561-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650561-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650561.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6864'>\n\t\t\t\tPhormium &#8211; sweetener (nectar) and fibre plant of the Maori\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=6865'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6865\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650569.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650569-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6865'>\n\t\t\t\tMonkey Puzzles, edible nuts\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=6866'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650572.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650572.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650572-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650572-300x400.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-1-6866'>\n\t\t\t\tMonkey Puzzles, edible nuts, but you need male and female trees\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=6867'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650579.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650579-300x225.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-1-6867'>\n\t\t\t\tCyclamen&#8230; C. persicum is eaten as a veg in Palestine and elsewhere\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=6868'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650580.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6868\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650580.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650580-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6868'>\n\t\t\t\tCyclamen&#8230; C. persicum is eaten as a veg in Palestine and elsewhere\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=6869'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6869\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650595.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650595-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6869'>\n\t\t\t\tYucca filamentosa has edible 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=6870'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650602.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650602.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1650602-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption 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