FOTD – March 4 – Solomon’s Seal
Solomon’s Seal was a wildflower, but I love it and I took bunches of it from the woods and planted them along the other side of my driveway. They still grow wild, but I have moved them from deep shade to partial sun and there are many more of them now. Still growing along the edge of the woods, but where I can easily see them. When they bloom, I know spring is definitely in the air.
Solomon’s Seal is edible and can be ground into a meal and cooked. Variations of it grow on every continent except Australia and New Zealand and they look very similar to one another. I hope they bring the spring in other countries too.
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IRIS AND ALL ELSE THAT GROWS 
AN ABUNDANCY OF FLOWERS 
FLOWERS OF THE DAY 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Ooooo .. stop it!
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Never heard of them! I wonder what they taste like when cooked?
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I have no idea either, but I suppose if I was starving, I’d give it a try. At least it’s not grinding up insects.
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Oh so beautiful and springy 😀
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Thanks, Cee. These are the essence of green. I’m hoping we grow new ones this year. It all depends on the weather. A bit more sunshine would help.
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I love these, and had thought they were toxic. I’m still not eating any, but am happy they’re okay.
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Apparently they can become a kind of flour, though I have not tasted it. It’s a plant so it probably tastes OK. It is also medicinal. You can look it up. The various medicinal stuff is usually listed. I’ll have to do a little more research.
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I’m on an Agatha Christie kick right now, and EVERYTHING is poison to me!
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Supposedly it makes a kind of bread, but the roots make tea and some herbal medications.
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This plant doesn’t look familiar to me. I like a few plants that are classified as weeds.
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Solomon’s Seal is definitely a flower. A wild one, but it makes a very interesting garden plant with its tall arched stalks. Supposedly it also has health benefits including reducing inflammation, improving digestion, boosting the immune system, and reducing stress. It is also thought to help with skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, as well as joint pain. Having never tried it, I wouldn’t know. Apparently it will grow pretty much anywhere if the soil is rich and moist. That describes our place to a tee at least this year. It also can be brewed (they say) as a tea,but you have to use the roots. Mostly, I like the architectural look of that tall stems that arch over the garden. They sell them these days at nurseries. They are (like day lilies), rhizomes.
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So that’s what they are! We had them on the farm and some are probably still growing wild there but I never knew what they were called. I loved walking through those woods in all seasons. Black walnuts in the fall and wild plum, apple, peach, and strawberry, blackberry and grapes beginning in late winter and growing into the summer months. Just had to beat the cattle to the fruit, but always had enough to make jam! Shared the walnut trees with two bulls one October day but they didn’t bother me. With names like Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, I considered them as tame as bulls can get. Plus I wanted those walnuts! A lot of trouble but the taste was worth it all.
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I had to look them up, but they were easy because they don’t look like anything else. I’ve never considered eating them. Grinding my own meal is one step over the culinary line for me, but should real starvation hit — well — at least it isn’t insects being ground up!
We had a few walnut trees. I think the shade of the oak trees was too dark. They need at least some sun. Oak forests tend to be just that because nothing can grow in their shade. Even the maples have to live along the edge of the woods where they can still get sunshine.
We used to have massive amounts of blackberries, but we never ate them because the birds, squirrels, chipmunks et al got them before we did. Many are still there in the sunnier patches of woods, but we removed it from the yard. It was brutally thorny and wherever it grew, you could not pass. It spread like crazy, too — much like our famous killer wild roses. Forget Balrogs and orcs. Half an acre of blackberries and wild roses will prevent anyone from passing that way — unless they happen to have a magic sword, of course.
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