tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post2612663786170613935..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Weed of the Week - Rosebay WillowherbMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-16096647282006474962008-10-16T05:34:00.000+01:002008-10-16T05:34:00.000+01:00Ah yes!....The blitz!As a child growing up on Mers...Ah yes!....The blitz!<BR/><BR/>As a child growing up on Merseyside, Rosebay Willowherb was about the only flower that I remember, apart from dandelions whose leaves we gathered to feed my grandfather's canary. <BR/><BR/>As you said, it proliferated on bomb sites and was really amazing the way it transformed devastation into beautiful gardens, seemingly overnight. Funny name, isn't it?Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931734565442371796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-78804744852859566482008-09-05T23:19:00.000+01:002008-09-05T23:19:00.000+01:00I like this plant looks great too, the flowers sme...I like this plant looks great too, the flowers smell lovely as well and it can be used medicinally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-78386797171620384562008-08-31T13:55:00.000+01:002008-08-31T13:55:00.000+01:00I think its a beautiful plant, not quite as handso...I think its a beautiful plant, not quite as handsome as its near relative the hairy willowherb, but stunning en-masse on a late summer hillside. Never tried eating it though....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-75896743727919900152008-08-12T23:15:00.000+01:002008-08-12T23:15:00.000+01:00there's a really nice white form that i've definit...there's a really nice white form that i've definitely bought from nurseries before!emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-50624323206441010292008-08-12T17:45:00.000+01:002008-08-12T17:45:00.000+01:00It is a common wild flower over here in Canada. Be...It is a common wild flower over here in Canada. Bees love it and the part you eat is the shoots that come up first thing in spring. Tasty. A bit like asparagus but different!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-8260317852405524132008-08-12T03:43:00.000+01:002008-08-12T03:43:00.000+01:00Wow, I wish my weeds looked like that. The picture...Wow, I wish my weeds looked like that. The picture you posted looks so beautiful with the fern too. Send me a cutting ( c/o blitty kitty, usa, should get there). I've never seen it here. I leave a lot of my weeds though --milkweed in with the veggies because the monarch butterflys eat them.Blicky Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198957897679628835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-2529559726011150992008-08-11T22:27:00.000+01:002008-08-11T22:27:00.000+01:00It's a shame, because it is very pretty - but at t...It's a shame, because it is very pretty - but at the same time it's a darned nuisance. I'm getting very good at cutting it off in its prime immediately after it flowers.<BR/><BR/>FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-54295895604269122132008-08-11T20:24:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:24:00.000+01:00I remember telling my mum and dad about this plant...I remember telling my mum and dad about this plant - mum was a keen gardener but had somehow never come across this before, and it featured in a junior school broadcast called "A Place To Live". We then had a school trip to Formby Point and sketched it in the field. You're right, it's really pretty - the gossamer seeds are pretty too, but rather too well designed - like you say, they spread VERY well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-736400334619649302008-08-11T14:45:00.000+01:002008-08-11T14:45:00.000+01:00Interesting we just posted a homemade vid about th...Interesting we just posted a homemade vid about the utility of the humble <A HREF="http://youarewhatieat.blogspot.com/2008/08/incredible-edible-dandelion.html" REL="nofollow">dandelion</A> in our blog. Some "weeds" are extraordinarily nutricious.Mark Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139203454027934003noreply@blogger.com