Saffron flowers details.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saffron crocus</span></span></div><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><table class="infobox biota" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); clear: right; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Biological classification">Scientific classification</a></th></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Kingdom:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="kingdom" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Plant">Plantae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Division:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="division" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatophyta" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Spermatophyta">Spermatophytae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Subdivision:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="subdivision" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiosperms" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Angiosperms">Angiospermae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">(unranked):</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="(unranked)" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocots" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Monocots">Liliopsidae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Order:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="order" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagales" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Asparagales">Asparagales</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Family:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="family" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridaceae" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Iridaceae">Iridaceae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Subfamily:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="subfamily" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoideae" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Crocoideae">Crocoideae</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Genus:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="genus" style="white-space: nowrap;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Crocus">Crocus</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Species:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="species" style="white-space: nowrap;"><i><b>C. sativus</b></i></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b><span class="binomial"><i>Crocus sativus</i></span></b><br /><small><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolus_Linnaeus" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Carolus Linnaeus">L.</a></small></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> That above table is from wikipedia</span>.                                                                                                                                              <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Saffron Crocus.</span></h1><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saffron threads come from the female portion of the crocus flower (Crocus Sativus). Although saffron is expensive to buy, you can grow your own supply if you have some patience. After an initial planting of ten to twenty corms (much like bulbs), a few flowers will multiply into a good saffron harvest.</span><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span><h1 itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How To Grow Saffron Crocus Bulbs.</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaCmg1oC8T8b6aZmOo8fVr563YrvNuWNWmBKVfi0ms8X1YtIhoy8TGY60ZHVnAT5OHoQOwp7jIEKy64LilgdVyqQnAOWSWSHs9ioFgFoWHwta3IeI3MuPd4UtXAeREWm9C7pMIvegzMWO/s1600/saffron+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaCmg1oC8T8b6aZmOo8fVr563YrvNuWNWmBKVfi0ms8X1YtIhoy8TGY60ZHVnAT5OHoQOwp7jIEKy64LilgdVyqQnAOWSWSHs9ioFgFoWHwta3IeI3MuPd4UtXAeREWm9C7pMIvegzMWO/s320/saffron+flowers..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h1 itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Saffron Crocus</span></h1> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saffron has often been described as a spice that is worth more than its weight in gold. It is so expensive that you may wonder “Can I grow saffron crocus bulbs and harvest my own saffron?” The answer is yes, you can grow saffron in your home garden. Keep reading to learn how to grow saffron.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXhoPHG5-xeMCxOHrQxduKRzqdi5eT85qjHWI5sxFBdpcCshHJZEC2AMTWdxR3luuuhK97HIw7jgAm6apqnnAnI9DoZtKYd2D7sBf3EfkP-NJCSNyYmAq0iXHrCT64H4h3o7Zq4pj6wFw/s1600/saffron+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXhoPHG5-xeMCxOHrQxduKRzqdi5eT85qjHWI5sxFBdpcCshHJZEC2AMTWdxR3luuuhK97HIw7jgAm6apqnnAnI9DoZtKYd2D7sBf3EfkP-NJCSNyYmAq0iXHrCT64H4h3o7Zq4pj6wFw/s320/saffron+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Although the crocus is famous for being one of the first flowers of spring, the saffron crocus is a fall bloomer. Crocus Sativa is hardy in zones six through nine, and thrives in full sun with rich, well-drained soil. It also prefers a sheltered location. Avoid windy spots, or areas that stay wet in the heat of summer, around down spouts or at the bottom of slopes.plant them four inched deep and about four to six inches apart in late spring to early summer.A favourite of gophers, crocus should be protected with a mesh enclosure or other varmint resistant device. Years where there is a long, hot summer will give you the best harvest. </span><br /><span style="border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The saffron crocus will send up flowers in late September to early October that will last for about three weeks. A good bloomer, look for upright, spiky lavender blossoms of about four to five inches with long red stigmas. These red stigmas are the saffron.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The saffron crocus will grow additional corms from the mother plant. After three years, the corms can be dug up (during the summer when the plant is dormant), divided, and replanted. Break off the smaller outer corms from the mother plant and replant them in a separate location or at a distance of four to six inches from other plantings. Periodic thinning of the corms, at lease once every six years, will keep your crocus plants healthy and blooming well. Three red stigmas occur in each bloom and should be harvested in the morning when the flowers have fully opened. Carefully remove them from the flower with tweezers and dry them in a dehydrator or in a warm dark location. To avoid spoilage, give your saffron plenty of time to dry and store it in a dark, tightly capped container. D<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">elicately flavoured and useful spice. Beyond the traditional rice dishes, saffron can be used in meat and fish recipes, as well as in soups, breads, and cakes. It makes a relaxing addition to tea, and can help settle an upset stomach.</span></span></span><div style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historically, saffron was used as a fabric dye, hair dye, an aphrodisiac, and as an ingredient in perfume. In your kitchen, homegrown saffron can help you create memorable meals at a fraction of the cost of its commercially available counterpart.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cao6s06QlihyphenhyphenTeF0l9wjSYEy9EDhB-YW1DAToTbDtNlD48RkPpovngzzvwqhl5otBb4zSGhkQstkPWw8vUJzIQkJ0kG3RGojHyiUbKRiSC6Tq01jY4rU62JCFIuWYhugZE_5ZnLPlZP_/s1600/saffron+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cao6s06QlihyphenhyphenTeF0l9wjSYEy9EDhB-YW1DAToTbDtNlD48RkPpovngzzvwqhl5otBb4zSGhkQstkPWw8vUJzIQkJ0kG3RGojHyiUbKRiSC6Tq01jY4rU62JCFIuWYhugZE_5ZnLPlZP_/s320/saffron+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Saffron comes from the saffron crocus bulbs or Crocus sativa, which is an autumn blooming crocus. The spice is actually the red stigmas of this crocus flower. Each flower will only produce 3 stigmas and each saffron crocus bulb will only produce 1 flower.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIt3yqZ4X2R9u3Yw5y0S70f1vE5TjeoSfSYiTzVmT5EuBAo4c6oARCLec979Rk3ml59zq7uQkMhS9I6TJvaoQb451gMyauWhof27QKgylWCf_otXZZSoV0kRTKXq-34WITRYfmcbesQ7C/s1600/saffron+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIt3yqZ4X2R9u3Yw5y0S70f1vE5TjeoSfSYiTzVmT5EuBAo4c6oARCLec979Rk3ml59zq7uQkMhS9I6TJvaoQb451gMyauWhof27QKgylWCf_otXZZSoV0kRTKXq-34WITRYfmcbesQ7C/s320/saffron+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Saffron plants need well draining soil and lots of sun. If saffron crocus is planted in swampy or poor draining soil, it will rot. Other than needing good soil and sun, saffron crocus are not picky.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you plant your saffron crocus bulbs, place them in the ground at about 3-5 inches deep and at least 6 inches apart. About 50-60 saffron flowers will produce about 1 tablespoon of saffron spice so keep this in mind when figuring how many to plant. But, also keep in mind that saffron crocus multiply rapidly, so in a few years time you will have more than enough.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxt_UMbK80_RpFOnWlGZ-ohmxZ8MfXiHuSZqCTdgVzdzu4qK-PjXVgKeI3AQvk_PPUMK1ke5B-COVokUxJA1ED1uDTyH6nR-e0_rKUpIqZRU6rtnX1XMzoJBdZLGHdsAEG8OAiWcPPHMY/s1600/saffron+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxt_UMbK80_RpFOnWlGZ-ohmxZ8MfXiHuSZqCTdgVzdzu4qK-PjXVgKeI3AQvk_PPUMK1ke5B-COVokUxJA1ED1uDTyH6nR-e0_rKUpIqZRU6rtnX1XMzoJBdZLGHdsAEG8OAiWcPPHMY/s320/saffron+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After your saffron crocus bulbs are planted, they need very little care. They will be hardy down to -15F. You can fertilize them once a year, though they grow fine without being fertilized as well. You can also water them if the rainfall in your area falls below 1.5 inches per week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Growing saffron crocus is easy and certainly makes the expensive spice much more affordable. Now that you know how to grow saffron plants, you can give this spice a try in your herb garden. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Saffron, is the most precious and most expensive spice in the world. The Saffron filaments, or threads, are actually the dried stigmas of the saffron flower, "Crocus Sativas Linneaus". Each flower contains only three stigmas. These threads must be picked from each flower by hand, and more than 75,000 of these flowers are needed to produce just one pound of Saffron filaments, making it the world's most precious spice.</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">But, because of saffron's strong coloring power and intense flavor, it can be used sparingly. Saffron is used both for its bright orange-yellow color and for its strong, intense flavor and aroma. "Crocus Sativus Linneaus" contains crocin, the source of its strong coloring property, bitter-crocin, which offers the distinctive aroma and taste and essential oils, which are responsible for its therapeutic properties.</span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Saffron is available both in filaments and powder, though the long, deep red filaments are usually preferable to the powder as the latter can be easily adulterated. Today, the greatest saffron producing countries are Greece, Spain, Turkey, Iran, India, and Morocco. The largest saffron importers are Germany, Italy, U.S.A., Switzerland, U.K., and France.</span></span><span id="goog_59811777"></span><span id="goog_59811778"></span></div>

Saffron flowers details.

Saffron crocus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Spermatophytae Subdivision: Angiospermae (unranked): Liliopsidae Order: ...

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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bloom time</span></h2><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spring-summer</span></div><h2 style="border: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Light</span></h2><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">part sun</span></div><h2 style="border: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowball flowers.</span></b> <span style="line-height: 18px;">Snowball is the common name for beautiful deciduous shrubs of honeysuckle family. The plant is well known for its ball-like clusters of snowy white flowers, which resemble snowball. Snowball is native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. The plant is also widely grown in North America. Snowball is also called as European cranberry or Guelder Rose or snowball tree.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpYLAG_lsC6ZMzvWwdrSuBl1UIyUyRzt8smevmy3vWnzeWCBej9o8awxWgALftPZc9VGUt8_Phtu_Z-NEkjDV4sVhxJ9cnKdsD-t_9Zl3n_nFOs3I8Yp7Yt62xam8KheQFQq0DpCm0srY/s1600/snow+ball+flowers+.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpYLAG_lsC6ZMzvWwdrSuBl1UIyUyRzt8smevmy3vWnzeWCBej9o8awxWgALftPZc9VGUt8_Phtu_Z-NEkjDV4sVhxJ9cnKdsD-t_9Zl3n_nFOs3I8Yp7Yt62xam8KheQFQq0DpCm0srY/s320/snow+ball+flowers+.+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowball flowers. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">plant grows to 7-12 feet tall. Size of flower clusters may be as much as 4 inch wide. Flowers of cultivated species are sterile and do not produce fruits. However, wild species of snowball plants bear juicy red berries. In Europe, the Middle East and Western Asia, some of the species are termed as snowdrop. Snowdrops are widely grown in gardens across Europe and North America. Snowdrops can grow up to 9 inches tall. White and bell shaped flowers of snowdrops grow in the early spring. Snowball plants are easy to grow in partial shades and moist soils. Bulbs of snowdrops are planted 3-4 inches deep during the fall season.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJADGyg5Aier7mBTq0juKJqOGs36_vEAzm5l_nBVGWwKzboTY7DVnGLcm-IqMUB422Tnr71_Jhpz8_TyMVB_PHVLQZQVl4yqwOdVGdG4cw3IlgPrr8Pz48dDnCwoUZfBgLp6G7xP-BnrN/s1600/snow+ball+flowers+.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJADGyg5Aier7mBTq0juKJqOGs36_vEAzm5l_nBVGWwKzboTY7DVnGLcm-IqMUB422Tnr71_Jhpz8_TyMVB_PHVLQZQVl4yqwOdVGdG4cw3IlgPrr8Pz48dDnCwoUZfBgLp6G7xP-BnrN/s320/snow+ball+flowers+.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowball flowers.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">, this sterile shrub produces no berries. Ideal when planted in large groups as a hedge or screen. Plant in a shrub garden with holly and hydrangea, or use as background for peony and day lily. Prefers well-drained soil.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHWTWtASW4011Fy8sLiDJyVgDyh9PZMHy_ecWG6U-ipmKb68FOg1RrOSS1bteYmg4SegOD9H5bBbkhrOXWYXRUPY83LaBEPkl4_cctj9WhJTZK2woKpzjQPvlor6DzxSgWkLDPdJwjZKM/s1600/snow+ball+flowers+.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHWTWtASW4011Fy8sLiDJyVgDyh9PZMHy_ecWG6U-ipmKb68FOg1RrOSS1bteYmg4SegOD9H5bBbkhrOXWYXRUPY83LaBEPkl4_cctj9WhJTZK2woKpzjQPvlor6DzxSgWkLDPdJwjZKM/s320/snow+ball+flowers+.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 27px; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;">UM</span><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I</span></span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowball flowers. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">small snowball flowers gradually turn from green to pure white. T</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here are over 150 varieties of viburnum, one of the most popular is known as the "snowball bush." Attaining tree size at 12' by 12', clusters of tiny white flowers resembling snowballs cover the plant in spring. A hardy shrub that does well in zones 2 to 9, it is easy to plant and care for, and requires very little maintenance. However, at times, a pruning can keep the perennial from growing too quickly, and help it maintain optimal health and shape. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">Remove any damaged branches, or those that look diseased or dead, first. Cut the branch back to healthy wood and carefully pull the unwanted branch out of the shrub.</span><span style="text-align: left;">Prune any branches clustered tightly together, especially if several cross each other. Also remove any that are beginning to intertwine. This allows sunlight and proper ventilation to reach the remaining branches.</span><span style="text-align: left;">Cut any branches back that show accelerated growth by sticking out above other limbs. Level these with the remaining branches to allow the bush to keep a natural-looking shape. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Trim any root shoots or "suckers" at the base of the shrub, or on the ground directly below; these can develop into additional plants that threaten the health of the pruned bush. However, the removed shoots can be rooted in pots to start additional bushes for your yard, or to give away.</span></span></div><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div>

Snowball flowers.

Common name Common Snowball Viburnum Botanical name Viburnum opulus Variety Bloom color White Bloom time spring-summer Light part sun Height...

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Milkwort flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS3OaZQNRnSP2Vf2j3ADVbxfA9Y4iOgud2tk7SMvWNKQPQYRbIdzo6yrV8CrCe-Zx8P3vbRRFt3xTPK6mRYTaGjUE3cfjXSO0RKYeYPsmVI5WH6ao-pCLDVCffGzPs1FVmNzUVEohS1tK/s1600/Milkwort+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS3OaZQNRnSP2Vf2j3ADVbxfA9Y4iOgud2tk7SMvWNKQPQYRbIdzo6yrV8CrCe-Zx8P3vbRRFt3xTPK6mRYTaGjUE3cfjXSO0RKYeYPsmVI5WH6ao-pCLDVCffGzPs1FVmNzUVEohS1tK/s320/Milkwort+flowers..jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Wild milkwort flowers.<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #f4ffe4; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><div align="justify" style="padding: 0px;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px; text-align: justify;"><tbody></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLd3RRryClCWp4gk78mcwryoE8Wd7qVyIJFG8oXEjr11K6fSAjSBIbupAfgiqz3Udpu8nSIR-bqUQroW3yRgIvTO1hk-Oqn4do5-L4mEfqiEtrLEcG5IQrtZOeXDN3faVciN0YITZxLRR/s1600/Milkwort+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLd3RRryClCWp4gk78mcwryoE8Wd7qVyIJFG8oXEjr11K6fSAjSBIbupAfgiqz3Udpu8nSIR-bqUQroW3yRgIvTO1hk-Oqn4do5-L4mEfqiEtrLEcG5IQrtZOeXDN3faVciN0YITZxLRR/s320/Milkwort+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGz8gk1BE_yie37335Ggjk9R4N8pyHhmFS0tIw8XoYBhVusNQ6E4B0HD14uuTaZy9tH4bWF3_Q4n5gAF0otiIXfVvMyhIMJPjWR9jLA7bSQ4cxPlHqV_9IKDKD86-asweiCSEg8as9fhx/s1600/Milkwort+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGz8gk1BE_yie37335Ggjk9R4N8pyHhmFS0tIw8XoYBhVusNQ6E4B0HD14uuTaZy9tH4bWF3_Q4n5gAF0otiIXfVvMyhIMJPjWR9jLA7bSQ4cxPlHqV_9IKDKD86-asweiCSEg8as9fhx/s320/Milkwort+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each stem terminates in a spike-like raceme of purple flowers about ¾-4" in length. The central stalk of the raceme is light green to purplish green and glabrous. Each flower is about ¼" long and across when it is fully open, consisting of 3 petals, 5 sepals, several inserted stamens, and a pistil with a single style. Two sepals are enlarged, rosy pink to purple, and petaloid, forming a pair of lateral wings. The remaining three sepals are smaller in size, light green to purple, and ovate in shape. The 3 petals form a fringed tubular structure that surrounds the stamens and style; they are rosy pink to purple, often becoming more white toward their tips. The short glabrous pedicels of the flowers are light green to purple, slender, and often nodding. Sometimes a few cleistogamous (self-fertile) flowers develop toward the base of the raceme; they are bud-like and inconspicuous. The blooming period occurs from early to mid-summer and lasts about 3 weeks. Only a few flowers are in bloom at the same time. Afterwards, they are replaced by 2-celled seed capsules; each cell of a capsule contains a single hairy seed. In addition to the above-ground flowers, Purple Milkwort also produces cleistogamous flowers along underground stems. The root system consists of a taproot.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N7cPYF2MmDnYIeR0z7sUPWdYO5FQav2xgHJ9GuKvpCjmY_s4-_CeDwOjifxC8XQ6u5lo_i01VJGmcSeOZd25SU56N5hJK1Kf8rZE4JAuNbXiL-dX7qfX7rKZiLrbDU2TrF6nhYb5Eico/s1600/Milkwort+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N7cPYF2MmDnYIeR0z7sUPWdYO5FQav2xgHJ9GuKvpCjmY_s4-_CeDwOjifxC8XQ6u5lo_i01VJGmcSeOZd25SU56N5hJK1Kf8rZE4JAuNbXiL-dX7qfX7rKZiLrbDU2TrF6nhYb5Eico/s320/Milkwort+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Milkwort is a native, perennial, scrambling, patch-forming, low herb, growing up to 30cm.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The small flowers (4-7mm) are purple, blue, pink or white, in short spikes.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individual flowers have a corollary tube made up of 3 joined petals; an upper entire petal and 2 frilly lower petals. The corollary tube contains 8 stamens.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flower also has 2 large, coloured, petaloid sepals (like wings) and 3 small green sepals.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leaves are dark green, slightly fleshy and ribbed.</span></div></div>

Milkwort flowers.

 Wild milkwort flowers.   Each stem terminates in a spike-like raceme of purple flowers about ¾-4" in length. The central stalk of the ...

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Flowers cards designs ideas.

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Bugloss flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90GlNO2qnscX8pvQJxXfzr_r9brv3cq5DKv6DKWjTyPrrXI7JxM_MgfKK2uoJO5cy2UISw7aCekO7MuXMWm_9G7L8UMKRO-bGYC8b04Li3Zf3g9qXWr_uu0S9sJ7Kd_ibmyen_6AbOaKZ/s1600/Bugloss+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90GlNO2qnscX8pvQJxXfzr_r9brv3cq5DKv6DKWjTyPrrXI7JxM_MgfKK2uoJO5cy2UISw7aCekO7MuXMWm_9G7L8UMKRO-bGYC8b04Li3Zf3g9qXWr_uu0S9sJ7Kd_ibmyen_6AbOaKZ/s400/Bugloss+flowers..jpg" width="298" /></a></div><b> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><u>ommon Name</u>: Viper's Bugloss,  </b><span style="text-align: justify;">Blueweed, Blue-devil, Blue thistle, Blue Echium - The name Bugloss has survived several cultural translations: </span><i style="text-align: justify;">buglosse </i><span style="text-align: justify;">in French, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">buglossa</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> in Latin and</span><i style="text-align: justify;"> bouglossos</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> in Greek. Its original genesis is the two Greek words </span><i style="text-align: justify;">bous</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, which means the head of a cow and </span><i style="text-align: justify;">glossa</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, meaning tongue.  This refers to the hairy and spiny leaves that are "as coarse as a cow's tongue."  The distinguishing term "viper's" is added to distinguish this plant as the specific bugloss with fruits or nutlets that have the shape of  a viper's head.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69i9mPORYM_K8JCPG284LglMgsYGMDMk63fdNHGDnDTOYSFIJBOl1p5RBYJQbv90PouM2wmHKiRVZ78DzKKmSjz_AdZc1Ws4se_r1cj-WRsM5c2sgeZ7OtG3CELZ5MM9hMZ_AvceEckbX/s1600/Bugloss+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69i9mPORYM_K8JCPG284LglMgsYGMDMk63fdNHGDnDTOYSFIJBOl1p5RBYJQbv90PouM2wmHKiRVZ78DzKKmSjz_AdZc1Ws4se_r1cj-WRsM5c2sgeZ7OtG3CELZ5MM9hMZ_AvceEckbX/s320/Bugloss+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="268" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="text-align: justify;"><u>Scientific Name</u>: <i>Echium vulgare</i></b><span style="text-align: justify;"> - The generic name is probably from the Greek word for  viper, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">echis</i><span style="text-align: justify;">. This would seem to be appropriately consistent with  the common name Viper's Bugloss; however, as it is the genus and not the species name, this etymology is suspect. Echion appears in Greek mythology as the name of one of the Spartan warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus. Historically, Echion was a painter in the 4</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> Century BCE. Alternatively, Echius was a Trojan warrior slain by Patroclus, the companion of Achilles according to the Iliad. </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Vulgare</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> is from the Latin </span><i style="text-align: justify;">vulgaris</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, meaning common, ordinary or usual.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTC8LAsqpWFMkO9R0HI1ZwmQEd5gI0iQSLXnv8XGa4BY3_ZvEOHUv3ySSkHzMCBg4qFS4dTXADKCH4GJZfSXgU4NsVKURqhJnerEUvRvkGMgruajMdbJ5fmvxm8s6eNNRkQUyFE1_KVJp/s1600/Bugloss+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTC8LAsqpWFMkO9R0HI1ZwmQEd5gI0iQSLXnv8XGa4BY3_ZvEOHUv3ySSkHzMCBg4qFS4dTXADKCH4GJZfSXgU4NsVKURqhJnerEUvRvkGMgruajMdbJ5fmvxm8s6eNNRkQUyFE1_KVJp/s320/Bugloss+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="312" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Viper's bugloss was introduced to the North America from Europe in the 17</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> Century; it has taken on the status of a noxious weed in some areas, notably the state of Washington. It is a native to most of Europe and western and central Asia; its distinguishing brilliant hues make it an easily identified and well-known species. The beauty of the florescence belies its pestilential association; it is ironic that the burned root was used for charcoal by artists. It goes by many names, most of which emphasize the brilliant blue:   </span><i style="text-align: justify;">lan ji</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, or  "blue luck" in China; </span><i style="text-align: justify;">gewöhnlicher natternkopf</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> or "common viper head" in Germany; </span><i style="text-align: justify;">himmelbrand </i><span style="text-align: justify;">or "sky-fire" and </span><i style="text-align: justify;"> stolzer</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> (proud) </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Heinrich</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> in Austria; and</span><i style="text-align: justify;">sinyak obryknovenny</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, or "common blue" in Russian (blue here is a colloquial word like the "black and blue" of a bruise). It is in all cases considered to be a very common blue flower.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyJeVS4_PeEb21E_lM2URDFItmAuLif_9XaVgtQV2lxqTNV8sQgX7e0IQqZ2vp9xqq2gq6UJgPd24lO4ldam76e30YNii61pMQ-vPm54FPN3WpKYn6AXX6tmS2UopGe_NmLW_ughxptMT/s1600/Bugloss+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyJeVS4_PeEb21E_lM2URDFItmAuLif_9XaVgtQV2lxqTNV8sQgX7e0IQqZ2vp9xqq2gq6UJgPd24lO4ldam76e30YNii61pMQ-vPm54FPN3WpKYn6AXX6tmS2UopGe_NmLW_ughxptMT/s320/Bugloss+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Viper's Bugloss hath its stalks all to be speckled like a snake or a viper, and is a most singular remedy against poyson and the sting of scorpions" in his 1656 work "The Art of Simples" (medicinal herbs were called Simples, as the practice of using herbs medicinally was called Simpling). Any benefit that Viper's Bugloss might impart to a snakebite victim would be largely due to the placebo effect.</span></div><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Viper's Bugloss was also used as a "simple" for the treatment of a variety of ailments more mundane than snakebite; there may be some credence to its efficacy in these applications. John Parkinson, the apothecary to King James I of England (aka King James VI of Scotland), wrote in his seminal "Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, or, An Herbal of a Large Extent" that "the water distilled in glasses or the roote itself taken is good against the passions and tremblings of the heart as also against swoonings, sadness and melancholy."  The treatment consisted of drying the leaves taken from near the bottom of the plant and making a tea by placing an ounce of the resultant powder in a pint of boiling water. The effect was to promote the purging of  liquids in sweating, expectoration and diuresis.  The net result was a diminution of fever, headaches, and other "nervous complaints."  It fell into desuetude as a medicinal in part due to the decline of nature herbs in the pharmacopoeia and in part due to its potential toxicity.</span></div><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Viper's Bugloss contains relatively small amounts of pyrrolizodine alkaloids that make the plant toxic to livestock and to humans.  These compounds are called hepatotoxic due to their deleterious effect on the liver. Instances of human illness due to these alkaloids  are rare and  have occurred primarily as a result of medicinal teas made from plants that have relatively high levels of the compound, like comfrey (<i>Symphytum officinale</i>). Symptoms include nausea, abdominal pain, fever, and jaundice as a biochemical indication of liver dysfunction; death can result in several weeks if consumption is sustained. Similar symptoms are manifest in range animals that consume the plant, sometimes inadvertently mixed in with other silage. Another manifestation of the toxicity is that the hairs of the stem impart contact dermatitis to humans.</span></div></div>

Bugloss flowers.

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Thyme flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSasaBgYBZX5ohtakO_oN2e_vDcfNcAIO6snzINa3zJppSTQsHb0mtteWkSz2GUaNYUmZOVYG_hwPxLSOtaisOAKFjHQ4tZun9rFVd_W4uub-WhQup7YUmez6dcHK23m4woT4R9f_yDnf/s1600/Thyme+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSasaBgYBZX5ohtakO_oN2e_vDcfNcAIO6snzINa3zJppSTQsHb0mtteWkSz2GUaNYUmZOVYG_hwPxLSOtaisOAKFjHQ4tZun9rFVd_W4uub-WhQup7YUmez6dcHK23m4woT4R9f_yDnf/s320/Thyme+flowers..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Thyme:</span></span><br /><span class="style1" style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme, like many herbs, does best in well drained exposed positions and is one of the easiest herbs to grow. The aroma comes from aromatic oils the plant produces which are thought to act as a repellant for many insects, a substitute for water evaporation in hot weather and antifreeze in frosty weather that prevents cells containing water, bursting in winter snows. Thus more oil is produced in plants in cold alpine type climates. Easily identified as a compact very tidy bush with tiny oval leaves that can be up to 45cm tall or in it’s more prostrate form, as a dense fine leafed ground cover, it thrives in the rockery or as a border plant. The stems can either be trailing or upright with small, elliptic leaves that are very fragrant. Many species are evergreen. The leaves are small and oval with tiny flowers of mauve or purple in summer. The flowers are attractive to honey bees.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvgk75ncVvr7NWv4bu5tG0i_Lp9W0ciouwzPRiTyZWh4JJGh7XmKDrdIc4DezhiKMXhISXIVtMIxaYoyJhzKG47vdLtfniG0sdQ8FRMtCDCvvZ0HNYZngjnpf-RBjPAlZEc1XFn_5esyk/s1600/Thyme+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvgk75ncVvr7NWv4bu5tG0i_Lp9W0ciouwzPRiTyZWh4JJGh7XmKDrdIc4DezhiKMXhISXIVtMIxaYoyJhzKG47vdLtfniG0sdQ8FRMtCDCvvZ0HNYZngjnpf-RBjPAlZEc1XFn_5esyk/s320/Thyme+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <strong style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">History</span></strong><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="style1" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme is native to the Mediterranean region, and it is thought that the Romans spread it around their Empire, to Europe, Asia, Britain and North Africa. </span></span></div><div class="style1" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Records show thyme was used as far back as the Sumerian days as a disinfectant.  Ancient Egyptians used thyme as a part of their mummification formula.  If you look at the properties of <em>thymol,</em> which is the phytonutrient found in the thyme’s essential oil, you will see why.  This compound is known for killing moulds, microbes, bacteria and fungus.  Thyme is traditionally associated with the spirit world, and even today is thrown or planted on a grave in some cultures.<br />Greek soldiers bathed in thyme and had a thyme oil massage in order to bring out their bravery.  It was a compliment in ancient Greece to be told that you smell of thyme.  In medieval days, ladies embroidered thyme on a scarf or cloth and gave it to their favorite knight for courage.<br />Both the Romans and the Scots used thyme to treat depression.  The Scots believed thyme could ward off nightmares.  A sprig of thyme under your pillow at night is said to prevent bad dreams.<br />Thyme is very attractive to fairies.  In Shakespeare’s <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>, Titania the Queen of Fairies sleeps on a bed of wild thyme.  Drinking a potion of thyme is said to protect a person from fairy mischief.  Thyme is the main ingredient in a 17th century Irish recipe which is supposed to make the drinker able to see fairies. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3SBnxF9shvhsabqPg9-PwG96XylmRvPc-b9RbxUNquX62_s76tVAuWa0CvFfzL8QWN-a3feqmqJxVoCVGuPvXWc80GocYDbPtnUVPFFEcw0aOJK7XPCb7Zh-xaRoarWfGPBlG2WmLryO/s1600/Thyme+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3SBnxF9shvhsabqPg9-PwG96XylmRvPc-b9RbxUNquX62_s76tVAuWa0CvFfzL8QWN-a3feqmqJxVoCVGuPvXWc80GocYDbPtnUVPFFEcw0aOJK7XPCb7Zh-xaRoarWfGPBlG2WmLryO/s320/Thyme+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme enjoys an alkaline soil and a hot sunny position – it also does very well grown in pots which generate extra heat that thyme just loves. All species need full sun and good drainage. Avoid poorly drained soils, plants will die in soil that stays wet for long periods. Thyme grows very well all summer in sub tropical climates and even tropical areas if the humidity is very low, especially if it’s very cold at night. If plants wilt or get die back due to high heat and humidity; cut them back and new growth will emerge. Ideally thyme should be pruned annually to keep the bush compact. With scissors give the bush a haircut – pruning the tips. Plants will be fuller and more vigorous if they are pruned back frequently up until August. (Pruning after this may result in tissue that is not hardy enough to survive the first hard freeze.) It is important to not cut plants back during fall or winter garden cleanup -- wait until new growth emerges in spring.</span><br /><div align="left" class="style1"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme enlivens the garden, purifying the air and enhancing the overall health of the garden and one can simply not have too much of it in the garden. Plant thyme and rosemary liberally in your  garden because it encourages honey bees which will improve pollination of everything else in your garden increasing the yield by a minimum of 20%.<br /><br />As a garden plant perennial thyme can be used as an edging plant, between stepping stones, in pockets in stone walls, and in containers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgrNcXkEEswrBeTPaoOc9elgiCbQgG7mq-WT76EQ-wjJhGIPvPZZ60XJHPt5IK1PS1-3WP7_OaAIKdXNYynNwJjJzdaOMLLYYkpFb-xNCaIq8b4Lsr0X0gnydK9XXgjyRGCxrbWIn_qv/s1600/Thyme+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgrNcXkEEswrBeTPaoOc9elgiCbQgG7mq-WT76EQ-wjJhGIPvPZZ60XJHPt5IK1PS1-3WP7_OaAIKdXNYynNwJjJzdaOMLLYYkpFb-xNCaIq8b4Lsr0X0gnydK9XXgjyRGCxrbWIn_qv/s320/Thyme+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Growing thyme: </span></strong><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme can be grown from seed, plant division or stem cuttings.<br /><br />Growing herbs often becomes a passion and Thyme is one of the easiest of all herbs to grow, whether grown from seed or from bundles of store bought plants – it should be planted in abundance for its uses are amazing.<br /><br />Thymus vulgaris is the plant most used medicinally and also for use in the kitchen (generally known as common thyme).<br /><br />Sow seeds in trays in moist but not wet soil and cover very lightly, the seed is very fine and will rot if planted too deeply.<br /><br />Seeds germinate in 3-4 weeks at 21ºC – so Spring is the optimum time for sowing. When they are about 2cm high and have been “hardened off” by exposing to ever increasing outside temperatures daily – returning them to shelter in the evening. When well hardened, plant them about 30cm apart or closer if you want a hedge. Thyme plants grow to about 30cm in height and make an easy care inexpensive hedge that the bees love.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9BkokBcvQFljacOYdB0mX8oGCYZKDyg1bWuJ9vTyKJiGawHJoOJT1tbUkoZ-STimQ-muC_p5K0ajrdyY4MNaC7nlrkMPb6YYoC8vCJo1AsyEytFk9vc8iWVCyNZlWYyDMUsof8pwY6xl/s1600/Thyme+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9BkokBcvQFljacOYdB0mX8oGCYZKDyg1bWuJ9vTyKJiGawHJoOJT1tbUkoZ-STimQ-muC_p5K0ajrdyY4MNaC7nlrkMPb6YYoC8vCJo1AsyEytFk9vc8iWVCyNZlWYyDMUsof8pwY6xl/s320/Thyme+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="style1" style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thyme related species and varieties:</span></strong></div><em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><em>Thymus x citriodorus</em></li><li>, lemon thyme, smells like lemons and grows 9 to 12 inches tall. Look for the pretty variegated forms.</li><li><em>T. herbabarona</em>, caraway thyme, smells like caraway and is a robust plant that grows 2 to 5 inches tall.</li><li><em>Thymus praecox</em>, mother-of-thyme, is the traditional dark green ground cover that grows 4 inches tall.</li><li><em>T. pseudolanuginosus</em>, woolly thyme, has minute, woolly silver leaves and stays low to the ground.</li><li><em>T. serphyllum</em>, wild thyme, grows 4 to 6 inches tall and is used extensively as a ground cover. 'Coccineus' bears tiny rose-colored flowers and forms a dense mat.flowers occur on short, dense spikes. The flowers are very attractive to honeybees.</li></ol></em></div>

Thyme flowers.

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Bramble flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Rubus fruticosus (Bramble or blackberry flowers)</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZbh00_Vl8q6DF3MpQXnp0pWiELKUEkxSKK7WvyMwVshKF8CjSxE9iksH9vPV0ycV4snW-CPJt8SfNHSrPFq64AhD8l5yOnmbu444n42UntHHgZxY1AePV9cNBpKOEtFw3aL4ldC9PVMC/s1600/Bramble+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZbh00_Vl8q6DF3MpQXnp0pWiELKUEkxSKK7WvyMwVshKF8CjSxE9iksH9vPV0ycV4snW-CPJt8SfNHSrPFq64AhD8l5yOnmbu444n42UntHHgZxY1AePV9cNBpKOEtFw3aL4ldC9PVMC/s320/Bramble+flowers..jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">A name often referring to the native blackberry bush, a thorny perennial plant that can often be seen growing wild amongst hedgerows and in gardens and woodland. It is able to tolerate even poorest soil types, and if left unchecked, often spreads, covering large areas of ground.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQYbv9bLqyZQBx2r2FfQ5xrBbfyd0LWsJ15khCJB-VFQtecElAA6ipNVUwbUnp8m-zGu53M9P3A1e4p-Y5BGiBFFmSUSuOwP3Parwp8aY8k-lybxQSNnAhnldOuoIsjFjF-XVVFQzwgV0/s1600/Bramble+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQYbv9bLqyZQBx2r2FfQ5xrBbfyd0LWsJ15khCJB-VFQtecElAA6ipNVUwbUnp8m-zGu53M9P3A1e4p-Y5BGiBFFmSUSuOwP3Parwp8aY8k-lybxQSNnAhnldOuoIsjFjF-XVVFQzwgV0/s320/Bramble+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Its distinctive growth of long ‘biennial stems’ also known as Canes, these are covered along their length in sharp spines or thorns. In late Spring/early Summer stems of white petaled flowers appear from the canes attracting many species of  butterflies, and other insects like hover flies and bees.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8xojXSXQ4VNM9BFSlZUm1J8WEomy5gWCKdbbwZtrnpZu75mm-MNjZbuWIIKv9yQ-L3QMiLWZoRk-PoB5sD6ZYNf0BXs9JzvX-3M155_P7Hnb_sfLh3FmRv_Eflti6mTRWVW_WpEMX6vT/s1600/Bramble+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8xojXSXQ4VNM9BFSlZUm1J8WEomy5gWCKdbbwZtrnpZu75mm-MNjZbuWIIKv9yQ-L3QMiLWZoRk-PoB5sD6ZYNf0BXs9JzvX-3M155_P7Hnb_sfLh3FmRv_Eflti6mTRWVW_WpEMX6vT/s400/Bramble+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="342" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">As the flower petals fall away first signs of the green fruit begin to appear, growing in size during the summer and turning from red to black when fully ripened in the Autumn.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXvQ4vvSi7wD1bhgSeGCsBjSguBSIRurHYX0jVXy57OnbBnf5oGbrJAxaSHl-OojlMQiH8C-bhvn8T1lflEWYO-8SyK7YUfva99VJ7hAlwoNResydGXgbr1gjp1D4BBUGrVKBkH9eG5A1/s1600/Bramble+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXvQ4vvSi7wD1bhgSeGCsBjSguBSIRurHYX0jVXy57OnbBnf5oGbrJAxaSHl-OojlMQiH8C-bhvn8T1lflEWYO-8SyK7YUfva99VJ7hAlwoNResydGXgbr1gjp1D4BBUGrVKBkH9eG5A1/s320/Bramble+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">The blackberry is one of a group of more than 350 different species found around the world, these include raspberries, cranberries and loganberries.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR_nzsngdD044miM9VPpsH07b13vL3c6AegqxIbAsWeafsS8c0plXG7JBNAyN1Top2dbU0IjGj5lnVmuB34w_Visw2o7QU7uLltHWzwQsAmqJ2oyIraUJt1aL7SSoie_QsvyYbF4ZGZDt/s1600/Bramble+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR_nzsngdD044miM9VPpsH07b13vL3c6AegqxIbAsWeafsS8c0plXG7JBNAyN1Top2dbU0IjGj5lnVmuB34w_Visw2o7QU7uLltHWzwQsAmqJ2oyIraUJt1aL7SSoie_QsvyYbF4ZGZDt/s320/Bramble+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Edible Uses </span><br style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Fruit; Leaves; Root and New Shoots. </span><br style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Fruit either raw or cooked. The best plants have delicious fruits there are a range of types, because of this it is possible to obtain ripe fruits from late July to November. The fruit is also made into syrups, jams and other preserves. If the fruit is eaten before it is ripe and soft it can cause stomach upset. </span><br style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Root - cooked. The root should be neither to young nor too old and it requires a lot of boiling. </span><br style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A herble tea can be made from the dried leaves. The young leaves are best for this. </span><br style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Young shoots can be eaten raw. They are harvested as they emerge through the ground in the spring, peeled and used in salads.</span></span></div>

Bramble flowers.

Rubus fruticosus (Bramble or blackberry flowers)   A name often referring to the native blackberry bush, a thorny perennial plant that can o...

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