Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision Next revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
brussels_plants [2008-10-14 15:01] – lina | brussels_plants [2008-10-14 15:31] – lina | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
http:// | http:// | ||
- | | + | ===== |
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Butterfly bush is the perfect foundation plant for a butterfly garden. The species are commonly known as Butterfly Bush due to their attractiveness to butterflies; | ||
+ | The species of buddleia with red flowers are also attractive to hummingbirds. | ||
+ | The larger cultivars should be placed behind other shrubs and blooming annuals and perennials. | ||
+ | Dark flowered varieties show up quite well against a light background. | ||
+ | Plant alongside pentas (Pentas lanceolata), | ||
+ | and find a place nearby for parsley (Petroselinum crispum), passion vine (Passiflora incarnata) and other butterfly larval food plants. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The most popular cultivated species is Buddleja davidii from central China, named after the French naturalist Père Armand David. | ||
+ | Other common garden species include Buddleja globosa from southern Chile, grown for its strongly honey-scented orange globular flower-heads, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Some species are commonly found as escapees from the garden. B. davidii in particular is a great coloniser of dry open ground; in towns in Britain, | ||
+ | it often self-sows on waste ground, where it grows into a dense thicket, and it is listed as an invasive species in many areas. | ||
+ | It is frequently seen beside railway lines, on derelict factory sites and after the Second World War on urban bomb sites. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is not able to survive the harsh winters of northern continental climates, being killed by temperatures below about -15°C to -20°C. | ||
+ | |||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
===== Pissenlit officinal or Taraxacum officinale(Dandelion) ===== | ===== Pissenlit officinal or Taraxacum officinale(Dandelion) ===== | ||
Line 106: | Line 128: | ||
http:// | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Martha' | ||
+ | |||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dandelion Jam: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gather 2 cups of the yellow florets | ||
+ | add ½ cup of fresh lemon juice | ||
+ | 3 cups of water | ||
+ | One package of Certo or equivalent | ||
+ | At least one tablespoon of grated fresh ginger | ||
+ | (washed and chopped wild roots if available in quantity without deleting the patch,) | ||
+ | Mix all together and bring to a strong boil. | ||
+ | Add 6 cups of sugar or equivalent | ||
+ | Stir well | ||
+ | Bring to a roiling boil for one full minute....longer if a cloudy day. | ||
+ | Taste at this point, more ginger can be added if desired and the mixture brought again to a boil. | ||
+ | Bottle in sterilized jars while hot as directed in Certo recipes | ||
+ | Serve on dark rye bread. | ||
+ | |||
+ | N.B.The original recipe was created by Madeline Kallio to provide incentive for banning toxic chemicals and respecting heritage plants. | ||