Here comes the Sun - Tussilago farfara

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HERE COMES THE SUN - the sun of spring

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In yesterdays post I wrote about LOVE an ABC post in the Greenhouse and to go with it I had a great song from the Beatles 'All you need is love' and today another one came to my mind 'Here comes the sun'. This small messenger that tells us that the spring is here and it looks just like a perfect sun to me. About YESTERDAY why not take that one as well..

or should I LET IT BE? I just love that one, one of the best.

COLTSFOOT Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions, appear in early spring before dandelions appear. The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers. The plant is typically between 10 - 30 cm in height. From wikipedia.

Tussilago - kärt barn har många namn säjs det.

Den här lilla godingen hittade jag på väg hem från jobbet i lördags, en enda liten tussilago men oj vad glad jag blev! Vårens budbärande.

'Den tidigast blommande svenska örten; då går tjälen ur marken, snön smälter i skuggan, isen lossnar på floderna, grodan kväker i kärren, trasten sjunger i skogen, orren spelar på ljungen och ärlan bebådar Floras ankomst.' Carl von Linne'

Hästhov, hosthäva, hostört, lungbota, brösttobak, tandvärksbota, läkeblad, tjälablomma, majblomma, lerblad, hin ondes blomma, hin ondes rova, farfarsblad, farfarsblad, fålafötter, skråp, mjölblad, surblad, skarvagräs, hästhuvud, tussilon

Odling och bruk - Växtdroger och beredningar.

TYRA

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