What plant is called Snow-in-the-mountain?

This post Snow-in- the-mountain was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

First I would like to ask you for some help with two things.

1. Vasi from Romania has a problem to enter The greenhouse...I cannot find any problem from here, I can see it perfectly. Could you please check that from me. I can you get in?

2. The other thing is just a question. Do you know that a potager is? You do not have to explain it, just a simple yes/no is OK.

Update 2010-11- 28 I guess the greenhouse works just fine after all, but if you have a certain virus software (Avast) you get a alert note.

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 Snow-in-the-mountain.

I think it is rarely used but...what a lovely and poetic name for this beautiful plant.


This plant has many other names:

Aegopodium podagraria, Bishop's weed, Ground elder, Herb gerard, Goutweed and it is commonly called Kirskål in my native tongue.


Love or Hate, what do you feel about it?


The Snow-in-the-mountain is one of the most loathed weed we have in our gardens. In some places regarded as an ecological threat.  Still I think it is very beautiful and often use it in summer bouquets and remember it is edible. The Ground elder can be added to salads or cooked like spinach.

Phytomedicine

For medical use: The leaves and the stems are used.

 

- Ground elder is an anti-inflammatory herb with mildly sedative properties, it has a long tradition as a treatment for gout, sciatica and rheumatism. It can be taken internally as an infusion, and is applied externally for sting and burns. allaboutherbs

This week’s theme in Blooming Friday is - A touch of White. Go to Katarina’s place Roses and stuff and find out what more "A  touch of White" stuff that is are out there.

TODAY'S FLOWER

Don't be a stranger my friend - Do write something!

I myself have a love-hate relation to this plant. How about you?

References: Aegopodium podagraria at wikipedia and allaboutherbs

Chantarelle Mushrooms - Free Food from the Forest

Delicious and free!

Can it get any better?

The last day of August gave us a day of glorious sunshine and I went for a long and lovely walk in the woods. Pure pleasure to walk in the woods in company with a lot of birds and butterflies. To my big surprise I have seen an incredible number of beautiful butterflies today evidently that means that the summer is not over yet. Warm and pleasant too and hardly any wind at all, it said 16 degrees on the car thermometer when I was on my way home. The basket was full of wonderful mushrooms, chanterelles mushrooms, golden chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius mostly but also some other nice ones. A favourite is what we call 'Karl Johan' - Porcino Boletus edulis  I just love finding those they are so good to slice up and dry, they are very useful in the winter dishes like caserols, stews and soups.

Sista dagen i Augusti bjöd på solsken och en underbar skogspromenad. Ren njutning att få vandra i skogen i sällskap med fåglar och en massa fjärilar. Ja dröm om min förvåning men idag har jag sett otroligt många vackra fjärilar så än är inte sommaren slut. Varmt och skönt var det också, 16 grader stod det på bilens termometer när jag skulle åka hemåt. Korgen blev härligt full av svamp, mestadels kantareller Cantharellus cibarius  men även några fina soppar. Karl Johan Boletus edulis tycker jag så mycket om att hitta för de torkar jag och hartill matlagning hela vintern tillsammans med höstkantarellerna som kommer snart. Det ser jag fram emot.