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Poster: Jananas Bananas
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A creeping weed, but the flowers are cute! Since posting this picture I have found this interesting info on the internet:
It’s a shame that this lovely little flower has been called a weed to its very face. It very common in Europe and adds colour to every garden from spring all the way to autumn. I was stunned to find such an amazingly beautiful flower in my garden (without sowing it) and have since protected it from being cut down by my husband and his big, bad lawn mower. Although the leaves can be slightly toxic, the flowers can be eaten raw or cooked. In past times the Scarlet Pimpernel was even used as medicine. In Nepal it’s reaped, made into soap, and used for washing and bathing, but that’s not all, the flowers are also known as poor man’s barometer. Usually, they close in the middle of the afternoon, but if it’s going to rain they’re known to close earlier than that. One can’t ask for more in a tiny plant. Beauty and brains don’t always exist together, but in this plant they certainly do. |
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· Date: Wed March 24, 2010 · Views: 2827 · Filesize: 66.8kb, 1351.9kb · Dimensions: 3072 x 2304 ·
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Keywords: Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis
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