tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post6697063303311228734..comments2024-03-29T07:48:44.959-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: The First Wildflower bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-6841398226435662792013-05-11T09:11:12.658-04:002013-05-11T09:11:12.658-04:00I googled veronica persica and that is what it is....I googled veronica persica and that is what it is. Thank you! It's still blooming - the flowers are tiny but your ID was right on the mark.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-10404631563040090242013-05-10T21:42:47.910-04:002013-05-10T21:42:47.910-04:00pretty sure it's the darling harbinger of spri...pretty sure it's the darling harbinger of spring...veronica persica, aka Persian Speedwell, Bird's Eye Speedwell, Gypsyweed<br /><br />i've been nibbling on it since i was a child. a bit bitter raw Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-92119630088866522952013-04-05T22:27:55.048-04:002013-04-05T22:27:55.048-04:00Thank you. I forgot to mention violets (which I k...Thank you. I forgot to mention violets (which I know this is not) - some years we have small purple violets that come up and we used to have wild Johnny Jump Ups, too.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-44226792041073827432013-04-05T22:27:02.862-04:002013-04-05T22:27:02.862-04:00You reminded me of violets - my husband has a 101 ...You reminded me of violets - my husband has a 101 year old aunt who used to pick her "spring tonic" which included violets. I tasted a salad she made once with the violets - to me they tasted like soap. But until last year she never even took any medications - it makes you wonder. (Incidentally, we use no chemicals in our yards or lawn but I still wouldn't eat weeds from them.)bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-18023209008486780022013-04-04T21:45:05.491-04:002013-04-04T21:45:05.491-04:00It looks like an edible flower but you never know ...It looks like an edible flower but you never know so it is best to let it look great in nature.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237235180735971989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-68824861003504410832013-04-04T21:44:22.935-04:002013-04-04T21:44:22.935-04:00It certainly looks like the edible flowers but I d...It certainly looks like the edible flowers but I do think you are wise to let it be in nature. Nice post.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237235180735971989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-6456595818746196702013-04-04T21:23:11.684-04:002013-04-04T21:23:11.684-04:00It's hard to know what to eat, and if you fert...It's hard to know what to eat, and if you fertilize and weed-poison your yard, there's no food there. I have eaten a salad with violet leaves and flowers, which are blooming now in South Carolina, and various other weeds, none of which I know well enough to eat. I'm not fond of greens, which are an acquired taste, but I imagine that people who grew up with them find them tasty. Charlotte Henley Babbhttp://charlottehenleybabb.comnoreply@blogger.com