Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Plants We Used To Use 226. Hoary stock

Hoary stock (Matthiola incana) flowers can be eaten as a vegetable or used as a garnish, especially in sweet deserts. They also yield a blue/purple dye. Hoary stock seeds are optimistically claimed to be an aphrodisiac.

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Sandwich Island Saga 61. Leeward side

The drier side of Oahu means that mechanical watering is needed for most garden plants.