Friday, 16 October 2015

FRIDAY GREENS #42 - WILD LEEK

Welcome to this meme active every Friday. The theme is "Friday Greens" and you can post images, art, photos where the predominant colour is GREEN!
GREEN is the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds.

The three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive weed that can carpet large areas very quickly because of its rapidly germinating seeds that quickly form a dense clump of leaves and flowers. Pretty though this three-cornered leek may be, don't be tempted to pick it as a cut flower because it does reek strongly of an oniony smell! However, all parts of the plant are edible. The leaves and flowers can be added to salads, and the bulbs can be substituted for garlic.
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5 comments:

  1. Have a good friday, dear guestholder!
    Herzlich Pippa

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  2. A very interesting plant, with a nice appearance and even edible

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  3. Sweet pictures :)

    Thanks for hosting..

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  4. The leeks have such pretty, delicate little flowers.

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  5. The leeks have such pretty, delicate little flowers.

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