08 november 2009

Todays flower - Yellow


Daylily is the common name of the species, hybrids and cultivars of the genus Hemerocallis. The flowers of these plants are highly diverse in colour and form, often resulting from hybridization by gardening enthusiasts

The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or yellow flower vegetables. They are used in hot and sour soup, daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight. The young green leaves and the tubers of some species are also edible. The plant has also been used for medicinal purposes. Care must be used as some species can be toxic.



Rudbeckia 'Prarie Sun', I grow it from seed and have it over the summer here in Sweden.


Here lives my pet...




The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs. Lilies comprise a genus of about 110 species in the lily family (Liliaceae) and are important as large showy flowering garden plants. Additionally, they are important culturally and in literature in much of the world.
Some species are sometimes grown or harvested for the edible bulbs.
The species in this genus are the true lilies. Many other plants exist with "lily" in the common English name, some of which are quite unrelated to the true lilies.
My dotter name is Lilly - from the lilyplants.


Calendula officinalis, known as Pot Marigold or Scotch Marigold, is a plant in the Calendula genus. It was used in ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, foods and cosmetics.
The leaves and petals of the Pot Marigold are edible, with the petals added to dishes as a garnish and in lieu of saffron. The leaves can be sweet but are more commonly bitter, and may be used in salads.
They are very easy to grow!


Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a short-lived perennial herb. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in a related genus as Peucedanum graveolens (L.) C.B.Clarke

In Semitic languages it is known by the name of Shubit. The Talmud requires that tithes shall be paid on the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill. The Bible states that the Pharisees were in the habit of paying dill as tithe.[2] Jesus rebuked them for tithing dill but omitting justice, mercy and faithfulness.




Name? Maybe "Stormhatt..." Aconitum lycoctonum?

This is a new summer plant for me, "Fjärilskrasse" (Tropaeolum peregrinum, Butterfly...) and I did get it with a butterfly!


Todays flower nr 65
MellowYellow Monday nr 42
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I got most information from Wikipidia

26 kommentarer:

AnnA sa...

Underbara gula blommor, Maria!
Jaså, du kände inte igen damen i den gröna peruken - du var inte den enda...(Och med Chrille Draculas tillåtelse var det ingen tvekan att ta med Kvasthilda i bloggen.)
Jag köpte lökar från odla, så att jag förutom krokuspaketet, även fick ett till bonuspaket med bl a tulpaner(blåaktiga) och allium.
Förresten så är pionerna från dig, sedan länge på plats i rabatten - nu har jag bara övervintringen av resterande rotäkta&sticklingar att övervintra. Jag funderar på att i år skall jag gräva ner de rotäkta, och sedan täcka, och de som bara än så länge är sticklingar, får nog övervintras i växthuset.
Det blir dagens trädgårdsarbete. Sedan skall det stekas kalkon under dagen - dock ingen Mr Bean- kalkon, utan mer i lagom proportion till familjens medlemmar.
Ha en skön söndag!
Kramar,
AnnA

Sue Swift sa...

Maria, all your photos are so wonderful. What type of camera do you use?

Digital Flower Pictures sa...

Nice collection of flowers. I enjoyed looking at them.

Randi sa...

Åhhh...vad du är omtänksam! Så klart vi vill se gula blommor som solens färg. De lyser verkligen upp den här trista gråa dagen. Underbara bilder, som man bara kan njuta av!
Kram Randi

SandyCarlson sa...

These photos are beautiful. I love the color.

Naturegirl sa...

Such wonderful bright imagery!Great
info too!Now I am going back to view them again..I LOVE the image of the dill....great photos!!

Nance sa...

I learned a lot today, Maria. I didn't know that some daylily are edible.
Your pet looks content! ;)

VALKYRIEN sa...

Nydelige og solfylte bilder og blomster! Får virkelig lengsel etter sommer og sol når jeg ser bildene dine. Vakkert!
Og så morsom liten kjæledegge du har da! :)

Arija sa...

I hope that it is not all wet and grey where you are Maria. That would account for your lovely post of sundrenched golden flowers. I really love a big patch of flowering dill, its colour, its scrent and its delicacy although it is such a hardy plant.
I wish you some late autumn sunshine!

chubskulit sa...

Wow, you have a great selection of golden flowers there!

I have wild flower on mine.

Cookie sa...

gorgeous yellow blooms :)

my flower post is up too...
http://scroochchronicles.com/?p=2067

Quilt Works sa...

I always look forward to visiting your blog, Maria! You have an eye for lovely flowers and angles!



Forget-me-nots are my contributions to flowers today

guild-rez sa...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures and lovely flowers with us.
Great shots!!
- Cheers Gisela.

ilanadavita sa...

This is a lovely yellow series. Very heart-warming.

Mama Zen sa...

Gorgeous yellows!

Nukke sa...

Fina.vackra bilder från sommaren ! Ny är det så dyster väder, åtminstone här i finland :(

vivapinay sa...

Nice entry for the Mellow Yellow Monday.

I love them all!

Bland Blommorna sa...

Inga gula blommor i min trädgård har jag alltid sagt. Men du får alltid bilderna att riktigt lysa, så jag kanske får skapa en gul rabatt till våren helt enkelt.

Stephanie V sa...

What a wonderful collection of flowers for today. The butterfly almost looks like another flower.

Stine in Ontario sa...

All so beautiful dressed in yellow.

Magical Mystical Teacher sa...

Justice and mercy
are worth far more than dill seeds—
ah, which will you tithe?

My Mellow Yellow

Marice sa...

those are lovely flowers! great photos and thanks for sharin these to us!


u may view mine if u have time

Splendid Little Stars sa...

many lovely photographs of lovely flowers! I love daylilies and lilies of all kinds. I grow them, and also a rudbeckia which seeds itself everywhere. I should try growing Prairie sun. Long ago, I helped harvest wild Hemerocallis buds. We steamed them They tasted similar to green beans.
must grow calendula!
Thanks for a wonderful post!

sheila sa...

Beautiful yellows! I did one of these posts a few months back when my yellows bloomed. Now they are mostly dead. *sigh*. Although, I do still have 2 little day lily blooms ready to perk their heads!

Brenda sa...

Beautiful pictures!

Japa sa...

Yellows and shades of gold. Beautiful flowers.