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  1. #CapeHawthorn aka #WaterHawthorn.
    It's native to #SouthAfrica. People there have long cultivated & harvested the buds & flowers as food. It's used to make #WaterblommetjieBredie - a traditional South African stew. The #Afrikaans name of this traditional cultural dish translates to "stew of little water flowers".

    Recipe:
    paarman.co.za/blogs/all-recipe

    It's not a widely known edible water plant here. It's delicious. If you enjoy green beans - you'll probably enjoy eating Cape hawthorn buds/flowers too.

    #Spring #perennials #Cultivated #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #flowers #botanical #plants #WaterGarden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorAttractors #FlowersIdentification #WaterPlants #CulturalCrops #GlobalSouth #PlantsYouCanEat #LookAndLearn #CulturalFood

  2. My 3rd #VietnameseCoriander container is now totally full of happy plants! I propagated these ones from my main repurposed bathtub planter, in June. They are left outside in Winter & they survive through snow/ice. We harvest them year round on an as needed basis.

    ⚠️DO NOT put these into the ground. Grow in containers so you can control them. They spread fast, if put into ground.

    #VietnameseMint #herb #knotweed #culinary #EdiblePlants #AsianMastodon #SouthEastAsian #GrowItEatIt #gardening #ContainerGardening #Saanich #VictoriaBC #gardeners #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #green #plants #botanical #FoliageFriday #foliage #leaves #HardyPlants #EatPlants #laksa #RauRam #praew

  3. Native edible aquatic plant. American white water lilies at Prospect Lake in the Highlands. Nymphaea odorata. These are the only native water lilies in this area of the world. Other water lilies you see are invasive introduced species.
    Beavers & muskrats like eating their stems.
    Their seeds, flowers & rhizomes can all be eaten raw or cooked. Roots can be boiled to create a medicinal liquid to treat sore throats (gargle it) & for diarrhea (drink it). Many Indigenous peoples used the rhizomes to treat coughs/colds & crushed stems can be put on teeth to treat toothaches.

    #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #NativePlants #perennials #nature #WaterLilies #bloomscrolling #florespondence #plants #botany #EdiblePlants #foraging #WildFood #botanical #Summer #lilypads #AquaticPlants #WorldInMyEyes #DisabledPhotographers #photography #LookAndLearn #peaceful