Plant Quiz II

[Pharmerphil]

OK, we will try an easier one...Name that Plant! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Phlaura/Phunny%20Pharm%20Pix/pla.jpg

[Pharmerphil]

Hmmmm, C'mon Folks, give it a try!!

[Steph]

I have no idea!

[strmywthr3]

me either, although it looks familiar for some reason.

[Nemophila]

What the heck.....I'm guessing...is it dill?

[Sprocket]

is that angelica???

[Pharmerphil]

We Have a WINNER! :D
Very Good Sprocket!
Now, would You like to post a pic for us to try to Identify?

[flowerpower]

I would have been close. I was going to say Wild Parsnip.

[Sprocket]

Thanks Phil I'd love toooooooo. Let me find a photo and I'll post it. In the mean time if you want to keep this rolling go ahead. :D

[Sprocket]

I uploaded one as an attachment...hope it works. I had to cheat and use an online pic as duhhhh I've never taken pictures of my garden before. Phil...how do you embed the pic in the post?????

[dirtundernails]

looks like a member of the helianthus family... Jerusalem Artichoke, perhaps?

[Sprocket]

Hint.....often it is used as a topical for pain and bruising

[dirtundernails]

OK... Arnica montana?

[Pharmerphil]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Phlaura/1483935.gif

[dirtundernails]

Spiphy graphics man!

[Pharmerphil]

ummmm, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[Pharmerphil]

ummmm, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Ok, dirtundernails.....it's your turn, quiz us!

[dirtundernails]

Photo taken, need to get image uploaded with hubby's help..... Should be saturday.

[Sprocket]

DING DING DING>>>yes it is Arnica .....sorry I didn't get back right away, I've been gone ; )

[littlechickenfarmer]

A good one!

[dirtundernails]

I am going to give it a try now...

Hope it works and take your best shot.
http://www.denverweb.net/Leni/guess.jpg

[Sprocket]

I am guessing wintergreen?????

[dirtundernails]

Close! - as in physically close. I have some wintergreen planted several inches away from this plant.

Hey... extra points for identification of the feathers in the upper right hand corner. :D

[zebraman]

Do any of you have a receipe for candied Angelica stem?

[dirtundernails]

In candying angelica, weight not volume is important. There are several ways, but all require boiling it with green leaves to retain the green color.

1 pound dark green cabbage leaves or grape leaves
1 pound angelica stems, cleaned, trimmed, and cut into 6 inch lengths
4 TBSP wine or cider vinegar
1 pound (2 cups) sugar
1 TBSP light corn syrup
1 cup pwdered sugar

prep and soaking time: 2 1/2 days makes one pound

Line a heavy based pan with a layer of leaves. Cover with a layer of angelica stems, then another layer of leaves, and so on, ending with a layer of leaves. Add the vinegar to 4 cups of water and pour the mixture into the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered for 2 hours. Remove from heat and leave to cool. Discard the leaves; the angelica should now be bright green. Drain it, then transfer to a large bowl. In a heavy based pan, combine sugar and corn syrup with 1 cup water. Bring to the boil without stirring, then boil fairly briskly for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour immediately over angelica. Stir to ensure all the stems are soaked in syrup. Cover the bowl and store in a cool place 12 hours.
Strain the syrup and bring it to the boil again. Boil 5 minutes, then pour over angelica. cover and leave another 12 hours. Finally, pour the angelica and the syrup back in the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer 20 minutes, adding more corn syrup if it looks like drying out. Cut the angelica stems into 3 inch pieces and dry on racks, covered with powdered sugar Store in airtight metal containers lined with waxed paper.


Now you know why it's so expensive, huh?

[flowerpower]

My guess is Vinca Minor ( Periwinkle,Myrtle) for the plant. I'll go with Bantam Chicken as the type of feather.

[dirtundernails]

Sorry, nope and nope.... keep trying!
Good guesses, flowerpower.

[Gardenurse]

Are the feathers guinea feathers?

[dirtundernails]

Yes on the feather.....

So, any takers on the plant?

[Pharmerphil]

Oh, Oh, Ya done stumped Da Pharmer

[dirtundernails]

OK.. here's hinties:
They're Swedish, and can be found on the menu at IHOP.
See the little flower buds? They will be bell shaped like blueberries.

What happens if nobody gets it? :eek: Do I go again, or maybe gardenurse, 'cause she got arnica montana, too.


dun

[Gardenurse]

Alright, the hints helped direct my search immensely...lingonberry?

[dirtundernails]

OOFDAH!!!!! YA, YA, it's a lingonberry fer sure don't ya know...

Now I'm off the hook. Go Gardenurse!

[Pharmerphil]

OOFDAH!!!!! YA, YA, it's a lingonberry fer sure don't ya know...

Now I'm off the hook. Go Gardenurse!

Now you're soundin' Minnesotian...D.U.N. :D

[dirtundernails]

Hey... you get extra points, too! Comin from Sout Dakota, ve hod lots ov Svedes und Norvegians , yust like in Minnesota, und we took lessons in ya, by golly, ver sure, doncha know...

[dirtundernails]

:cool: You're cool, they didn't do anything TOO bad to me for taking five days of issues to get my photo figured out.

[Gardenurse]

Here's hoping my technical thumb is more dominant than my green thumb today!

[Pharmerphil]

I got It!!
Sacred Water Lilly, it has quite an interesting history as a medicinal herb!

[Gardenurse]

Congratulations Phil! I learned its name as "Sacred Lotus", and you are right, it does have a interesting history. For those not familiar with the Sacred Lotus, here is some of its history that led me to post this photo. Phil, or anyone else, if you have anything else to add to this, please do!

An international team led by UCLA scientists germinated lotus seeds nearly 500 years old from lotus fruits recovered from an ancient lotus lake in northeastern China -- the first time new plants have been raised from parents so old. Jane Shen-Miller led a UCLA research team that recovered a viable lotus seed more than 1,200 years old from the same lakebed in China -- the oldest living seed whose date could be established, in research published in 1995. (You can read the entire article at http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/C/20025556.html)

The center of this aquatic perennial flower changes from a yellow flattened top into a brown seed pod with about several large holes holding smooth brown seeds. As the seeds mature, the flower stalk dries, shrivels and weakens, turning the seed capsule downwards, allowing the seeds to fall into the water for potential germination. Seed thousands of years old discovered in ancient tombs have germinated. The World Book encyclopedia shows an illustration of a plant grown from seed found in Manchuria, China, believed to be more than 1000 years old.

Every part of the plant can be eaten and used medicinally.

According to the U.S. National Arboretum , it is hardy to USDA zones 4-11 and can reach up to 19 feet in height depending on the depth of the water it is growing in.

[Gardenurse]

Since there hasn't been a post here in a while, I thought I would try to post another picture.

[tashak]

Just guessing--artichoke? (Most of the artichoke flowers I've seen, though, have been more of a purple color.)

[zebraman]

Its a Protea;don't know what species.Probably Australian-

[Gardenurse]

Yes, it is a pincushion protea. Your turn!

[Pharmerphil]

Hey Zebraman, Your turn!

[Gardenurse]

PharmerPhil, you got the first plant I posted correct (Sacred Lotus), so you can also post. I was just filling time with another plant quiz while you were out ill. I don't mind who posts...I'm just glad to see this quiz is going to be up and running again!

[zebraman]

Hey My Digital Camera is getting a new battery installed when I get it back I'll post.Sorry about the time lapse.

[Pharmerphil]

Well by Cracky I will then, here is a selection from the Medicinal garden...easy, Right? ;)
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/oppclp/PlantQuiz001.jpg

[GreenCap]

how about elecampane?

[Pharmerphil]

Darn You're good! http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/oppclp/sm/grenthum.gif
Do you have one, or should I continue?

[GreenCap]

:) Please do list another because I don't have a digital camera yet. :o

[Pharmerphil]

Ok, here goes, this one may fool Ya'llhttp://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/oppclp/sm/grenthum.gif
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/oppclp/PlantQuiz026E.jpg

[dirtundernails]

I guess carrot!

dun

[Pharmerphil]

Dun, I guess Ima gonna have to make it tougher, EXCELLENT, yes, this pic Is a carrot, on it's second year, You are a very experienced gardener, not many folks have seen a carrot in bloom! It's your turn !

[winter_unfazed]

It looks just like the Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot) that grows all over here.

[GeorgeSims]

WU,

I've noticed the Queen Anne's Lace all over the area near our new place. Is it really a wild carrot? Does it have an edible root?

[winter_unfazed]

Yes, it has an edible root, but it's tough by the time it flowrers. You have to find it BEFORE flowering, and not get it mixed up with the poisonous aethusa (fool's parsley).