peterlsutton wrote:
Looking out onto the garden I see that the Lesser Celandine is off and
running again. I keep trying to get rid of it, but it is an
impossible task.

Does it occur everywhere in the country, or is it trying to tell me
something about my garden conditions? Does it actually do any harm,
will it smother other plants? or could I just ignore it?

Peter


Depends on where you're coming from - and we, too, have lots of it. It's
actually used as the base of quite a few modern drugs, particularly for the
relief of piles (one of its common names is 'pilewort'!). It's a member of
the buttercup family (Ranunculae sp?) Its other common names include
'brighteye' (not to be confused with'eyebright' which, IIRC, is a small blue
flower), 'smallwort' and 'butter and cheese'. Brighteye may indicate it was
used to treat ocular complaints, but these are not indicated on the page
below.

For more info on its medicinal uses see
http://www.purplesage.org.uk/profile...rcelandine.htm.

I happen to think it's quite pretty - but agree that it can be very
invasive.

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