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Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Frank |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank
wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the only part of his body that wasn't protected. Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks might not like that it spreads. |
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http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Milkweed. Grows as a weed here in the NE US. Sole source of food for the Monarch butterfly. |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. I agree that it's yarrow. |
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"David E. Ross" wrote: On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, wrote: On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the only part of his body that wasn't protected. Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks might not like that it spreads. I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that I would choose. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....ea+millefolium -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: wrote in message On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. I agree that it's yarrow. Definitly yarrow, but it's far too good for Frnk. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Frank Looks like Yarrow could be queen Annšs lace. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden What use one more wake up call? http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drif...atest_roms.htm |
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On 6/12/2010 2:11 AM, Billy wrote:
In t, "David E. wrote: On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, wrote: On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the only part of his body that wasn't protected. Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks might not like that it spreads. I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that I would choose. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....ea+millefolium Tough luck Billy. It's growing free on a bank recently denuded of winter damaged white pines. Thanks to you and others for identifying. My wife likes it and so far the deer haven't eaten it, so it is a welcome addition to our home. |
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In article , "David E. Ross" wrote: On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, wrote: On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the only part of his body that wasn't protected. Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks might not like that it spreads. A little more on that he http://waddell.ci.manchester.ct.us/id_yarrow.html I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that I would choose. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....ea+millefolium I note the use of it in brewing beer. Having helped someone make beer, hops is a major cost. It looks like yarrow came first though. Jeff |
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http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_millefolium |
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Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Frank Some varieties quite different. http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/cgi-l...rrow&name.x=10 &name.y=2&name=Go -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden What use one more wake up call? http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drif...atest_roms.htm |
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Bill who putters wrote: In article , Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Frank Looks like Yarrow could be queen Annšs lace. Queen Ann's leaves look like carrot leaves, this one's don't. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Billy wrote:
In article , Bill who putters wrote: In article , Frank wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little like hemlock and now she's worried. Frank Looks like Yarrow could be queen Annšs lace. Queen Ann's leaves look like carrot leaves, this one's don't. Queen Anne flowers are larger, more delicate clusters and have a tiny maroon structure in the center of the cluster. gloria p |
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yarrow. i know it well... when you cut it it has a pretty distinctive smell. we sneeze and get rather runny noses when we deadhead it. i like to leave it alone because it overgrows a lot of other plants (dandelions, crab grasses, etc) .... I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that I would choose. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....ea+millefolium we have plenty of yarrow here (4 kinds, three of which i like, white, pink and red, the other is yellow and smells too much like dog poo to me). it makes a wonderful lawn if you keep it mowed -- it spreads and makes a soft mat to walk on. it also seems to keep greener through the dryer and hotter parts of summer when the regular grass goes dormant. songbird |
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