tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post4965702841752215589..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Deconstructing the nasturtiumGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-77020734440001010752009-03-20T12:22:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:22:00.000-07:00meggie -- I think that this year, I will try eatin...meggie -- I think that this year, I will try eating the leaves -- and maybe even a flower or two. They certainly come well recommended.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-77047715884348309272009-03-19T23:22:00.000-07:002009-03-19T23:22:00.000-07:00I read an anti rant against nasturtiums with supri...I read an anti rant against nasturtiums with suprise. I have never disliked them, & see them here as welcome cheery free visitors. I love their cheery colours, & my grandmother swore by their tasty addition to salads- though I have never tasted them.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355452532522192481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-67774163845397306172009-03-16T21:51:00.000-07:002009-03-16T21:51:00.000-07:00anon av -- don't know where I would find such cont...anon av -- don't know where I would find such contests, tho I might get listed in a botanical/gardening blog carnival. However, thank you for the vote of confidence. I think it's just because those flowers are so spectacular in themselves.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-71783067702780469002009-03-16T19:53:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:53:00.000-07:00Me things you could enter USEwhiskers and centercl...Me things you could enter USEwhiskers and centerclose both in a photo contest somewhere... especially a contest that focuses on botanicals!<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-57196269516198396802009-03-16T15:45:00.000-07:002009-03-16T15:45:00.000-07:00lindag -- thanks to Minot (below) we now know abou...lindag -- thanks to Minot (below) we now know about those whiskers! Otherwise, I'd still bespeculating!<BR/><BR/>azlaydey -- hope knowing too much about them doesn't diminish your pleasure!<BR/><BR/>jean -- what a pretty combination!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-27625556979727672922009-03-16T13:12:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:12:00.000-07:00The flowers complete with nectar filled horn are g...The flowers complete with nectar filled horn are great in salad, especially with a few violet blossoms and their tender young leaves. Lots of Vit C too.<BR/><BR/>Great pics, too.<BR/><BR/>Jean WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-86283736218207439962009-03-16T13:01:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:01:00.000-07:00I'll never look at the lovely nasturtiums the same...I'll never look at the lovely nasturtiums the same way again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-48920819085692195252009-03-16T12:34:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:34:00.000-07:00You aroused my curiosity about the whiskers. This...You aroused my curiosity about the whiskers. This is what I found--From The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture by Liberty Hyde Bailey:"The beard in the throat of the ... flower protects the pollen from rain and also discourages the insect from entering the flower on the wrong side."Minothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440843178869619195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-34268429467642862442009-03-16T12:32:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:32:00.000-07:00Beautiful photos GJ, and a thought provoking botan...Beautiful photos GJ, and a thought provoking botanical post! Wonder what the whiskers are for anyway...Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10363689622473649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-75647730086979007872009-03-16T11:13:00.000-07:002009-03-16T11:13:00.000-07:00dotter -- I too love those brilliant colors. Big f...dotter -- I too love those brilliant colors. Big files on the way.<BR/><BR/>bro -- can you buy packets of individual colored seeds? If not t the local WallyWorld, try going on line.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-28691705413883872002009-03-16T01:31:00.000-07:002009-03-16T01:31:00.000-07:00At the back of the block(lot) of almost all the au...At the back of the block(lot) of almost all the aught 30's homes around here, ours for instance, nasty stir shums proliferate along the fence line. We are lacking in one colour though, a velvety deep dark maroon. This colour must be recessive or something, as we had it in the dim past.<BR/><BR/>HermanpAntipodean Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207281597334838447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-5370688666442310712009-03-15T23:25:00.000-07:002009-03-15T23:25:00.000-07:00Well! You got some heartfelt "Oooh!"s and "Ahhh!"...Well! You got some heartfelt "Oooh!"s and "Ahhh!"s from me and OmegaDad with those pics. I particularly like the real closeups, them's purty nice, mamasan. I wouldn't mind having the USEwhiskers and centerclose in big files. Hint, hint. (Unlike Grandma, I *love* oranges and orange-y reds.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com