I have a lovely young wwoofer (willing worker on organic farms) called Luisa who grew up in England but has a NZ mother and so NZ citizenship. She is a made keen horticulturalist and has been a wonderful help in the garden. We decided to go on a ‘pickathon’ to see how many leaves and flowers we could pick in my garden to put in a salad. Here is the amazing list:
Abutilon (pink) Hollyhock leaf Dandelion leaf Dandelion flower Nipplewort Hawksbeard Narrow leaf plantain Red clover leaf Red clover flower Herb robert leaf Herb robert flower Puha flower Grapevine leaf Raspberry leaf Fennel Dwarf mallow flower Dwarf mallow leaf Alpine strawberry Lactuca virosa Golden beetroot leaf Drunken woman lettuce Celery leaf Cos lettuce Cuban oregano |
Puha leaf Cudweed Hawkbit Ivyleaf toadflax Stevia Hydrocotyl Horseradish leaf (young) Primrose flower Self-heal Coriander Buckthorn plantain Wild lettuce – lactuca serriola Hedge mustard Radicchio Rocket Red russian kale Cavolo nero Endive Creeping mallow Chicory Sea kale Sea kale flowers Comfrey Ox eye daisy leaf African marigold flower |
Garden mint Heartease pansy flower Curled leaf parsley Chive Sweet marjoram Dove’s foot geranium Lettuce red leaf Borage leaf Borage flower Speedwell Chickweed Flat leaf parsley (Dalmatian heritage variety) Calendula flower Calendula leaf Pineapple sage leaf Pineapple sage flower Creeping dock American landcress Lovage Gotu kola Alexander’s Radish leaf Lemon balm Wild celery leaf Day lily shoots |
Nasturtium flower Nasturtium leaf Catsear Broadbean leaf (Hughey) Violet leaves Rosemary tip Rosemary flower Oxalis flower Oxalis leaf Tree spinach Oregano Yacon leaf Radish flower Onion weed leaf Onion weed flowers Lemon blossom Mugwort Bok choi Corn salad Baby dock leaf Shallot leaf Onion leaf Marshmallow leaf Galinsoga Kumara leaf (young) |