Just to have you dream of warmer, more pleasant weather, here are a few more photos of annuals at Stanley Park taken in August 2007. The image above is a globe artichoke in flower. The flower heads are edible if picked before the flowerheads open. I have pickled the smaller, more tender artichokes in vinegar and olive oil after cooking them. Then as a flower, they have their beauty too plus attract bees to the garden. I haven't been able to identify the other flowers below but that they attract bees (honeybees, bumblebees, etc) is evident. Enjoy the pics.
Just to have you dream of warmer, more pleasant weather, here are a few more photos of annuals at Stanley Park taken in August 2007. The image above is a globe artichoke in flower. The flower heads are edible if picked before the flowerheads open. I have pickled the smaller, more tender artichokes in vinegar and olive oil after cooking them. Then as a flower, they have their beauty too plus attract bees to the garden. I haven't been able to identify the other flowers below but that they attract bees (honeybees, bumblebees, etc) is evident. Enjoy the pics.
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