SC - Birthdays and Daffy Dills
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Fri Mar 17 20:38:58 PST 2000
In a message dated 3/17/00 11:12:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Brucianna at washcoll.edu writes:
<< I'm thinking of the orange/yellow flower with
the streaks of color down the center of the petal, saffron colored
pollen. Tastes like fresh lettuce. Anyone have any clue what I'm
talking about? >>
Crocus? So far as I know only the fall blooming saffron crocus is 'edible.'
However, all crocus' contain varying amounts of toxins. But then, so do beets
and apples and peaches and carrots. I would look up the specific plant to be
safe.
Ras
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