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Tropaeolum


Tropaeolum is commonly known as nasturtium (literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker")

Nasturtiums have been used in herbal medicine for their antiseptic and expectorant qualities. They are said to be good for chest colds and to promote the formation of new blood cells.

The flower has most often been consumed, making for an especially ornamental salad ingredient; it has a slightly peppery taste reminiscent of watercress, and is also used in stir fry.

27 comments:

  1. The flowers taste great on salads, too.

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  2. That flower looks beautiful love the colour ;-)

    Have a bloomingtastic week ;-)

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  3. We have put them in salads too. Nice shot.

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  4. Very nice shot!!!

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  5. What a beautiful flower and interesting information.

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  6. Even the leaves are beautiful.

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  7. Beautiful shot, I've raised them almost every year in my garden (as a flowering plant) but have never put them in a salad even though I know you can... Thank you for coming by to share on Rurality Blog Hop #37!

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  8. Lovely, lovely shot! Nice to see the subject off center -- the green leaves complement very nicely. Well seen!

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  9. All the fancy restaurants in the San Fran area use nasturtiums in their salads...but the prices in supermarkets are outrageous. I've never planted them but I've been tempted to pluck a few cascading over fences on my walks....figure I could wash the dog urine off easily enough. So far, I haven't, though.

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  10. Beautiful photo!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  11. I love the Nasturtium. They add so much beautiful color to the garden, and of course for your health needs.

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  12. A lovely flower! And a perfect post for MOM!

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  13. It's gorgeous! I like them in salads.

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  14. here from MOM.Stunning shot of that gorgeous flower-wow!

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  15. great capture of a favorite flower!

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  16. They are such pretty flowers! I've never tried them as food though.

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  17. Such a beautiful flower and so full of nostalgia for me. Thanks for sharing on MoM #65

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  18. Beautiful and very useful.
    Nice shot!

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  19. Gorgeous shot!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  20. I love the contrasting colors in this beautiful flower. Thank you for sharing :)

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