Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little
like hemlock and now she's worried.
Frank
Posted by kate on June 11, 2010, 9:11 pm
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank
>http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg >Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little >like hemlock and now she's worried.
The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more
fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow.
If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that
Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the
only part of his body that wasn't protected.
Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic
neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila,
the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks
might not like that it spreads.
Posted by David E. Ross on June 11, 2010, 11:23 pm
On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, kate@notme.com wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank > >> http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg >> >> Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little >> like hemlock and now she's worried. > > The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more > fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. > > If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that > Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the > only part of his body that wasn't protected. > > Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic > neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, > the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks > might not like that it spreads.
The legend of Achilles is that his mother Thetis dipped him as an infant
into the River Styx (which must be crossed by the dead to reach Hades).
See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles '_heel> for details.
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Posted by Billy on June 12, 2010, 2:11 am
> On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, kate@notme.com wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank > > > >> http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg > >> > >> Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little > >> like hemlock and now she's worried. > > > > The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more > > fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. > > > > If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that > > Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the > > only part of his body that wasn't protected. > > > > Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic > > neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, > > the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks > > might not like that it spreads.
I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the
ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that
I would choose.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Achillea+millefolium
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
>> On 6/11/10 6:11 PM, kate@notme.com wrote: >>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:37 -0400, Frank >>> >>>> http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/weed.jpg >>>> >>>> Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little >>>> like hemlock and now she's worried. >>> >>> The foliage looks like yarrow. The flowers looks too big, more >>> fleabane size, but that could be the angle. My bet is on yarrow. >>> >>> If so, Achillea millefolium is a wonderful plant. It was said that >>> Achilles was dipped in yarrow but held by his heel, so that was the >>> only part of his body that wasn't protected. >>> >>> Yarrow is amazing at stopping bleeding. I introduced it to my diabetic >>> neighbor. Chew on a leaf and apply it to a bleeding wound and voila, >>> the bleeding stops. Great to have in a garden, although some folks >>> might not like that it spreads. > I just wish I could make mine spread. I killed one by planting it in the > ground. If you were to grow only one medical plant, this is the one that > I would choose. > http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Achillea+millefolium
Tough luck Billy. It's growing free on a bank recently denuded of
winter damaged white pines.
Thanks to you and others for identifying. My wife likes it and so far
the deer haven't eaten it, so it is a welcome addition to our home.
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>Anyone know what this is? Mentioned to wife that flowers look a little
>like hemlock and now she's worried.