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One of my favorite flowering herbs. I macerate it in oil to obtain “red oil”, which is useful as a rub for lumbago, gout, rheumatism, to relieve pain of sprains, heal wounds, for bruises and light burns. The red color…
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Echinops ritro / bannaticus
Another one of those “I would never have planted it myself but now I love it!”-plants. I dislike the feel of prickly plants, that’s the main reason I never before considered Echinops for my various gardens. But since it was…
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Ventocoris rusticus and Nigella damascena
And I thought Panda Bears were choosy with their insistence on eucalyptus leaves. At least they live in Eucalyptus forests. The pretty little two-toned Ventocoris rusticus bugs are specialized on Nigella damascena and nothing but. I imagine it’s not that…
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Catananche caerulea
A very pretty, cornflower-like flower in blue, lilac, or white with a blue middle, depending on variety. Catananche caerulea supposedly blooms June through July, in my garden it blooms profusely all through May and then a little bit less in…
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Geranium
In Switzerland I always had Geranium “Rozanne” – it is one of the longest flowering and most vigorously growing Geraniums I knew and I loved to see those gorgeous blue flowers all over my garden. But alas, it’s not made…
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Calendula
I don’t really like “hot” colors in flowers, like yellow, orange, or red. But there are some I can’t resist. Among them is Calendula officinalis or Marigold – one of my alltime favorites. Marigold thrives in a Mediterranean Garden When we…