I think these are Hylotelephium telephium. Swedish name ‘kärleksört’ which means ‘love herb’. I saw them in a garden I passed a couple of weeks ago on a frosty morning. (So the white on them is frost.)
The plant is said to have been used to heal wounds, especially burns. The roots can be eaten, preferably cooked for about 15 minutes first. The fresh leaves can be be eaten raw, and are rich in vitamin C. (And of course I had no idea about any of this until I just looked it up… Blogging is very educational!)
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A very beautiful sight!
ReplyDeleteRed and white is always a beautiful combination! Amazing all these medicinal qualities!
ReplyDeletebeautiful and useful. our aloe plant is good for cuts and burns and things that itch, but it is not beautiful. can you grow aloe in Sweden?
ReplyDeletebeautiful and useful. our aloe plant is good for cuts and burns and things that itch, but it is not beautiful. can you grow aloe in Sweden
ReplyDeleteOh they are lovely covered in frost.
ReplyDeleteOh my gush I thought the white is part of the flower. That is so pretty!
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Beautiful shots. Happy RT!
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I'm glad you shared that knowledge with us :-)
ReplyDeleteThat herb might come in useful ...
I have never seen or heard of this plant. My, what beautiful images. It really looks like white buds, not frost, a trick of the eye. I just caught up with your post from yesterday, amazing pics. You are the Frost Queen, so when I say that you are very frosty, I mean it in a good way! In yesterday's post, the flower on the top left looks just like a globe thistle, only they are light blue. Perhaps it is a Christmas Thistle!
ReplyDeletelooks like corals..cool!
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