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Old 11-03-2012, 10:22 PM   #1
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Default purple flowers and more... edible?

please help if you know what these might be...

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Thank you!!!! Louise
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Old 11-03-2012, 10:26 PM   #2
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The purple flowers look like some sort of crocus....toxic
The third looks like a dock leaf......inedible
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Old 11-03-2012, 10:37 PM   #3
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Second looks like water herb or something wouldn't feed
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Old 12-03-2012, 07:29 AM   #4
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ok guys thank you... the search is on for new things sprouting that they CAN actually eat!!!! *sigh* Louise x
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Old 13-03-2012, 11:15 PM   #5
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The cinqufoil in picture 2 is edible I think but not the bright green plant in the middle.
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Old 14-03-2012, 08:24 AM   #6
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the big plant in pic 2 is a willowherb not toxic but not a tort food as such
3 is a dock leaf I think
the blue flowers I don't know but look like they could be iris related plants going by the leaves and iris is toxic. they look like campanula a bit but they aren't
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Old 14-03-2012, 11:41 AM   #7
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thank you for your replies the search continues!!! lol
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Blue flowers are Glory of the Snow which come from a bulb so not edible
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