for a lovely and long lasting cut flower..
PS I've now added all the links to this recent post..
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PS I've now added all the links to this recent post..
24 Comments
Freda
11/7/2015 05:38:27 pm
I think I shall sow some more now and see if it matures...
Penny L
11/7/2015 09:31:23 am
That looks simply lovely. Does it smell of coriander? It's one spice that my husband dislikes intensely, but I rather like the scent! Penny
ChompyChipmunk
11/7/2015 11:44:29 am
Coriander is a funny one. In about 25% of the general population, it provokes extreme reactions and people report it tastes like disgusting soap.
Penny L
11/7/2015 05:52:12 pm
How interesting, thank you! Will have to ask my children if either of them hate it as much as Dave, I never add coriander to anything and we rarely eat curry out as a family!
Freda
11/7/2015 05:39:28 pm
You don't smell it in the vase - only if you rub the leaves. I like it too!
Freda
11/7/2015 05:50:33 pm
This is very interesting. My husband says in Africa they have 'stink beetles' which have a similar smell but ten times as strong. I wonder if they are toxic which might account for the strong reaction...
Freda
12/7/2015 06:37:24 am
Quite a few herbs make pretty cut flowers - dill and mustard come to mind...my parsley didn't germinate this year.
ChompyChipmunk
12/7/2015 03:37:28 am
Yes - apparently there is a link to insects given a common chemical compound in insects, soap and coriander. Aldehydes.
Penny L
12/7/2015 05:15:42 am
Gosh, fascinating. I just thought Dave was odd not to like it!!
Freda
12/7/2015 06:32:35 am
Not as odd as Stephen Fry!!
Freda
12/7/2015 06:31:27 am
Astounding - yes!
Penny L
12/7/2015 08:06:36 am
I need a like button for comments! You made me laugh out loud, then had to read it all out to Dave, who also laughed!
Freda
12/7/2015 08:22:25 am
I have to report that at 11pm you can smell the coriander in the hall! When I sniffed at it earlier there was no smell..........thanks for all the interesting comments!
Cathy
12/7/2015 07:34:49 am
Now you've all got me curious about coriander. Never had it (that I know of) & never smelled it (ditto), but it looks so refreshing in that vase. A minimalist décor, to be sure.
Freda
12/7/2015 08:24:05 am
Now I need to know!
Freda
12/7/2015 08:23:33 am
A simple photograph which I didn't expect would generate any comment......!
julia
12/7/2015 08:52:56 pm
i wil belatedly chime in againnst coriander!...freda, i would love your beautiful painting of it....but the taste is indeed absolutely the worst from my perspective...my husband's also...one of our children loves it, one does not...and i had heard it was a genetic trait as well...as for stink bugs.....another abolutely disgusting smell for sure!....i wonder how this all fits in with pheronomes and how they help us choose a gentically appropriate mate....i suppose they are indeed protecting us from another form of harm...coriander in the food!
Freda
13/7/2015 12:36:32 am
I had no idea! There is an 'I Hate Coriander' society and articles in the Wall Street Journal no less..............who knew? 12/7/2015 11:02:14 pm
Oh, this is great! The one time I thought of complaining in a restaurant was after attempting to eat a traditional dish in Alentejo full of coriander. I honestly thought they had poured dish soap in there and had a hard time accepting that it was the herb as everyone was telling me... In very small quantities and mixed with other herbs, I tolerate it but never use it myself when cooking. It does make a lovely vase, though.
Freda
13/7/2015 12:39:17 am
You didn't actually complain then? How embarrassing that could have been....thanks for adding to the fun comments! Leave a Reply. |
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