Viola odorata Family Violaceae This beautiful little flower is a welcome sight in my garden at this time of year. Flowering is from February to May (Barker). The photos here taken …
Other Botanical FamiliesMay Violets Spring! Sweet Violets in February
A Winter Tea to keep those bugs away…
A Winter Tea to keep those bugs away…. Recently I wrote about fighting winter chills with kitchen herbs. For this post I thought I would share a popular herbal tea …
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A little change from l’Aude…
A little change from l’Aude Road Trip to UK I haven’t written a post for a couple of weeks. I have been away on a bit of a road trip. …
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PortulacaceaePurslane for a cooling, healing salad
Portulaca oleracea Family: Portulacaceae Barker describes purslane as a creeping annual which can spread from 10-30 cm. The end of the stems are much leafier. Here you may find a few …
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AsparagaceaeAphyllanthes of Montpellier
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis Family: Aphyllanthaceae or Liliaceae (now Asparagaceae) French Common Name: Aphyllanthe de Montpellier This pretty little flower grows prolifically here in the Aude. It seems to prefer stony, dry soil. The Royal …
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Lamiaceae (Labiatae)Self-Heal or All-Heal, a little plant with appropriate name!
Prunella vulgaris Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) You will find self-heal flowering virtually continuously from June through to October. The tight cluster of crowded purplish sepals and bracts have been described as resembling a …
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Asteraceae (Compositae)Leuzea sp. a fascinating Asteraceae
Leuzea sp. (conifera) Family: Asteraceae French common name: leuzée conifère I was fascinated by this plant which I first found growing early June on the Plateau de Bouichet in Aude. I …
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RosaceaeWood Avens a plague prevention remedy
Geum urbanum Family: Rosaceae (rose family) Harold Ward described Geum as a slender, sparsely branched plant reaching a height of one to two feet and preferring hedges, woods and shady …
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LeguminosaeRed Clover for hormones, skin and so much more
Trifolium pratense Family: Leguminosae (pea or bean family) Bremness describes red clover as having red-purple flowers with leaves of three oval leaflets. Weed suggests it is bright pink rather than red. …
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Lamiaceae (Labiatae)Thyme for the thyme of cold and flu
Thymus vulgaris Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) And so to this website’s namesake! During the month of May, the hills around the Aude are covered with the stunning colour of the beautiful thyme …
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