This is the impostor. My family kept wondering if it was a carrot, but I am sure it's not. It has small yellow flowers. I think my sister came up with what it is, but I can't remember now. It certainly does not belong in the garden! But it is a pretty weed, so delicate and frilly.
We survived the hail last night and so did the plants, although the lilacs are a little damaged. Some corn is coming up in our neighbor's field, and I have not gone to see how it fared yet. Hopefully it's still small enough to be protected by the dirt.
Yarrow, is what I said.
ReplyDelete*exit, leaving a trail of cat hair and leaves*
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Yarrow is invasive so it's probably there to stay.
ReplyDeleteAlso, didn't the monks use it for medicinal purposes?
I'm glad your plants survived. Did you go hailstone hunting?
*Bleh, who left all this cat hair in here!
Sigh! I'll go get the broom*
No, no hailstone hunting. By the time I got up there was only a small pile of ice on our porch left. At 4am I was not about to go out in it...
DeleteI don't know if monks used it or not. . .
that's too bad. I'd say better luck next time but I don't think you want a next time.
Delete3:30am is when the storm hit our house. sheet lightning from the west woke me up half an hour earlier though.
*spills cup of tea, leaves to make another*
ReplyDeleteAchillea millefolium is an herb much prized by the 12th century German mystic and herbalist, St. Hildegard of Bingen.
Ah, thank you!
DeleteAnd it looks like someone got my letter! :)