Re: "Black Parsley"
- Subject: Re: "Black Parsley"
- From: A* L*
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:42:40 +0100
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: emhoffs [e*@ucla.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 10 July, 2002 5:32 PM
> > To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> > Subject: "Black Parsley"
> >
> >
> > Hi:
> > Does anyone know anything about Melanoselenum decipiens or "Black
> > Parlsey"? According to the tag from the Huntington" "'Black
> > Parlsey.' is from Azores, Madeira Islands. Shrubby, Herb. Don't
> know much about
> > it. Sun, Fertile and well-drained soil. Very new to us."
> >
> > A friend bought the plant for me at the Huntington sale.
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Ellen Hoffs
> > Santa Monica
> >Good morning,
We carted a couple off to the flower festival in Wells (UK) yesterday,
but no one bought them, partly because it was raining as usual and no
one was buying anything much and partly because the Melanoselinums are
past their best at this time of the year and therefore no one knew what
they were missing. As Nick says, they are very striking plants, one of
the real "architectural" gems but we can only put them out in the Summer
months here; even in a heated tunnel, they got zapped by the frost in
April and the leaves went purple. It isn't listed as an edible in
Facciola's "Cornucopia" and we haven't tried eating it, has anyone?.....
apart from the Madeiran cows that is
Anthony
