Wild Mustard: The 157th Flower of Spring & Summer!

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This is a flower that grows all over our meadows during the summer. It's very hardy and does just fine even in dry, hot conditions and can be found blooming from June through October, though I've seen a few bedraggled plants blooming all the way into February!!

Native to western Europe, the Mediterranean, and temperate Asia, this plant grows as an invasive weed in many parts of the world.

This plant is edible--the leaves can be cooked and eaten like spinach and the flowers can be made into a condiment spread that's like gourmet mustard! If you'd like to read more about this flower, I found a nice page here: Wild Mustard Foraging More information can be found on Wiki: Wild Mustard: (Brassica rapa)