Scorzonera

Scorzonera hispanica is a unique perennial plant that I have been growing for a couple of years. To the untrained eye, it appears to be nothing more than a large dandelion. Scorzonera does have rather dandelion-like flowers, has a deep taproot, and produces a milky latex sap, but is not a dandelion. Scorzonera is used for its edible root, that is sometimes called vegetable oyster (the plant is very similar in appearance to salsify). The leaves are also perfectly edible in my experience. They can be a bit tough when old, but I have never tasted a bitter scorzonera leaf in any season.

I think Scorzonera has high potential for an edible leaf crop.

Variegated Blackberry?

One interesting thing that I found last year was this patch of blackberry plants that lacked pigmentation. I forgot where on the property this patch was, and believe it is still there. If I can relocate it, I will probably try to grow more plants like this if they are still whitish. If I cannot find it, it was probably not a stable mutation.

This is the whole patch of mutated blackberry plants.