Update on Seed Grown Walking Onions

The walking onions that I grew from seeds are still growing on, and have started to mature a bit more. So far, the bases look like normal green onions, but the parental walking onions look the same at this point too. Hopefully they form more of a bulb soon. The rest of this post is just a quick update on the flowers. 

This split plant has two perfect flower stalks, one developing, and one odd one

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.

Seeing Red

Right now in the garden, there are many flowers in bloom, many of which have reddish and scarlet hues.

Monarda didyma flower