Red Cranesbill, herb , Geranium/Germanium robertianum

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Hi Skip,

I'm impressed with what you found. I'm now convinced the plant I saw was

either distorted in my mind or showed a red plant from a lot of sunlight.

You know what they say about eye witnesses? I will keep looking though

out of curiosity.

In Breuss's book the exact wording is:

Cranesbill/Red Cranesbill (Geranium robertianum)

and in German: Storchenschnabelkraut

The leaves, which has radium in them, are what is used in the tea. Breuss

says they are critical to the cancer victim.

It just struck me that ALL the vegetables used in the raw juices and broth

are root vegetables.

You know 'who' will have this plant in their herb garden shortly!

Thank you, and everyone who sent information on this plant!

Baugh

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>

> I've been looking for this plant. I've pretty well ripped the internet search

> engines

> apart... and that is what I do very well.

>

> From what I've read, this plant has more aliases than a hitman! Apparently

> they

> number well over a hundred according to some places. Therefore, I'd only go

> by

> the botanical name on this one. Is Geranium robertianum what is in the book?

> What part is used, flowers, leaves, root or the entire plant?

>

> Assuming (I hate that word) it is Geranium robertianum, here's what I found

> thus far:

>

> From this page: http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/herbrobert.html

>

> " Geranium robertianum is both a winter and spring annual. The light green

> leaves are deeply dissected. In late fall the foliage turns red. "

> Here's a picture of it with red foliage, but at more of a distance than I'd

> want to see.

> http://www.paghat.com/cranesbill_robert.html

> They state: " Herb (Geranium robertianum), sometimes called Fox

> Geranium, is a wild geranium with very finely cut fern-like leaves which are

> stiffer

> than most crane's-bills & have the exciting feature of leaves that are bright

> red to

> bronze especially if grown from seeds in the sun. Grown in shadier or moister

> locations, new leaves will be green until autumn, & the color will persist on

> old

> leaves through winter. The stems will be red whether grown in sun or in

> shade. "

> Apparently it grows wild in many areas of the United States. There is a map

> at this

> site: http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=GERO

> It seems that it's considered a weed in many areas. Have you tried any

> nurseries in your area? It probably won't be organically grown from them, but

> they may know of a source for you.

> I'll keep looking as I have time.

> Skip

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Skip,

This is a fascinating web page, all about fairies and herb . I never

thought that Shakespears Puck was evil! mischievous, yes, but evil?

Thanks for sending the link to Jean.

http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/herbrobert.html

I see this plant every day when I walk in the woods with my dogs. It IS

considered a bit of a weed. I'd be happy to collect some seeds for

but she's probably got tons of them by now!

and the K9's

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seeds, herbs, oils, etc... I've sent out care packages on ocassion also.. as has some others..

Right now i have herbs... my garden went when we had to put up a bldg and now I'm waiting for a new one... but we landscaped the front for me to have herbs... I've been at it for 3 yrs now ... trial and error as to what will keep thru the winter and what won't survive..

As one doesn't come back, I replace with something new... lol. But it is getting there..

I have a fair amount of different dried and powdered herbs on hand... seeds right now - no... I have to start that over when I get my new garden.

Suzi Pugh <gramlin@...> wrote:

Suzi wrote:

>I don't think she does... but after you send some to Jean... I'll take some... I can add it to by herbal front yard... you needing anything that maybe I have that you could use?

Great, on my walk through the woods tomorrow, I'll see if there are any seeds ready to harvest. If not, I'll get them when they are later.

I noticed that seed-swaps are encouraged here, and I wondered how we would go about it on the list. I'm interested in heirloom varieties of veggies as I recently heard that they are more nutritious than hybrids. I never knew that before, but they say they have more nutrients because they are not bred just for one thing (like sweetness in corn and toms, or thin skin, or whatever). I will have some wine heirloom tomato seeds later. (They are not even red yet). I bought red and rose varieties of the seed (at vast expense(!) some years ago) and found that the red ones were consistently horrid with half of the fruit rotting on the vine. The rose ones were ok though. I'm also interested in getting some heirloom beans - I think - but I expect they would be stringy.......

and the K9's

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Pugh wrote:

> Skip,

>

> This is a fascinating web page, all about fairies and herb . I

> never

> thought that Shakespears Puck was evil! mischievous, yes, but evil?

> Thanks for sending the link to Jean.

>

> http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/herbrobert.html

>

> I see this plant every day when I walk in the woods with my dogs. It IS

> considered a bit of a weed. I'd be happy to collect some seeds for

> but she's probably got tons of them by now!

>

> and the K9's

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This nice little plant grows everywhere here in Slovenia. It is

literally everywhere. I don't believe there is a place here where I have

not seen it except along the coast of the Adriatic. Very beautiful

little plant.

--

Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

[Guest guest]

Oh and I also forgot to mention that I have tons of heirloom seeds...I was involved in a group that I got these from not too long ago. I am just waiting for the weather to cool here and I am going to plant them. I have tomatoes...black eyed peas...green beans...radishes...and much more...I can get together a list of what I have...of course it will have to wait until they grow so I can get some good seeds from them to send you...but would be willing to do so with as much as I possibly can for whomever would like.

Caroline

seeds, herbs, oils, etc... I've sent out care packages on ocassion also.. as has some others..

Right now i have herbs... my garden went when we had to put up a bldg and now I'm waiting for a new one... but we landscaped the front for me to have herbs... I've been at it for 3 yrs now ... trial and error as to what will keep thru the winter and what won't survive..

As one doesn't come back, I replace with something new... lol. But it is getting there..

I have a fair amount of different dried and powdered herbs on hand... seeds right now - no... I have to start that over when I get my new garden.

Suzi

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline, Why would growing herbs in the summer be a problem when you get rain and sunshine, to say nothing of heat? I should think most herbs would love it except for ones that like dry conditions such as Sage. We've had a lot of rain here in the NE lately, and the geraniums don't like it, neither does the lobelia, but everything else is doing well. You might want to check out what your neighbours have for clues as to what does well in your area. If you want to grow plants that like it dry, just plant them under the eaves. I have planted Russian Sage and Irises under the eaves and facing East. They really love it and the K9's I live in the heat of SW Florida...where the sun beats down 24/7...we get TONS of rain in the summer..our rainy/Hurricane season...and barely anything the rest of the year...our water rationing season. I want to do some serious landscaping here in my NEW house! I would really like to set aside a piece of the front yard for herbs. My problem...what can I grow here that won't die in the summer?

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Most herbs can't take the intensity of heat we get in the summer here in Florida. At least that is my personal experience with them here. They seem to thrive in the winter...but never survive the summer through. The intense heat we get here is really something most people can't imagine. If your skin can burn in a matter of 10 minutes here...imagine what these poor plants do...even in the shade.

Caroline

Why would growing herbs in the summer be a problem when you get rain and sunshine, to say nothing of heat? I should think most herbs would love it except for ones that like dry conditions such as Sage. We've had a lot of rain here in the NE lately, and the geraniums don't like it, neither does the lobelia, but everything else is doing well. You might want to check out what your neighbours have for clues as to what does well in your area. If you want to grow plants that like it dry, just plant them under the eaves. I have planted Russian Sage and Irises under the eaves and facing East. They really love it

[Guest guest]

Ah Florida - too much of a good thing? I guess you would have to have a winter garden, and grow plants that like it dry (or install a rain barrel and water when you can). I visited friends in Vero Beach this winter, and they had Basil, Dill, Fennel and Chives growing. I should think that Chives would survive all year, they're pretty indestructible and look pretty when in flower. and the K9's Most herbs can't take the intensity of heat we get in the summer here in Florida. At least that is my personal experience with them here. They seem to thrive in the winter...but never survive the summer through. The intense heat we get here is really something most people can't imagine. If your skin can burn in a matter of 10 minutes here...imagine what these poor plants do...even in the shade.

[Guest guest]

I might be able to imagine it. Today it was 102 in the shade, 107+

outside the shade and running about 30% humidity with a 'breeze'

of about 20mph.

Plants seem to grow here, there secret is in 'spritzing' them through

the day to keep them cooled down. And again just before sunup.

Seems to work for people around here that tell me of such.

Here is Lancaster Calipornia (intentional misspelling), the " Antelope

Valley " portion of the Mojave Desert. Elevation about 2500ft above

sea level.

Skip

On 11 Aug 2004 at 18:06, Caroline wrote:

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> the summer through. The intense heat we get here is really something most

people can't

> imagine. If your skin can burn in a matter of 10 minutes here...imagine what

these poor plants

> do...even in the shade.

>

> Caroline