#rubus fructicosus

[samirafee]

#RUBUS FRUTICOSUS - EUROPEAN BLACKBERRIES - BROMBEEREN…in progress

@samirafee

[mijntuin]

Blackberry flowering. Probably shouldn’t let this happen since i planted it this spring, but i want to eat them this year so i’ll just take the risk.

[mijntuin]

The diy store had cheap plants for sale, so for €2,50 each i bought a white grape, Vitis vinifera ‘Aurora’ (center) which is ideal for colder climates and apparently even produces fruit if it’s grown north facing. 

A rose called ‘waltz time’ (right), with big lilac flowers. Double flowered so not much use for pollinators, but i grow more for them than all the other balconies i can see around so i don’t need to feel bad.

And a blackberry, Rubus fructicosus ‘black satin’ (left), which is thornless so that’s a big advantage. Fast grower.

€2,50 is cheaper than a bunch of grapes, tray of blackberries or a bunch of roses costs at my average supermarket.

[celticgarden]

Brombeere - Rubus fructicosus

Wusstet ihr, das die Blätter mehr Vitamin C enthalten, als die Früchte?

Andere Namen:  Brombeeren, Hirschbollen, Kratzbeer, Brummelbeere

Ich denke mal, die Brombeere ist jedem bekannt ;). Die Brombeere gehörte schon immer auf den Speiseplan der Menschheit. Die Früchte der Brombeere enthalten viel Vitamin C. Aber wusstet ihr, das die Blätter mehr Vitamin C enthalten, als die Früchte? Die Brombeere verwendeten die Griechen bei Gicht.

Volksheilkunde:

Gicht,…

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[thegreenwoodtree]

Blackberry Folk Remedies

Blackberry bushes (Rubus fructicosus) with their long prickly stems and white flowers followed by plump berries are commonly known as brambles and can be seen growing thickly over any area of uncultivated ground.

The leaves, containing tannin, are very astringent and were once much used as a tonic, particularly for dysentery and diarrhoea. One old English folk remedy also recommended application of the leaves to help heal scalds and burns - normally accompanied by a spoken charm - a common way to effect a cure in Medieval times.

Another rather alarming ancient Cornish 'bramble-cure' for boils involved being dragged or made to crawl beneath the rooted shoot. Knowing how vicious bramble shoots can be (and they do seem to have a malicious mind of their own) I wouldn't recommend it!

There's a good botanical post on blackberries at woodlands.co.uk [Source: A Modern Herbal, M Grieve, 1931]