Let's talk about lilac! 💜 Common lilac, Syringa vulgaris, is a pretty ubiquitous plant. Most people can at least recognize the flowers and the smell, so it's a great plant for new foragers to dip their toes into the water that is edible flowers! Lilac can be a small shrub all the way to a small multi-stemmed tree. It's in the olive family, Oleaceae. Its species name, vulgaris, means 'common' or 'widespread'. Look for the following to positively ID common lilac! ✅ Oval or heart-shaped leaves tha

My purple butterflies: This Oxalis triangularis, with purple leaves that look like a flutter of butterflies, is also commonly called a love plant and wood sorrel. It is also photophilic, as the leaves open and close in response to light, opening during the day and folding down in the evening. Although the attractive leaves are the stars of the show, the plant also produces small, pink and white trumpet-shaped flowers. In colder climes, it can go into dormancy so don’t be alarmed when the leaves