#primrose

Dune bloom ✨

Drawing for the first time in a while! Most of my energy is currently going into forming a tiny human and moving across the country so arting has taken a a bit of a backseat over the past few months… here’s to getting back to it!

Late to this party but I love Primrose from Octopath and wanted to do an anime-ish piece of her. The handkerchief is Yusufa’s.

Spring has well and truly arrived on campus, it’s really lifted my spirits

WARNING:Follow recipes with caution, ensure you do not have adverse reaction to any of the ingredients, DO NOT EAT if you have bleeding disorders (can’t take blood thinners), are pregnant, or have a history of seizures or epilepsy 

Evening Primrose w/ Walnuts - 4 Evening Primrose roots (finely grated) - turmeric - 1 pinch ground coriander seeds - chives (finely chopped) - 1 tsp mustard - 1 tsp lemon juice - 2 tbs tahini - sea salt - walnuts (for garnish) - In medium bowl mix roots with turmeric, coriander, and chives - Add mustard, lemon juice, and tahini - stir well - Season with salt and pepper to taste (1)

Evening Primrose Stew w/ Stinging Nettle Pesto - STEW: 2 yellow onions (cubed) - 2 carrots (cubed) - 1 small celery root (cubed) - 1 small savoy cabbage (finely chopped) - 6 potatoes (cubed) - 8 evening primrose roots (cubed) - (¼ cup total) sage, bay leaves, clove, thyme, lovage - 2 tbs olive oil - 1 ½ quarts vegetable broth : PESTO: 2 handfuls baby spinach - 1 cup bread (cubed) - ¼ cup olive oil - salt. - In large pan sauté vegetables with seasoning and herbs in olive oil for 20 minutes - Add vegetable broth and simmer until tender about 15 minutes - Transfer to serving bowl - Blend pesto ingredients until smooth - Serve with stew. (1) 

Roasted Evening Primrose Roots - 3 Evening Primrose roots (w/out blooms), 3 carrots, 2 beets, 2 parsnips, 1 sweet potato, 2 cloves of garlic, olive oil, cinnamon, ground rosemary, salt, 2 tbs brown sugar, 3 tbs primrose seeds - preheat oven to 425 F - wash and chop roots - toss roots with oil and seasonings - cook on baking sheet for 1 hr (2)

Baked Evening Primrose Seeds - harvest in fall from seed pods, place on baking sheet, preheat oven to 325 F - cook 15 min (can be eaten alone or added to salads, oils, etc) (5)

Steamed Seed Pods - collect seed pods in late summer, steam as one would green beans, done when tender (6)

Evening Primrose Flowers - may be added (raw) to salads, soups, and (cooked) to other cooked greens (5)

Tea - All parts may be boiled for tea (mixes well with green tea, lemon balm, honey, and mint) - plain evening primrose tea can be used externally to treat acne and other skin issues (3)

Fried Evening Primrose Root - cut roots into strips - dip into egg batter - fry in oil (4) 

Primrose and Potato Gratin - wash, chop, and parboil roots of evening primrose and potatoes - cook with cream and cheese into a gratin (4)

Evening Primrose Horseradish - wash and finely grate evening primrose root - mix with vinegar, salt, and honey - optionally may add mayo (4)

As a medicine/take daily - Infuse 1 tbs of dried/powered/ground evening primrose root in 2 tbs or honey. (3)

Sources: 

1. https://publicism.info/gardening/curious/12.html
   
2. https://www.herbalrootszine.com/articles/practical-primrose/
   
3. https://enchantersgreen.com/evening-primrose
   
4. http://hungerandthirstforlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/wild-about-evening-primrose-root.html
5. https://herbalpicnic.blogspot.com/2013/08/evening-primrose.html
   
6. http://www.gardensablaze.com/HerbEvePrimroseRec.htm
   

I have only had pleasant experiences with Gabrielle (previously Primrose) and as someone who’s worked closely with them on fundraisers and can 100% say they did not steal money. No money was even handled by us. Donations were donated BY THE DONATOR to the CHARITY. The donator then sends us proof of this donation to experience whatever we we’re hosting.

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 19 April 2022

Three native primroses to Britain are out in flower Primula vulgaris (common primrose) (first image) on sunny banks and verges, Primula veris (cowslip) (second image) in meadows and Primula elatior (oxlip) (third image) in woodlands.

Jill Raggett