Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Palderjani (Palderjan)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe
Valerian, garden valerian, garden heliotrope, Valeriana officinalis. Its other #English name, all-heal, reflects its use as medicinal plant as mild sedative and anti-insomniac. Smell attracts cats. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see also #Pojengi.

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Oblika (Oblikas)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Sorrel, dock, Rumex. Leaves of the broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, traditionally used to soothe brushes with stinging-nettles; research has shown them to contain anti-histamines. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Palderjani.