They are the flowers of butterbur, they come through before the huge leaves appear. I believe it is called butterbur because, in the past, they used the leaves to wrap fresh butter. Now there's a green alternative for wrapping.
They're the flowers of butterbur, they appear before the huge leaves start to show. At one time the leaves of the plant were used to wrap butter, hence the name.
They are the flowers of butterbur, they come through before the huge leaves appear. I believe it is called butterbur because, in the past, they used the leaves to wrap fresh butter.
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Sheila reckons they are the flower spikes of gunnera, the giant rhubarb plant, but Google research is ongoing! (There's an awful lot of Gunnera spp.)
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Bruce
They're the flowers of butterbur, they appear before the huge leaves start to show. At one time the leaves of the plant were used to wrap butter, hence the name.
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