Vote for an "X Marks Clan Plant Badge"

**MacWage** · 21st August 07, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by JamesA

How about a nice spruce? Fir?

James

I believe those are both taken.

**Bob C** · 21st August 07, 07:34 PM

I'd feel pretty dumb with a dandelion in my hat.

**mexpiper** · 21st August 07, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by ozone

Please, no dandelions! They infest everything and can't be killed...I dont want to think of invasive pests when i think of x-marks the scot. There are some really cool flowers out there like belladonna, foxglove and other slightly dangerous but nice-looking plants...why not some of those? Or how about heather flower....kind of a scotland link that way. Or how about a sky pilot? It's hardy, perennial and takes a dedicated person to find.

here's a picture:

Here's Foxglove (stops yer heart if you indulge too much):

NO WAY! I would never pick my Foxglove or Belladonna from my garden. As for the dandelions, i just let them grow where they are... unless they are not supposed to be there.. I than get down on my knees and pull them up... than again they taste pretty good with some bacon!!!

**ccga3359** · 21st August 07, 07:59 PM

Good old fashioned English Ivy.

**ChromeScholar** · 21st August 07, 08:02 PM

Jumping Cholla?

**Archangel** · 21st August 07, 08:06 PM

Dandelion by the Stones, okay that's a plus
D&B, okay forgot about that, that's a plus.

Got a good crop this year.

What happened to the Barley idea? Is this going to become a pewter kilt pin idea? Will it be maroon? Sorry, not really.

**Mael Coluim** · 21st August 07, 08:17 PM

AYE! THE DANDLION!!!

**SoldierSpike** · 21st August 07, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by ChromeScholar

Jumping Cholla?

That'd be easy to stick to your hat, getting it unstuck from your hand... that's another issue best left to a comb!

Marc

**Ruanaidh** · 21st August 07, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by ChattanCat

Now, maryjane is already taken.

Who took the maryjane?????

**cacunn** · 21st August 07, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by mbhandy

I feel that Dandelion is given NO RESPECT.
Just look what it is used for:

Dandelion root is a registered drug in Canada, sold as a diuretic. Dandelions are so potent in this effect, that children have been known to wet the bed the night after skin contact from playing with them.[2] A leaf decoction can be drunk to "purify the blood", for the treatment of anemia, jaundice, and also for nervousness. The milky latex has been used as a mosquito repellent; the milk is also applied to warts, helping get rid of them without damaging the surrounding skin. A dye can also be obtained from the roots of the plant. A new mixture of roasted roots is sold as a product called DandyBlend which tastes like coffee after the inulin in the dandelion is roasted.

"Dandelion and Burdock" is a soft drink that has long been popular in the United Kingdom with authentic recipes sold by health food shops. It is unclear whether cheaper supermarket versions actually contain either plant.

This plant also is useful in farming, because its deep, strong roots break up hardpan.

So never consider it a weed.

Burdock is used to help Poison Ivy itch.

MrBill

What about Dandelion wine? Not than anyone in this group would drink.