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Anyone want Spilanthes flowers?
Sep. 6th, 2018 11:35 amI planted way too many Spilanthes plants (Acmella oleracea, a.k.a. Sichuan buttons, toothache plant, paracress) this year and I have far more flowers than I'll need for seedsaving. Would anyone like some fresh flowers and/or seeds?
If you're not familiar with it, chewing the leaves and especially the flowers produces a tingling sensation in the mouth, followed by numbing (and also salivation). It's a fun novelty plant, although you can also use the leaves in stew, albeit without the weird effects. I know at least one person who has made an extract and used it in a sorbet ("Electric Watermelon", I think?) If anyone local wants flowers or leaves, let me know and I can hook you up.
It also has pretty flowers and foliage. It's an annual and won't reseed in this climate, but it's easy to save seeds. I'll have seeds available later in the year if anyone is interested.
If you're not familiar with it, chewing the leaves and especially the flowers produces a tingling sensation in the mouth, followed by numbing (and also salivation). It's a fun novelty plant, although you can also use the leaves in stew, albeit without the weird effects. I know at least one person who has made an extract and used it in a sorbet ("Electric Watermelon", I think?) If anyone local wants flowers or leaves, let me know and I can hook you up.
It also has pretty flowers and foliage. It's an annual and won't reseed in this climate, but it's easy to save seeds. I'll have seeds available later in the year if anyone is interested.
