National Plants in the U.K. and Ireland

 Scotland -  the Thistle


Ireland  - the Shamrock


England  the Rose  (Remember the war of the Roses?)



Wales   Not the Daffodil


The Welsh plant is the Leek




Of course it's hard to wear a Leek, so the Daffodil has become the more wearable plant - this one for a wedding corsage.



My take on Leeks is that they are a splendid comestible (one of my favorite words!)

Therefore I ate leeks today, my tribute to Wales on St. David's Day.


Roasted Leeks with utterly non-traditional Meat Balls (I didn't have time to get the more traditional Lamb), and a homemade sauce of dubious provenance.




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