PRODUCT INFO
Cowslip Creeper flowers grow on long and slender, vining plants that bear dark green, heart-shaped leaves averaging 4 to 8 centimeters in diameter. The vines are tough, maturing from green to brown, and alongside each leaf node, a cluster of 10 to 20 flowers appear seasonally. Each flower averages 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter and bears five angular petals, forming a star shape. When young, the flowers are green, eventually developing a yellow-green hue at the base with solid yellow petals once the bud opens. The flowers also emit a strong and pleasant, citrus-like fragrance that is especially pungent in the evening when in bloom. Cowslip Creeper flowers are crisp, succulent, and tender with a mild, vegetal, subtly sweet, and earthy flavor.
USES
Cowslip Creeper flowers are a seasonal ingredient used in Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and Indian cuisine. The flowers can be consumed raw, incorporated into salads for added texture, or utilized as an edible garnish to decorate cakes, desserts, and main dishes. In addition to fresh preparations, Cowslip Creeper flowers can withstand cooking and readily absorb accompanying flavors, providing a mild earthiness and subtle crisp consistency to dishes. The flowers can be battered and fried, tossed into soups and curries, or stir-fried with oyster sauce. In Thailand, Cowslip Creeper flowers are popularly boiled and dipped in chile paste. In the Philippines, the flowers are cooked into a vegetable dish known as pinakbet and frequently mixed into omelets. Cowslip Creeper flowers pair well with noodles, rice, meats such as pork, beef, and fish, shrimp, eggs, tofu, aromatics such as garlic, ginger, and holy basil, pandan juice, coconut, and vegetables such as mushrooms, long beans, squash, eggplant, and mung beans. The flowers should be immediately consumed for the best quality and flavor.
SEASONS
Cowslip Creeper flowers are available in the late spring through early fall.
Lavender has been a favorite herb for centuries. The historic use and recognition of lavender is almost as old the history of man. As an herb, lavender has been in documented use for over 2,500 years.
In ancient times lavender was used for mummification and perfume by the Egyptian's, Phoenicians, and peoples of Arabia. The Greeks and the romans bathed in lavender scented water and it was from the Latin word "lavo" meaning "to wash" that the herb took it's name. Perhaps first domesticated by the Arabians, lavender spread across Europe from Greece.
Organic Dried Whole Red Rose Buds
Chemical + Pesticide Free
Red Rose is a wonderful herb that is full of medicinal properties humans can benefit from! Aromatically pleasing, wonderful blush tint, and a rich source of Vitamin C are some of the great qualities of this herb. There are many ways we can utilize red rose such as in homemade projects, home decor, herbal infusions and in ritual work/incense.
Hibiscus flowers are the main ingredient in many wonderfully refreshing teas made around the world, especially in Mexico, Latin America, and North Africa. Recently, hibiscus has been added to many ready made teas due to its high levels of anti-oxidants, and has even become the main flavoring agent in certain sodas.
The tea made from the hibiscus flower is known by many names and used in many applications throughout the world.
Chamomile is anti-inflammatory, calming with mood lifting properties, calms nerves, reduces stress & promotes restful sleep. Chamomile tea is renowned as a sleep aid because it calms both the nervous system and the digestive tract. Use in herbal teas,
salves, dream pillows, eye/sleep pillows sachets, handmade soaps, facial creams, shampoos, and bridal sachets, etc
Chamomile is also extremely soothing to irritated skin because its high content of skin healing phytonutrients, flavonoids
(apigenen, quercetin, patuletin), glucosides, sesquiterpenes and essential oils.
