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My pregnancy is in the so called 'blooming' period, and my plants are blooming too.
Tiny or giant, some flowers die after a day, others are harvested... and all are beautiful.

Thai basil flowers are big and rounded, and their color is stunning. I used this for Grilled Tuna Salad

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Dandelion is a very useful plant. Leaves can't be eaten in summer, so I use them for compost because they're rich in minerals. These flowers were the 'touch of color' in a tomato salad with calamint.

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Cinnamon Basil smells wonderful, and I used it in the Chocolate and Cinnamon Basil Patties.

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Another aromatic herb, this oregano bloom is more than 50 cm long.
It's harvest time!

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I forget the name of these flowers, my parents planted them 30 years ago. The older bulbs have been there since then, and they bloom every summer.

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This is my first nasturtium flower. Today it was already dead, but I'm waiting for others.
Even nasturtium can be eaten, but I choose to let it grow instead of harvest it.

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