JUD04 – Mountain summer
… has started. No progress on my back side so at least some linguistic feed for today, Seifenkräuter (Saponaria):
Besides its common use as a soap substitute (ever been camping before?), I found two interesting facts about this meadow plant:
– its roots are poisonous for fish, and, ITB members read carefully:
– the flowers are sometimes added to beer to create a thicker foam.
April Runs 
amazing facts about such a pretty flower
Yes, quite interesting, now that I read the herbarium… Those facts hopefully help me to remember the German name :-).
Je hezky, ze i v cestine tahle nenapadna kvetina ma skvele jmeno.. mydlice lekarska.. pouziti k vyrobe primitivniho mydla, ritualnich samponu a .. k lepsi pene piva_ “0..
nema chybu..
Malokdo si dneska predstavi zalit svarenou destovou vodou jakekoliv casti rostlivy a umyvat se tim.. ale byl to v urcitych dobach skvely prostredek..:)
Diky, ze sem prinasis i tyhle podnety.. 12:)
Je videt, ze patris k dobrym rocnikum… ano, ano vodackym taborum a skautskym vypravam zdar!