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Quaker Lady Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) are native edible flowers that can be found blooming April-July.
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Quaker ladies can be distinguished from other bluets by the patch of yellow at their center.
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Quaker ladies are in the coffee family. They have a taste similar to alfalfa sprouts. An infusion of Quaker lady roots was used by Native Americans to cure bedwetting.
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Written by Amy Demers, founder of the Connecticut Foraging Club. To learn more about foraging in Connecticut, check out our upcoming classes.