

And it reminds everyone the warm period is ahead.

So if you buy them only to brighten up your home, put them in water and place in a nice sunny spot immediately, so they don’t die from all drama that accompanies them.īy now you may ask yourself why is everyone here crazy about this pungent little yellow dwarf? Because the cordial, or fruit infused juice, made from these flowers is delicious. The elderflowers are hungry for attention and hungry for water. So if you’re watching your budget, think twice before inviting folks out to celebrate. (An interesting detour: in the Balkans the birthday boy (or girl) picks up the tab on their birthdays.

Or the first time you took friends out to celebrate your birthday. Like the lilac, the elderflower has a distinct aroma, one which will immediately induce a flashback back to the first time you smelled it. All look just the same, all are light yellow, all leave a yellow trail on your hands if you don’t pick them up right. Tiny specs of flowers arriving in style hundreds of them sit on one branch. When the elderflower ( zova) blossom pokes its head around late spring, batches and batches of its flowers are sold at farmers’ markets.
