A few years ago I saw some yellow celandine in the herb garden at The Cloisters and I overheard a docent say that the golden sap of this plant was used as a substitute for gold in manuscripts sometimes. I searched for the plant in nurseries and botanical gardens for weeks after I got home. Then one day I realized it grows wild in our front garden!
I broke a leaf stem for the yellow sap to paint this drawing of one of the blooms.
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