I took this photo yesterday, 20th of Feb, in Verbier snowshoeing along around the Marlénaz and Bisse du Levron area.
So this happy yellow head sticks out right after the snow has melted away, a month or 2 before its leaves will start to grow! The leaves are what gives the flower its name in English: Coltsfoot, because they look like the imprint of a colt's foot. The leaves are white and soft on their underside and actually quite robust, they are excellent to use if you have forgotten toilet paper! ;)
You can pick a few flower heads and boil them in water with honey & lemon to make a syrup that is soooo yummy! But it is also good for your throat, which is what most people need at this time of year!
The syrup will keep, but I find it so delicious that it usually disappears the same day I make it!
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