About Artichokes
1. Eating flower babies. An artichoke is the bud of the flowerhead of Cynara scolymus, a plant with lovely violet-blue flowers that look just like
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December 16, 2021
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About Plant Senses
1. What you already knew. As a plant person, you already know that plants have senses, many beyond our ken. You feel guilty when you
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December 9, 2021
About Potatoes
1. The potato diet. Potatoes have a bad reputation as a heavy carb food that adds inches to waistlines. But an average spud weighing 3.5
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November 18, 2021
About Nature’s Dyes
1. Blue jean pea plant. A member of the pea family, Indigofera tinctoria, the plant that produces blue jean blue, has been in use as
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November 4, 2021
About Clover
1. It saved an emperor. Four-leaf clovers stand for luck and it was extremely lucky for Napoleon Bonaparte when he spotted a four leaf clover,
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September 16, 2021
About Rudbeckia
1. Black-eyed Susan loves sweet William. All in the downs, the fleet was moored,Banners waving in the wind,When Black-Eyed Susan came aboardand eyed the burly
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August 26, 2021
About Peppers
1. Greek kapto, to bite or to swallow. Peppers and chillis are also known as capsicums. Their botanical name came from the Greek kapto to
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July 15, 2021
About Maples
1. Promise and practicality, but sharp, too. The maple is the symbol of generosity, balance, promise, and practicality, however, its botanical name, Acer, is the
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June 25, 2021
About Horseradish
1. Strong like… horse. Horseradish got its name not because horses like it – indeed, the plant is poisonous to horses (and to cows, goats
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June 11, 2021
About Succulents
Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These remarkable green, pink, orange, blue
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June 3, 2021