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Like the name implies, you can rub this aster on your skin to ward off mosquitoes. |
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I am very new to gardening, and I am trying to figure out if this is a plant or weed. |
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It is an ingredient in the spirit absinthe, and also used for flavouring in some other spirits and wines, including bitters, vermouth and pelinkovac. It is also used medically as a tonic, stomachic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, febrifuge and anthelmintic. In the Middle Ages it was used to spice mead. Therapeutic uses The leaves and flowering tops are gathered when the plant is in full bloom, and dried naturally or with artificial heat. Its active substances include silica |
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Prickly pears also produce a fruit that is commonly eaten in Mexico, known as "tuna"; it also is used to make aguas frescas. The fruit can be red, wine-red, green or yellow-orange. Charles Darwin was the first to note that these cacti have thigmotactic anthers: when the anthers are touched, they curl over, depositing their pollen. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia flower. The same trait has evolved convergently in other cacti The fruit of prickl |
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Dandelion root is a registered drug in Canada, sold principally as a diuretic Dandelion leaves and roots have been used for hundreds of years to treat liver, gallbladder, kidney, and joint problems. In some traditions, dandelion is considered a blood purifier and is used for conditions as varied as eczema and cancer. As is the case today, dandelion leaves have also been used historically to treat water retention Dandelion is commonly used as a food. The leaves are used in salads and teas, while |
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Long thin stems from which groups of 4-6 delicate hanging flowers appear. Two plants have appeared in my garden among the rubble of a building site. Before I remove them I would like to know what they are. |
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In the late 1600s, asters were mixed into ointments thought to cure the bite of mad dogs. The Shakers used the plant to clear their complexions. In Germany, the Aster is plucked petal by petal to decide if a love is returned or not. The ancient Greeks are also said to have used asters to drive away snakes and as an antidote for snake bites and poisons. The stems, leaves and flowers of asters will produce a yellow-green with alum mordant, brassy gold with a chrome mordant, greenish-gold with a co |
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The Dandelion is one of the few species of flowering plants that has actually lost it's ability to mate. It sends out and receives pollen, but it is unused. The flower reproduces asexually creating an exact copy of the original. This is called Apomixis. How can a flower be so successful that can't even diversify quickly anymore? The reason is mainly because of the system of dispersal. The little parachutes created to transport the seeds are so effective that it no longer matters if the environme |
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Bromeliads are one of the more recent plant groups to have emerged. The greatest number of primitive species reside in the Andean highlands of South America suggesting a beginning there. The west African species Pitcairnia feliciana is the only bromeliad not endemic to the Americas, and is thought to have reached Africa via long-distance dispersal approximately 12 million years ago. Humans have been using bromeliads for thousands of years. The Incas, Aztecs, Maya and others used them for food, |
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I had never seen a sunflower this color before. It was almost black. The majority of them were already wilting and dying, so these were the best pictures I could get to share. |
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Little Blue Daisy Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens |
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Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. It is also called cornflower, although that name is more properly applied to Centaurea cyanus. The cultivated forms are grown for their leaves (var. foliosum), or for the roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. Common names for varieties of var. foliosum include endive, radicchio, Belgian endive, French endive, red endive, sugarloaf or witloof. Root chicory (Cichorium i |
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The Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremony, as well as decorative purposes. The dahlia plant can range in size from 1 foot to more than 8 feet and can produce flowers that can be as small as 2 inches or as big as 12 inches. |
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