Georg Dionysius Ehret 1708-1770, Erythrina (Coral Tree), 1978.8:19

Welwitschia mirabilis is a dioecious plant with a short stem and only two opposite leaves produced from marginal grooves on the crown...

English | Español | Deutsch Kirstenbosch is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world. Located in Cape Town, it was established in 1913…

Steeped in history and romance pomegranates have long been cultivated for their nutritious and delicious juice. The flowers are bright red and so beautiful that some fruitless varieties are grown for ornamental value. I've witnessed the fruit just dropping to the ground, providing food for animals - which is crazy to me because they're packed with useful properties beyond food, they're also a tannin rich dye.

“Bottle Trees for Sunrise” by | Rami Dibo Socotra Island جزيرة سقطرى , Yemen

Make Itching Powder !: I will reveal you secret of making itching powder, it is used to make person itch when you put it under clothes on skin. So if you make this make sure you record it and publish... :D So guys start making this and let the fun begin... And sorry for …

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I'm such a sucker for Vintage Botanical Prints. In my ideal world, I have them splattered around my house in every form possible. These Tropical Vintage Botanical Prints are so pretty!

From the Swallowtail Garden Seeds collection of botanical photographs and illustrations. We hope you will enjoy these images as much as we do.

The University of California Botanical Garden has a long history of cultivating Chilean bellflowers (Lapageria rosea). Revered as the national flower of Chile, the pendulous, waxy flowers possess a distinctive, leathery substance. The three-or four-inch-long, hummingbird-pollinated flowers are a bright crimson in the wild form.

A celebration of eucalypts around the world

Botanical Name: Vitex agnus-castus. Other Common Names: Chaste Tree, Abraham’s balm, monk’s pepper, chaste lamb-tree, safe tree, Indian-spice, wild pepper, chasteberry, vitex, agnus-castus, sauzgatillo (Spanish), gattilier agneau-chaste (French), kyskhetsträd (Swedish), Keuschbaum (German), munkapipar (Icelandic). Habitat: The chaste tree is native to the Mediterranean region but is regularly cultivated in warm, temperate and sub-tropical climates. It will grow in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil. The tree may survive in cool coastal climates but may not bear fruit since it needs summer heat to do so. Plant Description: The chaste tree is a flowering shrub that grows to a

In Australia, Even The Trees Want To Kill You

The Lemon Scented Gum is a smooth white and straight trunked eucalyptus with beautiful scented foliage. A truly classic Aussie tree.

Realistic stock art illustrations of berries including strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, elder berries and goji berries.

© All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images Family : Dioscoriaceae Slender twiner with papery winged seeds which hang in clusters on its climbing structure, usually a Gahnia,Lomandra or a low shrub. The leaves can have a purplish backwith maroon veins. It grows everywhere here on my place. IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX

Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian, 1848 - 1922): Couroupita guianesis, British Guiana (Cannonball tree) (c. 1890) (via Sotheby’s Australia)

Mordants and Assists available at The Yarn Tree Today I’d like to talk about mordants.The word mordant comes from the French word “mordre” – to bite. The mordant combines with a natural dye and fixes the color to the material. Mordants make the color richer, lightfast and wash-fast.

Across the pond in certain parts of North America, chefs and foodies are scrambling to get on board with the latest highly sought after delicacy: the fiddlehead fern.

Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus. Nasturtium should not be confused with watercress, whose Latin name is Nasturtium officinale. It was in the 1600s that the herb was first introduced from Peru to Europe, but it was used as a medicinal plant for a long time in South America. It is one of the more powerful antibacterial plants available. It is most effective when it is used fresh and is usually made into a compress for external use or into an infusion for internal infections. Despite its value as a medicinal plant and positive results in clinical trials, the freshness factor may

Quick growing shrub, with lush, scented foliage. White, butterfly attracting flowers in spring. Leaves are crushed to separate medicinal oils. Ancient aboriginal remedy for many skin irritations and insect repellent.

This week's Colour Inspiration Tuesday mood board is "Lovely Leucadendron". "Lovely Leucadendron" captures just a fraction of the extensive palette of beautiful muted sunset shades on a stunning leucadendron plant I saw lately. I would love a string quilt in these colours. What would you make?

Le Tamaris ou Tamarix est un arbuste ou petit arbre apprécié pour sa superbe floraison plumeuse. Découvrez nos conseils pour le planter et bien le cultiver au jardin !

Mordants and Assists available at The Yarn Tree Today I’d like to talk about mordants.The word mordant comes from the French word “mordre” – to bite. The mordant combines with a natural dye and fixes the color to the material. Mordants make the color richer, lightfast and wash-fast.