Photo: David Kan / Brisbane City Council, Botanic Gardens (Some rights reserved)
What would those in the know like others understand about plants? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion:
Also see: Agriculture, Gardens
Questions // Preguntas
- What was the first movie that included a scene with a monstera deliciosa houseplant? // ¿Cuál fue la primera película que incluyó una escena con una planta de interior monstera deliciosa?
Headlines
‘Not just weeds’: how rebel botanists are using graffiti to name forgotten flora – Guardian
Elsewhere
American Horticultural Society – Gardening Maps – @ahs_gardening
Forums
palmtalk.org
Studies
Floral reorientation: the restoration of pollination accuracy after accidents
Nurseries
Mountain States
Amaryllis
Wikipedia
Cuetlaxóchitl = Nochebuena = Poinsettia
The poinsettia’s forgotten history
Poinsettia: the Christmas flower and the racist history behind La Cuetlaxochitl
Wikipedia
Cleome
thespruce.com
Goji Berry
talkingplants.blogspot.com
Hyacinth
Wikipedia
Kalanchoe / Calandiva
Wikipedia
worldofsucculents.com
Jojoba
Jojoba seed dreams spur Narrabri farmer to plant thousands of trees – ABC
Wikipedia
Salvia
Wikpedia
gardenerspath.com
Saw Palmetto
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/saw-palmetto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenoa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_palmetto_extract
Wardian case
The History Listen
Wikipedia
Embedded Tweets
An ‘annual’ will complete its life cycle in one growing season. A ‘perennial’ should come back each year. *Should*.
Monstera
Wikipedia (toxic to dogs)
Frankenstein’s monstera – The Guardian
Monstera Deliciosa – Gastro Obscura
Plants Bingo
Achene – Apiaceae – Aspidistra – Biodiversity – Buddleja davidii – Crinum asiaticum – Embryophyte – Flowering plant – Flora – Plants – Replanting – Roots – Seeds – Soil – Succulents
Wikipedia
Plant
Digitalis (Foxglove)
Golden Pathos / Epipremnum aureum
Purple sage – Leucophyllum frutescens
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (African Violet)
Viola
Tradescantia (Spiderwort) – Wandering Dude – Purple Heart
Transpiration
Dracaena trifasciata (snake plant)
Witch hazel
Planeta.com