Tag: botanical
Seeds and creation of new varieties
A major challenge for the future: how to feed the seven billion people who inhabit the planet without wasting available resources? In this economic, societal and environmental debate, the seed…
Cardoon: what is it?
This ancient leaf vegetable is too little grown in vegetable gardens. In addition to its large, very cut and graphic leaves, silver gray, which bring an ornamental touch to the…
Chionodoxa: what is it?
This small perennial bulb, with early flowering, offers small starry flowers of color blue, pink or purple, depending on the variety. From the month of February, enjoy the chionodoxas, original…
Freesia: what is it?
Easy to grow, these flowers are appreciated for their colors varieties and their fragrance that perfumes the garden as well as your interior, in a bouquet of season. Take advantage…
Pushkinia: what is it?
Very close to wild hyacinths, this perennial bulbous plant is covered with beautiful bells from the start of spring. Alone in a pot or in quantity forming a flowery carpet,…
Edelweiss, a fascinating mountain flower
The edelweiss flower is very special. She is complex in terms botanical since it is a flower head of flower heads. edelweiss gate different names: lion’s foot, gnaphale foot Lion,…
Poinsettia: what is it?
Here is the star of the end of the year celebrations! Its fiery red is part of the decoration for Christmas. This indoor plant requires little care and flowers until…
Muscari: what is it?
Spring invites grape hyacinths to flower from March to May. These bulbs perennials bring color by developing clusters of small bells which are mostly in blue tones but also white,…
Amaryllis: what is it?
This bulb with impressive flowers brings color indoors all winter. With slender green leaves, a long flower stalk and flowers of various colors, the forced amaryllis remains one of the…
Christmas cactus: what is it?
Indoor plant flowered for the end of year celebrations, easy to maintain, the Christmas cactus is covered with beautiful flowers all throughwinter at the ends of fleshy stems without thorns.…