If you look closely at the base of the violet plant, you will find permanently closed flowers. This is an example of cleistogamy. These non-opening flowers are self-pollinatin g flowers that ensure the continuation of the species in unwelcoming conditions.
Kathy’s interests extend beyond herbs to native plants. She has been a member of several native plant organizations, participated in a Black Cohosh Sustainability Study with the Plant Conservation Alliance and National Forest Service in North Carolina, and was appointed to the Board of the NC Plant...
By Susan Belsinger (Adapted from her article, “Exploring Rainforest Spices at Villa Vanilla,” featured in the 2019 issue of The Herbarist, the annual journal of The Herb Society of America.) “Plain vanilla is very much like that little black cocktail dress—always welcome, simply chic, so quietly...
We’ve all discovered a seed packet or two from years ago! Just how long is too long to plant them?
What do you call these pretty spring flowers? They go by heartsease, Johnny-jump-up, viola, heart's delight, Jack-jump-up-an d-kiss-me, three-faces-in- a-hood, among others. Clearly they have been delighting gardeners for many, many years! Learn more about HSA's March Herb of the Month here ...
Heartsease–Herb of the Month https://t.co/cpevhuDJ3t
Exploring Vanilla in the Rainforest and in the Kitchen: Part I https://t.co/YiOEFussWI
HSA Workshop: The Basics of Propagating Pelargoniums and Other Plants https://t.co/vKHsbsvjEr
Frost Flowers https://t.co/dDU9uhLbIO
HSA Webinar: Weird Herbs https://t.co/y6tPrB4473
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