Origin The sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a native plant, but probably only migrated from Central Asia to Central Europe during the ice ages. It was probably one of the first trees to...
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Origin Botanically there is no difference between peppers and peppers or chilli, as the English term for the mainly South American wild and cultivated forms is. And yet there are countless shapes,...
Origin Bamboo belongs to the family of sweet grasses (Poaceae) and is related to cereals such as wheat, oats, rice or maize, but also to lawn grasses. Accordingly one speaks also of the "Bambushalm"...
Top articles on the subject of rock pears Origin The rock pear is undoubtedly one of the most important garden trees. It is a very undemanding shrub from the Rosaceae family. The approximately 25...
Origin The flower with the conspicuous spur has many names in the vernacular due to its unusual flower shape: Gypsy bell, fool cap, pigeon flower, elf glove or Venus wagon. The latter alludes to the...
Top articles on rhubarb Origin The similarity of the two words rhubarb and barbar is no coincidence. In Latin the vegetable jam is called Rheum barbarum - in German "Barbarenwurzel". The origin...