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Botanical Name: Hibiscus sabdariffa Common Names: asam balanda, bissap, edible hibiscus, flor de jamaica, grosella, karkade, lumanda, luo shen hua, meshta, omutete, paya, queensland jam plant, rajeab, rosela, roselle, saril,...
Healthy Roses - The Organic Way This information is primarily written for gardeners in warmer areas of Australia, who desire to grow roses but want to avoid the use of...
Citrus are native to Asia and are attractive, evergreen trees with fragrant blossoms. They are one of the most popular trees in the home garden but unfortunately unhealthy looking specimens...
On very poor soils it may be difficult to grow anything, including even a successful green manure crop. In this case the pH should be tested for excessive acidity or...
When to Sow Where to Sow Direct Sowing Seedbed Container Sowing Watering Transplanting Seed Storage Seed Treatment Raising plants from seeds can be satisfying and fun. There are hundreds of...
If you have been missing out on the taste of luscious, juicy home-grown fruit in the mistaken belief that you simply don't have the available space, then it may be...
Salad mix, mesclun, baby leaf and microgreens are new terms for many gardeners although they have been available in supermarkets as a packaged salad item for many years. So what...
Sacred Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Plant Description: A herbaceous, perennial rhizome that grows 1-1.5 m tall. Large circular leaves are produced on long stems. Flowers are very beautiful, white or pink....
A water garden will bring a whole range of new life into the garden, from iridescent dragonflies to birds visiting for a quick bath or drink, to frogs taking up...
Plants For Bee Forage Bees do more than just make honey. About a third of our diet comes from insect-pollinated plants and honeybees are responsible for more than 80 per...
BOTANICAL NAME: Dioscorea alata COMMON NAMES: Greater Yam; Chinese Yam; White Yam FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae ORIGIN: Tropical Africa PLANT DESCRIPTION Yams are a very ancient food plant, believed to have been...
BOTANICAL NAME: Smallanthus sonchifolius (formerly Polymnia sonchifolia) COMMON NAMES: It has a variety of common names including the descriptive sweet-root, Peruvian ground apple, strawberry jicama, Bolivian sunroot, llacon, groundpear, pear...
BOTANICAL NAME: Maranta arundinacea COMMON NAMES: West Indian Arrowroot FAMILY: Marantaceae PLANT DESCRIPTION It is native to tropical South America. It does best on rich well-drained sandy loams. It is...
BOTANICAL NAME: Eleocharis dulcis COMMON NAMES: chinese waterchestnut; apulid; haeo chin; cu nang; ma tai; ohkuru guai FAMILY: Cyperaceae, the Sedge family PLANT DESCRIPTION Waterchestnuts are a rush-like plant to...
BOTANICAL NAME: Vetiveria zizanioides 'Monto' COMMON NAMES: Khus khus FAMILY: Gramineae PLANT DESCRIPTION A dense, clumping perennial grass, to 1.5 m in height, native in India and Ceylon. 'Monto' is...
BOTANICAL NAME: Curcuma domestica syn. Curcuma longa COMMON NAMES: turmeric; Indian saffron; ukon; nghe; wong-keong FAMILY: Zingiberaceae, the ginger family PLANT DESCRIPTION Turmeric is native to the monsoon forests of...
BOTANICAL NAME: Allium cepa var. proliferum COMMON NAMES: walking onions; Egyptian onions; topset onions FAMILY: Alliaceae, the onion family PLANT DESCRIPTION Tree onions produce up to 6-10 tender, juicy, mild...
BOTANICAL NAME: Colocasia esculenta COMMON NAMES: Taro, cultivars 'Bun Long' syn. Purple Spot Taro; and 'Chinese'; Dasheen FAMILY: Araceae PLANT DESCRIPTION Taro is grown as a root crop throughout the...
Botanical Name: Cyphomandra betacea Common Names: Tamarillo, Tree Tomato, Tomate de Árbol Plant Family: Solanaceae Plant Description An erect, branching, shrubby, fast growing evergreen. It has large, heart-shaped, hairy leaves,...
BOTANICAL NAME: Alocasia esculenta syn. Colocasia esculenta COMMON NAMES: Tahitian Spinach; Celery Stem Taro FAMILY: Araceae PLANT DESCRIPTION Native to Indo-Malaysia and the Pacific, taro is widely grown throughout the tropics...
Common Name: Tree Lucerne syn. Tagasaste syn. Canary Island Tree Lucerne Botanical Name:Chamaecytisus palmensis syn. proliferus Family: Fabaceae Origin: Canary Islands Plant Description: A small shrubby tree to a height...
BOTANICAL NAME: Ipomoea batatas COMMON NAMES: Sweet Potato FAMILY: Convolulaceae ORIGIN: Central America or South America PLANT DESCRIPTION This is a trailing vine, it is a vigorous grower with attractive...
BOTANICAL NAME: Talinum triangulare COMMON NAMES: Waterleaf, Surinam Purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach FAMILY: Talinaceae, formerly in the family Portulacaceae ORIGIN: South America, now widespread in the tropics PLANT DESCRIPTION...
BOTANICAL NAME: Fragaria x ananassa FAMILY: Rosaceae, the rose family This information is for main crop strawberries such as 'Lowanna' and 'Joy', which need to be replanted every second year....