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Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus)

2010
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Nelumbo nucifera is commonly known as the lotus.  The genus name is derived from the  Sinhalese word Nelum (which means blue); species name from the Latin for nut-bearing (nux = nut, fera = bearing). more…

Prunus cerasus

Prunus cerasus

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2010
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Nymphaea capensus

Nymphaea capensus

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Iris reticulata

Iris reticulata

2010

The genus name derives from the Greek word for rainbow; and the species name comes from the Latin “rete”, meaning net and referring to the netted or reticulated pattern on the dry bulbs of the dwarf iris. In Greek mythology Iris, the messenger of the gods, is represented by the rainbow, which forms a bridge between the heavens and earth. more…

Cornus florida

Cornus florida var. rubra

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Allium sativum

Allium sativum

Garlic with scape & bulbil
2010

The genus Allium, from the Latin for garlic, includes several pungent bulbous plants—leeks, onions, chives. The garlic plant has a long folk history. Its use has been recorded in Vedic times, across cultures from ancient China to Egypt. It was believed to ward off diseases and infections and to confer strength. Garlic has had wide recognition for its fungicidal, germicidal, antiseptic and tonic uses wherever it is grown. more…