A Dash of Lavender Trail Archives - Chelsea Physic Garden

Time Rhizome

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:48:09 +0000

6 billion years ago: The first photosynthetic bacteria emerge on earth. 7 billion years ago: Algae first evolve releasing oxygen […]

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Agave americana

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:34:06 +0000

Family: Asparagaceae Scientific Name: Agave americana Common Name: Maguey Origin: Arizona, Mexico, Texas We label this plant Agave americana, but […]

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Ganoderma applanatum

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:33:13 +0000

Family: Ganodermataceae Scientific Name: Ganoderma applanatum Common Name: Artist’s bracket Origin: Europe and parts of China Growing on this buddleja […]

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Xanthoria parietina

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:32:18 +0000

Family: Teloschistaceae Scientific Name: Xanthoria parietina Common Name: Golden Shield Lichen Origin: Globally distributed On this bench you will find […]

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Persea americana

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:27:29 +0000

Family: Lauraceae Scientific Name: Persea americana Common Name: Avocado Origin: Central Mexico to Costa Rica This tree was given the […]

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Crocus tommasinianus

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:26:30 +0000

Family: Iridaceae Scientific Name: Crocus tommasinianus Common Name: Early crocus Origin: Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia Here and throughout the Garden […]

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Lavandula dentata

Katy Parry — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:24:43 +0000

Family: LAMIACEAE Scientific Name: Lavandula dentata Common Name: Fringed lavender Origin: Algeria, Baleares, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Spain, […]

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Viola odorata

Katy Parry — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:43:35 +0000

Scientific Name: Viola odorata Common Name: Sweet Violet Family: VIOLACEAE Origin: Garden cultivar Cultivar: ‘Czar’ Violets are associated with the […]

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Musa acuminata

Katy Parry — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:39:42 +0000

Scientific Name: Musa acuminata Common Name: Banana Family: MUSACEAE Origin: South East Asia In 2010, research found that lectin from […]

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Cupressus sempervirens

Katy Parry — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:36:24 +0000

Scientific Name: Cupressus sempervirens Common Name: Cypress Tree Family: CUPRESSACEAE Origin: East Mediterranean and Iran The cypress tree is connected […]

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