"Nelumbo nucifera classically bears vivid pink flowers and is native throughout Asia, where it's treasured as an important medicinal and edible plant," Gemma continues ... If you're not so creative, ...

A California native perennial herb that grows primarily in the Central Coast region. A member of the Aster plant family ...

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Share on Pinterest Ma-no/Getty Images White peony ... can improve blood flow by helping prevent blood clotting. Like all medicinal plants, it’s important to use white peony root with caution.

Valuable as pressed specimens are, good images of living material are extremely useful in supplementing specimens of cultivated plants. They are particularly effective for recording both the colour of ...

Share on Pinterest choi dongsu/Getty Images When you hear about the medicinal plant “mugwort,” you may think of a potion ingredient from a “Harry Potter” novel. Mugwort is a weed-like ...

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Herbs. Now is the time to plant cilantro, also known as coriander (Coriandrum sativum). This plant is unique in yielding both an herb and spices. By definition, herbs are the pungent leafy ...

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Finding the seed in a cave, the team notes, suggests that people living in the region planted such trees, further suggesting they knew of its medicinal qualities. This, they theorize, may be ...