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Herb of the Month: Jasmine
Jasmine About the Plant: Jasmine Jasminum officinale[Common Names; Common Jasmine, Summer Jasmine, Poet’s Jasmine, White Jasmine, True Jasmine, and Jessamine Jasmine also spelled jessamine, is a genus of about 200 species of fragrant-flowered…
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Herb of the Month: Orchid
Orchid About the Plant: Orchid Orchidaceae[Common Names; Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Vanda. There are about 28,000 currently accepted species of orchids. The Orchidaceae family is one of the two largest families…
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Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week: Elder This week’s herb is Elder. Elder( Sambucus nigra) Family: N.O. Caprifoliaceae Common names: Black Elder. Common Elder. Pipe Tree. Bore Tree. Bour Tree, fairy tree, bat tree, sweet…
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Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week: Acacia This week’s herb is: Acacia Acacia [Acacia nilotica] [acacia. spp] Family: Fabaceae~Other Names Acacia catechu, Acacia farnesiana, gum acacia, mimosa bush, scented wattle, gum arabic, fever tree, sweet…
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Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week: Blackberry This week’s herb is Blackberry. I chose it because blackberries are in season at this time and, therefore, one of the correspondences for the month of August. Blackberry…