Herb & Plant Profiles
IRIS VERSICOLOR
Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag. Purple flowers with broad green leaves. Native to North America, the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.
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COLTSFOOT FACTS
Coltsfoot, or Tussilago farfara, is a perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. This wild plant is quite unusual because the flowers blossom and die before the leaves appear. That’s why previously people often called it “son before the father”.
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CORNFLOWER
This simple but amazingly beautiful blue flower adds a dash of colour and embellishment to any field or garden. Cornflower’s scientific name is Centaurea cyanus. This annual flower belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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NEITHER LEMON NOR ORANGE
Bergamot is a bitter, inedible citrus fruit – often called a bergamot orange – although it is yellow coloured like a lemon. The tree blossoms in winter, and it is cultivated for the skin of the fruit, which is cold pressed for its oils, flavours and scents.
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JUST KOLA NUT
Cola nut is a nut, which contains caffeine. The plant native to Africa. Nowadays trees are cultivated widely. Predominantly in tropical areas of Africa, South and Central America.
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THE FRUIT OF THE GODS
Bright, juicy, aromatic, appetizing… Oranges are among the most popular fruits in the world. Due to their unique fragrant and health-giving characteristics oranges are often called “golden apples” or “the fruit of the gods”.
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GIFT FROM AUSTRALIA. EUCALYPTUS STORY
Eucalyptus originated in Australia. Today Eucalyptus is cultivated worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. This fast-growing, evergreen tree can reach heights up to 400 feet.
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DANDELIONS MAKE WISHES COME TRUE
Who doesn’t like to puff dandelions? It’s a popular and funny pastime for both adults and children in spring and summer. Some people believe that if you make a wish while puffing a dandelion it will definitely come true.
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DON'T CRY! ONION IS YOUR FRIEND
Onions are native to the Northern Hemisphere but have been cultivated worldwide for thousands of years. They are bulbous perennials that are closely related to garlic, having hollow stems and leaves, white or purple flowers and bulbs of varying sizes, shapest hat are used for culinary and medicinal purposes.
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STINGING NETTLE
Stinging nettle, officially named Urtica dioica, is represented by a dioecious, herbaceous, perennial flower that belongs to the Urticaceae family. Generally it grows in Asia, Europe, North America and northern Africa.
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