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July – Porterweed

Published on June 22, 2020 under Garden

Latin name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis - Verbenaceae Common name: Porterweed, snake weed, blue porterweed, Jamaican vervain, worryvine, Brazilian tea Usage: The leaves and flowers of porterweed are utilized for food and medicine. The small blue to…

June Plant of the Month- Pine

Published on May 23, 2020 under Home

June - PineLatin name: Pinus spp. (Pinus elliottii - slash pine, Pinus palustris - long leaf pine ,Pinus clausa - sand pine , Pinus echinata - shortleaf pine , Pinus taeda - loblolly pine ,Pinus serotina - pond pine ,Pinus glabra - spruce pine) - PinaceaeCommon name: Pine Pinus elltioti-…

May Plant of the Month – Fennel

Published on April 16, 2020 under Garden

Latin name: Foeniculum vulgare - Apiaceae Common name: Fennel Usage: The entire above-ground portion of the fennel plant can be utilized for food and medicine and have been for centuries. Valued by the Greeks &…

April Plant of the Month – Calendula

Published on April 1, 2020 under Garden

Latin name: Calendula officinalis - Asteraceae Common name: Calendula, pot marigold Usage: This sticky, golden, aster is well known as an all-star skin remedy. The resinous flowers are cooling and soothing topically, as well as…

March Plant of the Month – Plantain

Published on February 25, 2020 under Garden

March - Plantain Plantago lanceolata By Rasbak - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=210597 Latin name: Plantago major, Plantago lanceolata,Plantago virginica, - Plantaginaceae Common name: Plantain The leaves of Plantago major and Plantago lanceolata, commonly…

February – Oak

Published on February 1, 2020 under Garden

February - Oak Latin name: Quercus spp. - Fagaceae Common name: Oak Usage: The wood of the oak genus, or Quercus, has long been utilized for its strength and durability, from ship framing to tanning…

January – Citrus

Published on December 23, 2019 under Garden

January - Citrus Latin name: Citrus spp. - Rutaceae Common name: Citrus, oranges, lemon, lime, pomelo, grapefruit, mandarins, etc etc Usage: Many of the common citrus fruits we know and love are not only delicious…

December – Prickly Pear Cactus

Published on November 25, 2019 under Garden

December -Prickly Pear Cactus Latin name: Opuntia spp. - Cactaceae Common name: Prickly pear, nopales,tuna, Indian fig, many different names by many cultures of people across the regions in which it grows Usage: The usage…

November – Bee Balm

Published on October 26, 2019 under Garden

November - Bee Balm Sydenham Teak Edwards (1768-1819) [Public domain] Latin name: Monarda punctata (other species commonly utilized - M.fistulosa, M. didyma, M.citriodora ) - Lamiaceae Common name: Bee balm, horsemint, spotted bee balm, dotted…

October – Ashwagandha

Published on September 25, 2019 under Garden

October - Ashwagandha By Salicyna - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61791504 Latin name: Withania somnifera - Solanaceae Common name: Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, winter cherries,asgandh Usage: Here in the Western world, ashwagandha root has recently…