Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Capsicum genus (Solanaceae). The ubiquitous French dish, salade niçoise, could not have existed prior to Columbus: it…
A scientist and a writer
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Capsicum genus (Solanaceae). The ubiquitous French dish, salade niçoise, could not have existed prior to Columbus: it…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved) Medinilla waterhousei (Melastomataceae) Tagimaucia.Whenever an historian writes about people and events, the account builds on the…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Chamaemelum nobile (Asteraceae), aka chamomile.This low-growth perennial, endemic to Europe, forms a spreading mat, no taller than…
Plant of the month, (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Strelitia genus (Strelitiaceae). Commonly known as bird of paradise for its flower, it is a familiar sight.…