"has been used frequently in breeding efforts, but other varieties have been bred with it to increase productivity and flavor. In several haskap breeding programs, the variety ""emphyllocalyx"" has been the dominant one used. Plants of many haskap cultivars grow to be 1.5 to 2 meters tall and wide, can survive a large range of soil acidity, from 3.9-7.7 (optimum 5.5-6.5), requiring high organic matter, well drained soils, and plentiful sunlight for optimum productivity. ""Lonicera caerulea"" plants are more tolerant of wet conditions than most fruit species. Each berry has approximately 20 seeds that resemble tomato seeds based on their"
"Adam Lonicer Adam Lonicer, Adam Lonitzer or Adamus Lonicerus (10 October 1528 – 29 May 1586) was a German botanist, noted for his 1557 revised version of Eucharius Rösslin’s herbal. Lonicer was born in Marburg, the son of a theologian and philologist. He studied at Marburg and the University of Mainz, and obtained his Magister degree at sixteen years of age. He became professor of Mathematics at the University of Marburg in 1553 and Doctor of Medicine in 1554, becoming the town physician in Frankfurt am Main. His true interest though was herbs and the study of botany. His first"
"Lindera Lindera is a genus of about 80-100 species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America. The species are shrubs and small trees; common names include spicewood, spicebush, and Benjamin bush. The Latin name ""Lindera"" commemorates the Swedish botanist Johan Linder (1676-1724). ""Lindera"" are evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs. The leaves are alternate, entire or three-lobed, and strongly spicy-aromatic. ""Lindera"" are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The inflorescences are composed of 3 to 15 small flowers existing as pseudo-umbels. They are sessile"
"become naturalised in many temperate areas away from their native habitat. Lunaria Lunaria (common name honesty) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to central and southern Europe. It includes 4 species, the annual or biennial ""L. annua"" (syn. ""L. biennis""), ""Lunaria elongata"", the perennial ""L. rediviva"" and the rare Balkan species ""Lunaria telekiana"" The Latin name ""Lunaria"" means ""moon-like"" and refers to the decorative seedpods. They have hairy toothed leaves and terminal racemes of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen in flower arrangements."
"Lunaria Lunaria (common name honesty) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to central and southern Europe. It includes 4 species, the annual or biennial ""L. annua"" (syn. ""L. biennis""), ""Lunaria elongata"", the perennial ""L. rediviva"" and the rare Balkan species ""Lunaria telekiana"" The Latin name ""Lunaria"" means ""moon-like"" and refers to the decorative seedpods. They have hairy toothed leaves and terminal racemes of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen in flower arrangements. They are widely grown as ornamental plants in gardens, and have"
"crassifolia""<br> ""Lonicera cyanocarpa""<br> ""Lonicera dasystyla"" (Tonkinese honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera dioica"" - (limber honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera elisae""<br> ""Lonicera etrusca"" (Etruscan honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera fargesii""<br> ""Lonicera ferdinandii""<br> ""Lonicera ferruginea""<br> ""Lonicera flava"" (yellow honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera fragilis""<br> ""Lonicera fragrantissima"" (winter honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera fulvotomentosa""<br> ""Lonicera glutinosa""<br> ""Lonicera graebneri""<br> ""Lonicera gynochlamydea""<br> ""Lonicera × heckrottii"" (Golden flame honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera hellenica"" (Greek honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera hemsleyana""<br> ""Lonicera heterophylla""<br> ""Lonicera hildebrandiana"" (giant Burmese honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera hirsuta"" (hairy honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera hispida""<br> ""Lonicera hispidula"" (pink honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera humilis""<br> ""Lonicera hypoglauca""<br> ""Lonicera hypoleuca""<br> ""Lonicera implexa""<br> ""Lonicera inconspicua""<br> ""Lonicera inodora""<br> ""Lonicera interrupta"" (Chaparral honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera involucrata"" (bearberry honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera japonica"" (Japanese honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera jilongensis""<br> ""Lonicera kansuensis""<br> ""Lonicera"
"important work on herbs, the ""Kräuterbuch"", was published in 1557, a large part dealing with distillation. Lonicer acknowledged his sources for the book, crediting Jean Ruelle, Valerius Cordus, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Hieronymus Braunschweig and Conrad Gessner. Lonicer married Magdalena Egenolff, the daughter of his Frankfurt publisher, Christian Egenolff. Christian Egenolff died in 1555, and Lonicer became a director of the firm, publishing no fewer than four editions of the ""Kräuterbuch"" between 1557 and 1577. He died at Frankfurt am Main. The genus ""Lonicera"" in the family Caprifoliaceae is named in his honour. Adam Lonicer Adam Lonicer, Adam Lonitzer or Adamus"
"The hermit thrush has been identified as a dispersal agent of seeds of ""L. melissifolia"". ""Lindera"" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed and the spicebush swallowtail. Lindera Lindera is a genus of about 80-100 species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America. The species are shrubs and small trees; common names include spicewood, spicebush, and Benjamin bush. The Latin name ""Lindera"" commemorates the Swedish botanist Johan Linder (1676-1724). ""Lindera"" are evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs. The"
"as a weed suppressant), hardiness, as well as the ability to grow in shade and damp soils being particular boons; ""L. sylvatica"" is commonly used for ground cover and/or as an ornamental grass. The cultivar ‘Marginata’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Luzula sylvatica Luzula sylvatica, commonly known as greater wood-rush or great wood-rush, is a perennial flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. With regards to the etymology of the binomial, ""Luzula"" could come from the Italian ""lucciola"" (""to shine, sparkle"") or the Latin ""luzulae"" or ""luxulae"", from ""lux"" (""light""), inspired by the way the"
"or are reaching the end of their lives. Saumarez's gardens and grounds were (re-laid out (as noted above, gardens here pre-existed to the White ownership: Read, pers.comm., 11 December 2014) laid out when the (second) house was first built (the gardens were planned and constructed at the turn of the 19th century and by 1913 had reached their present extent. The garden has a relatively high proportion of plant material which originated in the Mediterranean, such as: box honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida), winter/lenten roses (Helleborus niger), spurges (Euphorbia characias ssp. veneta), laururstinus (Viburnum tinus), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), ""French"" lavender, Lavandula dentata,"
"Greek moon goddess, and ""cereus"", meaning ""candle"" in Latin, referring to the nocturnal flowers. The term nightblooming cereus is sometimes used here, but this is also used for many night blooming cacti, including ""Epiphyllum"", ""Hylocereus"" and ""Peniocereus"". Moonlight cactus Selenicereus, or moonlight cacti, is an epiphytic, lithophytic, and terrestrial cactus genus found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. Clambering plants with flat to angled stems, producing aerial roots. Areoles may be with or without spines. Flowers are large and nocturnal, pollinated by moths or rarely bats. The receptacle bears small bracts, hairs and usually spines. Fruits bear"
"Ficaria verna Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. It is now introduced in North America, where it is known by the common name fig buttercup and considered an invasive species. The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep. For these reasons, several US states have banned the"
"Agnia Losina-Losinskaja Agnia Sergeyevna Losina-Losinskaja () (1903–1958) was a Russian botanist. Her family name is also transcribed as Lozina-Lozinscaia, and Lozina-Lozinskaja. She is the author or co-author of the botanical names of at least 216 taxa, including species of ""Calligonum, Cortusa, Fragaria, Micranthes"" and ""Rheum"", as well as ""Galanthus woronowii"" and the synonym ""Muscarimia muscari"". Two economically important crop plants were amongst her interests. She produced a monograph on ""Rheum"" (rhubarb), suggesting that the genus had two primary centres of origin: the older being in China, the younger in Iran, spreading later into Central Asia. She also wrote a review"
"foliis variegatis, Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust), Magnolia obovata (Japanese bigleaf magnolia), Magnolia yulan (Lily tree), Bignonia catalpa (Herb linn), Pterocarya caucasica (Caucasian wingnut), Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry laurel), Aucuba japonica (Spotted laurel), Buxus sempervirens (European box), Buxus arborescens (Boxwood tree), Ilex aquifolium (European holly), Ilex laurifolia, Berberis aquifolium (Oregon grape), Rhododendron catawbiense, Yucca flamentosa (Adam's needle yucca), Hedera helix (Common ivy). Vērmane Garden Vērmane Garden (, ) is the oldest public garden in the city of Riga, Latvia, and currently comprises an area of approximately . The current name is a Latvian transliteration of the garden's original German name. Vērmane Garden"
"Chionodoxa luciliae Chionodoxa luciliae (syn. ""C. gigantea""), the Bossier's glory-of-the-snow or Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial from west Turkey flowering in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The Latin name is in honour of Lucile, the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier. Like all members of the genus ""Chionodoxa"", the bases of the stamens are flattened and closely clustered in the middle of the flower. In the related genus ""Scilla"", the stamens are not flattened or clustered together. The differences are not considered by some botanists as sufficient to create a"
"Cyperus papyrus, Echinops ritro, Ficus carica, Foeniculum vulgare, Gossypium herbaceum, Hedera helix, Hordeum vulgare, Hyoscyamus spp., Hyoscyamus aureus, Hyssopus officinalis, Laurus nobilis, Lavandula stoechas, Lawsonia inermis, Lens culinaris, Lilium candidum, Linum usitatissimum, Lolium temulentum, Lycium chinense, Majorana syriaca, Mentha longifolia, Micromeria fruticosa, Morus nigra, Myrtus communis, Nerium oleander, Nicotiana glauca, Nigella sativa, Olea europaea, Ornithogalum spp., Phoenix dactylifera, Phragmites australis, Pinus densiflora, Populus nigra var. Italica, Prunus dulcis, Punica granatum, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus glauca, Ricinus communis, Rosa canina, Rosa hybrida, Rosa phoenicia, Rubia tinctorum, Ruta chalepensis, Salvia fruticosa, Salvia hierosolymitana, Silybum marianum, Sternbergia clusiana, Trachycarpus fortunei, Triticum aestivum, Urtica urens,"
"smaller number of slightly larger flowers per stem. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. (confirmed 2017). Chionodoxa luciliae Chionodoxa luciliae (syn. ""C. gigantea""), the Bossier's glory-of-the-snow or Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, is a bulbous perennial from west Turkey flowering in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The Latin name is in honour of Lucile, the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier. Like all members of the genus ""Chionodoxa"", the bases of the stamens are flattened and closely clustered in the middle of the flower. In the related genus"
"""watereri"" 'John Waterer' (with masses of scarlet berries) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The genus name ""Cotoneaster"" derives from ""cotoneum"", a Latin name for the quince, and the suffix ""-aster"", 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species (e.g.""Cotoneaster integerrima"" instead of ""Cotoneaster integerrimus""). The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation: Sources: Cotoneaster Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native"
"lycii (leaves), etc., in modern official pharmacopeias. Since about 2000, goji berry and derived products became common in the West as health foods or alternative medicine remedies extending from exaggerated and unproven claims about their health benefits. The genus name ""Lycium"" was assigned by Linnaeus in 1753. The Latin name ""lycium"" is derived from the Greek word λυκιον (""lykion""), used by Pliny the Elder (23-79) and Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40-90) for a plant known as dyer's buckthorn, which was probably a ""Rhamnus"" species. The Greek word refers to the ancient region of Lycia (Λυκία) in Anatolia, where that plant grew."
"Columnea Columnea is a genus of ca. 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae, native to tropical America and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – usually red, yellow, or orange – sometimes resembling a fish in shape. A common name is flying goldfish plants (see also the related ""Nematanthus"") due to the unusual flower shape. The generic name ""Columnea"" was named by Carl Linnaeus after the Latinized spelling of the name of the 16th-century Italian botanist Fabio Colonna (Latin: ""Fabius Columnus""). The segregate genus ""Bucinellina"""
"Gardenia Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar and Pacific Islands. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), a Scottish-born American naturalist. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to tall. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of three or four, long and broad, dark green and glossy with a leathery texture. The flowers are solitary or in small clusters, white, or pale yellow, with a tubular-based corolla with 5-12 lobes (petals) from diameter."
"unguiculata"". ""Genipa americana"" - ""Calycophyllum spruceanum"" - ""Ruta graveolens"" - ""Cephaelis"" - ""Coffea arabica"" - ""Uncaria tomentosa""*. ""Viscum cruciatum"" ""Rosmarinus officinalis"" - ""Ocimum basilicum"". ""Solanum lycocarpum"" - ""Solanum nigrum"" - ""Melissa officinalis"" - ""Datura suaveolens"". ""Cecropia"". ""Momordica"". ""Coronopus didymus"". ""Ficus doliaria"" - ""Ficus gomelleira"" - ""Ficus clusiifolia"". ""Bromeliaceae pinguim"" - ""Ananas"". ""Furcraea foetida"" ""Eugenia uniflora"" - ""Psidium guajava""- ""Psidium cattleianum"" - ""Plinia trunciflora"" - ""Campomanesia corymbosa"". ""Zizyphus joazeiro"". ""Petiveria tetrandra"" ""Tabebuia spp"" - ""Crescentia cujete"" - ""Tabebuia"" - ""Tabebuia aurea"" - ""Jacaranda mimosaefolia"". ""Amomum cardamom""* ""Schinopsis brasiliensis"" - ""Mangifera"". ""Bixa orellana"". ""Euphorbia pulcherrima"" - ""Alchornea triplinervia"" - ""Ricinus communis"" -"
"Lumnitzera Lumnitzera is an Indo-West Pacific mangrove genus in the family Combretaceae. An English common name is black mangrove. (However, ""black mangrove may also refer to the unrelated genus ""Avicennia"".) ""Lumnitzera"", named after the German botanist, Stephan Lumnitzer (1750-1806), occurs in mangroves from East Africa to the Western Pacific (including Fiji and Tonga), and northern Australia. The genus has two species of similar vegetative appearance but with differing flower colour. ""Lumnitzera littorea"" has red flowers whereas ""Lumnitzera racemosa"" has white flowers. Both species have flat and spoon-shaped (spathulate) leaves with emarginate tips. ""L. racemosa"" dominates in the western part of"
"Gymnadenia conopsea Gymnadenia conopsea, commonly known as the fragrant orchid or marsh fragrant orchid, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae native to northern Europe. The name of the genus ""Gymnadenia"" is formed from Greek words (', ""nude"") and (', ""gland"") and refers to the characteristics of the organs for secreting nectar. The specific Latin name ""conopsea"" derives from the Greek ' ('), literally meaning ""mosquito-like"", probably because of the similarity of the long spur of the flower with the mouthparts of a mosquito. The scientific binomial name of this plant was initially ""Orchis conopsea"", proposed by the"
"Cynara Cynara is a genus of thistle-like perennial plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands. The genus name comes from the Greek ""kynara"", which means ""artichoke"". Among the better known species in this genus include: ""Cynara"" species are used as food plants by the larvae of many lepidopterans, such as the artichoke plume moth (""Platyptilia carduidactyla""), a pest of artichoke crops. ""C. cardunculus ""is being developed as a new bioenergy crop in the Mediterranean because of its high biomass and seed oil yields even under harsh"
"""Lonicera rupicola""<br> ""Lonicera ruprechtiana"" (Manchurian honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera saccata""<br> ""Lonicera schneideriana""<br> ""Lonicera semenovii""<br> ""Lonicera sempervirens"" (trumpet honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera serreana""<br> ""Lonicera setifera""<br> ""Lonicera similis""<br> ""Lonicera spinosa""<br> ""Lonicera splendida"" (evergreen honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera standishii"" (Standish's honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera stephanocarpa""<br> ""Lonicera subaequalis""<br> ""Lonicera subhispida""<br> ""Lonicera sublabiata""<br> ""Lonicera subspicata"" (southern honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera szechuanica""<br> ""Lonicera taipeiensis""<br> ""Lonicera tangutica""<br> ""Lonicera tatarica"" (Tatarian honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera tatarinowii""<br> ""Lonicera tomentella""<br> ""Lonicera tragophylla""<br> ""Lonicera tricalysioides""<br> ""Lonicera trichogyne""<br> ""Lonicera trichosantha""<br> ""Lonicera trichosepala""<br> ""Lonicera tubuliflora""<br> ""Lonicera utahensis"" (Utah honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera villosa"" (mountain fly honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera virgultorum""<br> ""Lonicera webbiana""<br> ""Lonicera xylosteum"" (fly woodbine)<br> ""Lonicera yunnanensis"" Honeysuckle Honeysuckles (""Lonicera"", ; syn. ""Caprifolium"" Mill.) are arching shrubs or"
"from sitting down. All parts of the plant are used. The plant is considered a weed in some places, such as rubber plantations, where it can become abundant. Thonningia Thonningia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae containing the single species Thonningia sanguinea. It is distributed throughout much of southern and western Africa, particularly the tropical regions. Common names for the plant include ground pineapple. A familiar plant to humans, it has an extremely long list of common names in many African languages. Many names are inspired by the resemblance of the plant's inflorescence to a"
"Currently, studies are underway to investigate its apparent potential against prostate cancer. The dried rhizome has long been used in East Asia to treat throat troubles, asthma, swollen liver and spleen, gonorrhea, malaria, and arrow poisoning. The herb is a principal ingredient in a lung support formula to reduce inflammation (heat) and fight viral infection. Iris domestica Iris domestica, commonly known as leopard lily, blackberry lily, and leopard flower, is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, ""Belamcanda chinensis"", the sole species in the genus ""Belamcanda"", was transferred to the genus ""Iris"""
"California. It grows to a height of about , and flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume. It is sometimes known in cultivation as ""Kaffir lily"" (a term considered offensive in South Africa). The same name is also applied to the genus ""Hesperantha"". It contains small amounts of lycorine, making it poisonous. The Latin specific epithet ""miniata"" means “cinnabar red”. With a minimum temperature of , in temperate regions ""C. miniata"" is normally cultivated as a houseplant. Like its relative ""C. nobilis"" it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,"
"attracted to honeysuckles, and they visit the flowers at night to feed on its nectar. Some 180 species of ""Lonicera"" are documented: ""Lonicera acuminata""<br> ""Lonicera albiflora"" (white honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera alpigena"" (alpine honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera altmannii""<br> ""Lonicera angustifolia""<br> ""Lonicera anisocalyx""<br> ""Lonicera arborea""<br> ""Lonicera arizonica"" (Arizona honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera biflora""<br> ""Lonicera bournei""<br> ""Lonicera brevisepala""<br> ""Lonicera buchananii""<br> ""Lonicera buddleioides""<br> ""Lonicera caerulea"" (blue-berried honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera calcarata""<br> ""Lonicera calvescens""<br> ""Lonicera canadensis"" (American fly honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera caprifolium"" (goat-leaf honeysuckle, perfoliate honeysuckle. Type species)<br> ""Lonicera carnosifolis""<br> ""Lonicera cerviculata""<br> ""Lonicera chrysantha"" (Chrysantha honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera ciliosa"" (orange honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera ciliosissima""<br> ""Lonicera cinerea""<br> ""Lonicera codonantha""<br> ""Lonicera confusa""<br> ""Lonicera conjugialis"" (purpleflower honeysuckle)<br> ""Lonicera"
"in their own flower beds, making is easier to adjust the substrate and to attend to the plant with any specific needs. Each plant has a placard explaining the properties of each species, what it is used for, its common and scientific name and where is originates from. The garden has the following collections: ""Rosmarinus, Thymus, Salvia, Menta, Albahaca, Artemisa, Echinacea, Geranium, Tanacetum, Achillea, Kalanchoe, Origanum, Cymbopogon, Plectranthus, Satureja, Leonorus, Lavandula"" and other medicinal plants from different continents. Within the enclosure, forming part of the garden, is the so-called Witches' Corner, where highly toxic, poisonous and psychotropic plants are located."
"and leaves are edible. Scorzonera libanotica Scorzonera libanotica, also known as the Lebanese salsify and Lebanese viper's grass () is a perennial member of the genus ""Scorzonera"" in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). ""Scorzonera libanotica"" grows to a height of and is covered with fluffy detersile coating. Its erect flower stems are leafy and branched in the upper part into 3-5 floral heads measuring . The flower heads are supported by a scaly receptacles atop long pedicels. It has glabrous cylindrical involucral bracts that are truncated at the base and slightly constricted at the top. The yellow flowers turn purple-red at"
"five subfamilies: Lythraceae Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. The larger genera include ""Cuphea"" (275 spp.), ""Lagerstroemia"" (56), ""Nesaea"" (50), ""Rotala"" (45), and ""Lythrum"" (35). It also includes the pomegranate (""Punica granatum"", formerly in Punicaceae) and the water caltrop (""Trapa natans"", formerly in Trapaceae). Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics, but ranging into temperate climate regions as well. The family is named after the type genus, ""Lythrum"", the loosestrifes (e.g. ""Lythrum salicaria"" purple loosestrife) and also includes henna (""Lawsonia inermis""). It now"