Basic Information Common Name: Showy Stickseed Scientific Name: Hackelia floribunda Native Habitat: Moist meadows and open woodlands in mountainous regions of western North America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Hackelia floribunda, commonly known as Showy Stickseed, belongs to the Boraginaceae family. The genus Hackelia is named in honor of Jos
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Hackelia
Basic Information Common Name: Hackelia Scientific Name: Hackelia Native Habitat: Primarily found in mountainous regions of western North America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Hackelia, a genus of flowering plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae), holds a fascinating, though often understated, place in botanical history. The genus name, Hack
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Moltkia
Basic Information Common Name: Moltkia Scientific Name: Moltkia Native Habitat: Primarily found in rocky, mountainous regions of Southeastern Europe, particularly the Balkan Peninsula, and parts of Southwest Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Moltkia is a genus of flowering plants in the Boraginaceae family, which also includes well-known plant
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Golden Drops
Basic Information Common Name: Golden Drops Scientific Name: Onosma echioides Native Habitat: Southeastern Europe to Western Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Onosma echioides, commonly known as Golden Drops, boasts a captivating history intertwined with botanical exploration and traditional uses. The genus name Onosma is derived from the Gree
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Onosma
Basic Information Common Name: Onosma Scientific Name: Onosma Native Habitat: Primarily found in rocky or grassy slopes and alpine regions of Europe and Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Onosma, belonging to the Boraginaceae family (borage family), encompasses a fascinating group of flowering plants native to a broad geographical are
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Oriental Podonosma
Basic Information Common Name: Oriental Podonosma Scientific Name: Podonosma orientalis Native Habitat: Eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Podonosma orientalis, commonly known as Oriental Podonosma, boasts a history intertwined with the landscapes of the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia. Its story is not one
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Podonosma
Basic Information Common Name: Podonosma Scientific Name: Podonosma Native Habitat: Southeastern Europe, specifically the Balkan Peninsula. History / Discovery / Cultivator Podonosma, a genus within the Boraginaceae family, is native to the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Historically, plants from this region have been documented in variou
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Two-Seeded Rochelia
Basic Information Common Name: Two-Seeded Rochelia Scientific Name: Rochelia disperma Native Habitat: Australia (specifically Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales) History / Discovery / Cultivator Rochelia disperma, commonly known as Two-Seeded Rochelia, is a member of the Boraginaceae family, a group of flowering plant
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Rochelia
Basic Information Common Name: Rochelia Scientific Name: Rochelia Native Habitat: Central Asia, specifically regions within Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and surrounding areas. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Rochelia belongs to the Boraginaceae family, commonly known as the borage or forget-me-not family. Plants in this genus are primarily fo
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Bentham’s Macrotomia
Basic Information Common Name: Bentham’s Macrotomia Scientific Name: Macrotomia benthamii Native Habitat: The Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal. History / Discovery / Cultivator Macrotomia benthamii, now classified as Arnebia benthamii, holds a significant place in traditional medicine systems of the Himalayan region