Basic Information Common Name: Peace Lily Scientific Name: Spathiphyllum Native Habitat: Tropical rainforests of the Americas and Southeast Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator The Peace Lily, scientifically known as Spathiphyllum, has a history intertwined with the lush rainforests of tropical America and Southeast Asia. The genus Spathiphyllum w
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Amsinckia
Basic Information Common Name: Amsinckia Scientific Name: Amsinckia Native Habitat: Western North America (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California) History / Discovery / Cultivator Amsinckia, commonly known as fiddlenecks, is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae). The genus is native to
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Indian Borage
Basic Information Common Name: Indian Borage Scientific Name: Trichodesma zeylanicum Native Habitat: Sri Lanka, India History / Discovery / Cultivator Trichodesma zeylanicum, commonly known as Indian Borage, is a plant with a rich history deeply intertwined with the traditional medicinal practices of Sri Lanka and India. Its botanical significance
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Amsinckia
Basic Information Common Name: Amsinckia Scientific Name: Amsinckia Native Habitat: Western North America History / Discovery / Cultivator Amsinckia, commonly known as fiddlenecks, belongs to the Boraginaceae family and is native to western North America and parts of South America. The genus is named after Wilhelm Amsinck, a Hamburg senator and pat
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Symphytum
Basic Information Common Name: Symphytum (Genus) Scientific Name: Symphytum Native Habitat: Europe and Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Symphytum, commonly known as comfrey, has a rich history intertwined with traditional medicine and agricultural practices. Its very name, derived from the Greek “symphyo” meaning “t
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Mertensia
Basic Information Common Name: Mertensia Scientific Name: Mertensia Native Habitat: Primarily found in alpine and subalpine meadows and woodlands of North America and Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Mertensia, a genus within the Boraginaceae family, boasts a captivating history interwoven with botanical exploration and indigenous uses. The g
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Purple Gromwell
Basic Information Common Name: Purple Gromwell Scientific Name: Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum Native Habitat: Broadleaved forests, scrub, and rocky slopes of Europe and Western Asia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum, also known as Purple Gromwell or Azure Stone Seed, boasts a history deeply intertwined with European la
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Siberian Bugloss
Basic Information Common Name: Siberian Bugloss Scientific Name: Brunnera macrophylla Native Habitat: Woodlands of the Caucasus History / Discovery / Cultivator Brunnera macrophylla, commonly known as Siberian Bugloss, Heartleaf Brunnera, or False Forget-Me-Not, boasts a captivating history rooted in the woodlands of the Caucasus region, encompassi
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Ploiarium
Basic Information Common Name: Ploiarium Scientific Name: Ploiarium Native Habitat: Primarily found in Southeast Asia, including regions of Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra, often in swampy or seasonally flooded forests. History / Discovery / Cultivator Ploiarium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Bonnetiaceae family. The history of Ploia
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Bonnetia cordifolia
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia cordifolia Scientific Name: Bonnetia cordifolia Native Habitat: Guyana Highlands, South America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia cordifolia, a captivating member of the Bonnetiaceae family (though sometimes historically placed in the Theaceae family), is a shrub or small tree endemic to the Guyana H