Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
While the formal name is Leguminosae, the common name for the bean family is the legume family. In this veggie family, there are members that you may not think of like peanuts. Here is a list of some of the veggie and flower members: Veggies: beans, soybeans, fava beans, peas, snow peas, sugar snaps, peanuts […]
While the formal plant family name is Asteraceae, its nickname is the Aster or Daisy Family. Check out the family members: Veggies: lettuce, artichokes, chicory, salsify and Jerusalem artichokes Herbs: German chamomile, feverfew, stevia and tarragon Blooms: daisies, asters, black-eyed susans, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, coneflowers, cosmos, dahlias, goldenrod, marigold, safflower, yarrow and zinnia Similarities: If you […]
You might see the Mallow Plant Family called the Hibiscus Family or by the formal name Malvaceae. See below for some helpful information regarding the Mallow Family. Veggies:Â okra Blooms:Â hibiscus, rose of sharon, hollyhock, mallow and cotton Herbs:Â marshmallow Similarities:Â Â The funnel shaped flowers have 5 separate petals with stamen surrounding the pistil in the […]
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