Feeding Mind with Knowledge

biomedicalephemera:

Lathyrus grandiflorus -The Two-Flowered Everlasting Pea

The everlasting pea is a species of the genus Lathyrus (pea plants) that’s indigenous to Great Britain. It doesn’t set down seed well, and is not considered healthy to eat, when it does (much like the sweet pea).

However, despite its difficulty of cultivation in a home garden, everlasting peas are still popular ornamentals, and the seedlings are available at most greenhouses and nurseries throughout Europe. The tendrils that you see at the end of each stem will climb trellises and other plants easily, so it’s inadvisable to plant everlasting peas near any other herbaceous growths.

Flora Conspicua; A Selection of the Most Ornamental Flowering, Hardy, Exotic and Indigenous Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants, For Embellishing Flower-Gardens and Pleasure-Grounds. Richard Morris, 1826.

biomedicalephemera:

Paeonia officinalis - European Peony

The European peony is one of the oldest cultivated species of peony, and also one of the most uncommon to be found in gardens these days. They can still be found wild throughout Europe, however.

Flora Conspicua. Richard Morris, 1826.

toudora:

foxglove 

(via thepoisondiaries)

(via thepoisondiaries)

thepoisondiaries:

Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum) is a rare and beautiful UK native shrub. Popular in gardens for its fragrant clusters of early pink-purple blossoms and its distinctive red fruit.

Although this plant is attractive, it is deadly poisonous….

thepoisondiaries:

Spurge Laurel (Daphne Laureola) is a small UK native evergreen shrub, which bears small yellow-green flowers and shiny black fruit. Although beautiful all parts of this plant are highly poisonous.

Formerly used in treating intestinal parasites it had to be discontinued due to the high risk of poisoning the patient.