Everything tagged 'fragrant'
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Durian - the king of fruit
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog03 Jun 2013
The southeast Asian plant Durian has been called the King of Fruits but, like Marmite, it sharply divides opinion between those who love the incredible taste of its custard-like pulp and those who are revolted by its putrid smell.
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Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog25 Jan 2013
He may be a Seed Morphologist but Wolfgang Stuppy of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank discovers there is more to the snake gourd than just some strange fruit and eccentric seeds.
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The beauty or the beast?
by: Marcelo Sellaro, Tropical Nursery blog07 Nov 2011
Join Marcelo Sellaro as he explores the fascinating world of the titan arum.
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Aristolochia grandiflora
Pelican flower produces enormous trumpet-shaped flowers, which smell of rotting meat and attract flies and wasps as its pollinators.
Alpine travels in Armenia (part two)
by: Kit Strange, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog27 Jun 2011
Travelling in Armenia is fascinating, both botanically and culturally. Read on to find out about legends, mysteries and tales of the unexpected!
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Chimonanthus praecox
Wintersweet is grown chiefly for the wonderful scent produced by its small flowers in late winter and early spring.
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon grass is a tall, Asian grass, long-known for its attractive scent and medicinal properties.
Origanum vulgare
A very common herb, oregano is widely used to give flavour to tomato or lamb dishes.
Amorphophallus titanum
The titan arum is a giant among plants, with a massive flowering structure that rises some three metres above the ground. Its flowering is rare and unpredictable, and always grabs the headlines!
Zantedeschia aethiopica
The striking arum lily has been known to European horticulture since at least the 1660s and is one of the world's most iconic and widely known plants.
