The other day I felt the familiar pangs of plant love at first sight. This has happened often over the years because I have a fickle heart and endless curiosity about beautiful and unfamiliar plants. Most of the time these sudden crushes result in good plant acquisitions. A few have turned out badly, but I … Read more
So often in botanical circles plants with lovely common names, like shooting stars or Peruvian lilies, have absolutely awful-sounding botanical names. Cape primrose is a case in point. Botanically speaking, it is known as Streptocarpus, which sounds dangerously close to streptococcus, the bacteria that causes strep throat. Some streptocarpus is so beautiful that it will … Read more
