Flowers and Plants

The genus alocasia unites both tiny plants, no more than 15 cm in height, and giants under three meters in height. At the same time, types of alocasia with foliage similar to African masks ...

The flora of tropical rainforests is so rich and diverse that it still gives botanists both surprises and reasons for serious scientific discoveries. The genus of alocasia includes several ...

For Russian lovers of indoor plants, most of the varieties of alocasia are not yet very well known. To better understand the amazing variety of plants called "elephant ear", "African mask", "gold ...

Alokazia, shamrock, weatherman - indoor flower, which occupies a special place in flower arrangements. Tall plant, very beautiful leaves make alocasia desirable for the grower. Pay attention to the warnings of experts ...

Every year, more and more exotic, until recently unknown plants appear in the collections of Russian amateur flower growers. Thanks to the development of transport links between countries, shops offer varieties and types ...

Novice lovers of Saintpaulias are amazed at the richness of colors and sizes of varietal flowers. Meanwhile, experienced flower growers know that there are a great many varieties of violets, and, in addition to colors, plants differ in shape ...

Among indoor plants, medicinal species are common, which are not only beautiful, but also have medicinal properties. The healing properties of alocasia have long been used in Chinese traditional medicine. Drugs are widely used ...

Alocasia, as a genus, includes from 70 to 100 original and very different in appearance and size varieties, most of them growing in the south of the Asian and Pacific ...

Violets are a welcome guest on the windowsill, but to get a healthy plant, you need to master proper care. The first sign of trouble is usually a change in the appearance of the leaves. They, like indicators, force ...

Rainforests are famous for their diversity of flora, and thanks to the abundance of moisture and nutrients, plants here can reach truly enormous sizes. Large-root alocasia that lives in ...

The cultivation of succulents has become a fashionable hobby of the time. These plants belong to the Tolstyankovs species, and the most famous representative is the cactus, a longtime inhabitant of apartments. Echeveria is better known as "stone ...

If you look at the flower of the horned violet from the side of the peduncle, a sharp protruding spur resembling a horn is clearly visible. It is thanks to this feature that the plant got its name, in Latin ...

Echeveria or stone flower is unusual, used in indoor breeding and has numerous varieties. Plants differ in shape, color, structure of leaves and flowers, which conveys a photo of Echeveria. At present ...

Uzambara violets, which appeared in the collections of flower growers in the USSR a little more than fifty years ago, have changed dramatically during this time. If our mothers and grandmothers rejoiced at the appearance of simple purple, pink ...

Every year there are more and more unusual varieties and varieties of indoor violets, photos, names and descriptions of which are worthy of attention of both professionals and amateurs of floriculture. Violet Rosemary Star, ...

We continue our acquaintance with beautiful plants grown by different breeders and received amazing names. After getting acquainted with the descriptions, names and photos of violets, you can understand what inspired the breeder to create that ...

If we compare from the photo the varieties of violets offered to flower growers today and the plants once discovered in the wild, it is difficult to imagine that, in fact, these are the closest relatives. So bright ...

In order to discover all the subtleties of traditional medicine, you need to know about the properties of plants. For example, Eleutherococcus spiny is very often used for medicinal purposes. This is a shrub with a height of ...

From time to time, each person feels weak, lack of vitality and desire to do something. To cope with such a problem will help the tincture of Eleutherococcus, the instructions for the use of which are widely known. ...

The growing interest of gardeners in Saintpaulias is explained by the simple care of plants, in exchange for which they generously delight people with magnificent flowers. Rosettes grow quickly, violets are easy to propagate, ...

Violets have long been considered an indicator of well-being in the room where they settled. If the owners are attentive and take care of all the inhabitants of the dwelling, then Saintpaulia will receive its share of attention and will ...

Saintpaulia in the apartment becomes a common favorite. She takes up little space, is touching in her outfit. However, like any plant grown in artificial conditions, it is demanding on the content. One of ...

An amazing tricolor violet flower, not overseas, own, growing in meadows and copses in the middle lane and gradually appearing in Siberia. A discerning villager, looking at a flower, gave ...

Along with the American continent, the Asian region has become the largest center for the distribution of all kinds of legumes. Popular in Japan, Azuki beans have also been discovered and cultivated in the Southeast ...

The history of one of the most popular indoor plants began in 1892, when Walter von Saint-Paul was making a usual walk through the picturesque surroundings of the district entrusted to him by the German government in East Africa. ...

The uzambar violet or saintpaulia, which appeared on the territory of the USSR only in 1960, quickly gained incredible popularity among lovers of indoor plants. Over time, flower growers were no longer content with violets ...

Violet has taken its rightful place not only on the windowsills. There is a club of lovers of these plants who breed fabulous beauty hybrid specimens, organize exhibitions and share their experience in caring for violets ...

Pumpkin appeared in Russian vegetable gardens in the 16th century and was initially used as a forage crop for livestock. It was noticed that in winter, cows willingly eat such an additive, but ...

In our country, black beans are found on the tables of connoisseurs of Latin American cuisine. Beans can be maroon like Kindi or nearly black like Preto. Of the known varieties of the product ...

The South American continent is home to many legumes that are actively used by humans for food. Phaseolus lunatus or lima beans, named after Lima, the capital of Peru, from the line ...

The first pumpkins brought to the shores of the Old World from America were a real miracle for Europeans, who had never seen such large fruits before. A non-capricious and well-fertile culture spread quickly ...

The giant pumpkin berry surprises with its size. This is how you need to work the roots and leaves in order to gain centners of useful pulp and seeds per season. Yes, individual specimens of giants weigh ...

The oldest culture - beans has more than 200 varieties that differ in kernel color, pod use or plant shape. The most common variety used for grain is white beans. She ...

Among the varieties of beans by taste, the shape of the bush and shoulder blades, the red beans of the shelling varieties stand out. Its beans, due to the colored shell, have properties enhanced by anthocyanins. Therefore, the benefits of ...

Are pumpkin seeds so useful for women and can there be harm from this product? Consider not just a person, but a female body with its specificity. Purpose ...

The ever-accelerating pace of modern life, new advances in technology and technology, unfortunately, negatively affect the health and longevity of men. Increasingly, doctors have to ...

Young pods of common beans, with thick juicy shells and still unripe fruits, are called green beans or asparagus beans. Today, this product is well known to everyone who looks after their ...

For the first time in Russian gardens, pumpkin appeared in the first half of the 17th century, and since then, along with turnips and cabbage, has become an almost irreplaceable vegetable. Although the homeland of the pumpkin ...

Legumes were among the first to be used by humans for food. Undemanding to growing conditions, early ripening and fairly productive plants have become an affordable and nutritious food for representatives of many nations. Beans ...

Harvesting beans, gardeners husk the beans, ruthlessly sending the shutters into compost, and sometimes they do not even suspect that they contain a lot of useful substances that can support the body when ...

The homeland of spathiphyllum is the humid tropics, so keeping in captivity should take into account the characteristics of those places. Our flowers grow there under the canopy of tall trees in partial shade. They are not concerned ...

Among the products of the plant world, honey has a special place. The pollen collected by the bees is processed and put into combs to feed the offspring. Before that, she undergoes treatment with the glands of the bee ...

Pumpkin was not always used for food, because it was originally a fodder crop for livestock. However, to date, the benefits of pumpkin are not in doubt among researchers. She can ...

If you want to make a "live", but not burdensome gift to a loved one, give him spathiphyllum, the care of which is so simple that even novice flower growers can do it. Originally from the warm ...

An unpretentious pumpkin, which adorns garden beds until the very autumn frosts, is famous for its versatility and beneficial properties of the pulp. Lovers of delicious hearty snacks do not ignore the seeds of this plant. But ...

Among the numerous groups of geraniums, fragrant pelargonium occupies a special place. This type of plant does not have a beautiful flowering. But the decorative leaves and the scent that emanates from plants with a fleeting touch ...

More recently, a blooming geranium bush on the windowsill has been an indispensable attribute of a prosperous family. It was believed that pelargonium is the keeper of the hearth. The unpretentious plant has made room and gave way to new types of flowers. ...

Pregnancy and, especially, the subsequent birth of a child radically change a woman's life. From now on, everything, starting with the daily routine, ending with the choice of food, is subject to the interests of the little person. If the first changes ...

It is impossible to resist on an August trip to the market and not buy a sunny berry, a melon. A fragrant healing melon slice will give a good mood and nourish the body with the necessary elements. Among those ...

If there is a ripe melon on the table, the aroma alone induces an appetite. When the fruit is cut, there is nothing to refuse from the sweet, honey-juiced slice. Melon is not ...

Cutting a ripe watermelon ringing loudly when tapped, hardly anyone expects that they will have to pay for the eaten slice with watery eyes, itching, sore throat and other allergy symptoms. ...

A fertile time in August and September, when you can eat watermelons without fear of nitrate poisoning, both small and large gourmets are looking forward to. When a huge heavy fruit with ...

Watermelon is a healthy dietary product. However, the presence of sugars raises doubts about the benefits of sweet berries for people with insulin dependence. Is it possible to eat watermelons with diabetes, and ...

People who care about their health make sure to include in their diet as many different products as possible, but a special place is always given to vegetables and fruits. Well about the beneficial qualities of watermelons ...

Who doesn't want to pamper themselves with a fresh-smelling honey slice of watermelon in the summer? Not only is the pulp delicious, it perfectly quenches thirst and replenishes the supply of life-giving on hot days ...

One of the wonderful indoor plants, which is also confidently used for medicinal purposes, is the Kalanchoe, a flower brought to Russia from Germany in the early 19th century. Today on ...

When the foliage dries up and falls in the autumn garden, pumpkins among the beds look even brighter. Fruits with rich orange pulp, as if collecting all the warmth and sunlight over the summer, ...

Pregnancy is the most responsible and difficult time in a woman's life, when she is responsible not only for her own health, but also for the development of the child. Therefore, expectant mothers are trying ...

Kalanchoe is a plant that can be seen in many apartments. And there is an explanation for this: almost all of its varieties are unpretentious and capable of exerting a healing effect on the body. But ...

Most of us, both children and adults, love delicious, sweet, juicy watermelon, which is hard to resist the taste of. Moreover, various varieties of this berry are sold at the end of summer ...

Common melon, its beneficial properties and contraindications for use is a real subject for discussion among nutritionists. Kidney benefit or digestion harm? Eat with protein, or better ...

Watermelon is 92% juice. The juice contains all useful substances, excluding fiber, which is separated during filtration. Therefore, fresh juice is often even healthier than watermelon pulp. ...

Large-fruited, late-ripening melons and gourds are poorly adapted for growing in most of Russia. One of the most popular is Torpedo melon, how to choose it correctly, know ...

Summer is coming to an end, and melons and watermelons are crowded on the market counters. All summer these heat-loving plants collected the energy of the sun and the earth bit by bit, processed it to ...

The sweet, aromatic melon is a favorite of many. This melon culture, in ancient times called nothing else as "paradise fruit", ripens in the second half of August. Cutting her juicy fruit, ...

A concentrated supply of nutrients for continued life is collected in the seeds of any plant. The watermelon seed is no exception. Its core contains up to 25% oil, which can be squeezed out. Together ...

Eggplant is one of the most beloved vegetable crops in the world. The particular interest in vegetables stems from the versatility of eggplants, which can be fried, stewed, baked and served ...

There is an eastern parable about how, rolling out of the hands of one of the spirits, a melon got into the world of people from heavenly booths. A heavenly fruit that gave pleasure only to the gods and ...

The strange striped berry in Europe was originally a delicacy for the most worthy people. The plant came to Russia in the 16th century, and it was possible to find a watermelon only on tables ...

Many people believe that the main value of watermelon is the scarlet juicy pulp, which is so loved by both little sweet tooths and adults. Despite the fact that the main component of watermelon is water, ...

Watermelon is a non-waste product. Delicious candied fruits are prepared from the crusts, and the seeds are a healthy delicacy. All parts of the striped berry contain a large number of unique constituents, but the seeds represent ...

There is hardly a person who has never tasted a watermelon in his life. This sweet giant berry is delivered to the most remote corners of the world. Its size is surprising. Benefits and ...

In the list of garden crops, beets are far from the last. This vegetable is unpretentious, perfectly stored and used in a variety of dishes. If the cultures growing on our beds ...

The process of lactic acid fermentation, which is the basis of fermentation, has been used by people since ancient times for making refreshing drinks and preparing vegetables. The first kvass was obtained in Babylon, but ...

Among the many useful vitamin gifts of nature, strawberries and strawberries occupy a special place. The beneficial properties of strawberries collected both on plantations and in forest glades are great. The scent is only ...

Everyone's favorite radish and, undeservedly fading into the background, radish are the closest relatives. Twins, you might say. For example, a daikon is sometimes called a Japanese radish, then a radish, and this ...

The healers of Ancient China were the first to pay attention to the medicinal properties of beets and from the roots of this plant. The healing effects of beetroot juice are mentioned in the writings of Hippocrates and ...

In the spring and early summer, when the rest of the garden crops have just been planted in the beds and are gaining strength, the juicy crunchy radish roots are ready to eat. But the value of the early ...

Mint is a fragrant herb that has been known to people since ancient times for its medicinal properties. From time immemorial, it has been used as a medicine. Women seen in ...

A thorny shrub up to three meters in height grows wild in the southern regions of the country. As a garden culture it is used for hedges. Fruits in the form of oblong berries are used ...

In Norway, where heather is considered a national symbol, and at the time of its flowering all wastelands are painted in all shades of lilac, this plant has long been prized not only for its charm ...

Burns and gastritis, sores in the mouth and bedsores, runny nose and pimples on the face - this is an incomplete list of what treats Kalanchoe, or rather, its juice. This plant ...

The benefits of Kalanchoe are undeniable: it treats a runny nose and sinusitis, it is considered an excellent cosmetic product. The plant helps fight colds and is a good prevention against it. Judging by the photo, Kalanchoe ...

The medicinal plant Kalanchoe brought hundreds of years ago is represented by two species - pinnate and Dergemon. In nature, there are about 200 forms of Kalanchoe. Many of them have taken their rightful place ...

Kalanchoe belongs to those plant species that are easy to reproduce in a variety of ways. Moreover, even an inexperienced grower can easily cope with this task. Kalanchoe, the reproduction of which ...

The Kalanchoe plant, which came to us from Madagascar, attracts the attention of many of our compatriots, because it has not only healing properties, but also a beautiful appearance. Among the many species ...

There are about two hundred plants belonging to the Kalanchoe genus around the world. At the same time, outwardly, they can look like real giants, 2-4 meters in height, with strong ligneous ...

Kalanchoe is a favorite houseplant of flower growers around the world. After all, a flower can delight its owners with beautiful decorative flowering almost all year round. More to the merits of this culture, you can ...

From the very beginning, the plant was brought to Russia from overseas countries, namely, as a mysterious medicinal plant that helped save the sailor from tropical fever. When the plant took root, like an indoor ...

At home, flower growers grow many species of such a diverse and at the same time unpretentious plant like Kalanchoe. On the windowsills today you can see the spectacular Blossfeld Kalanchoe inflorescences, sharp, strewn ...

Kalanchoe not only decorates any interior of the room, giving it comfort and sophistication, but is also actively used for medicinal purposes and cosmetic procedures. The healing properties of Kalanchoe relieve a person from ...

Pointed gray-green leaves and garlands of tiny "babies" on jagged edges. Such an image is most often born in the imagination when Kalanchoe is mentioned. Even without knowing the full name, people imagine ...

The popular houseplant Kalanchoe, home care, which is simple, is known to all flower growers. Some grow its medicinal species, enjoying the decorative appearance of the bush. And at the same time using ...

The widespread distribution of Kalanchoe as a culture began in the late 80s of the last century, when catchy double hybrids, known today as Kalanchoe Kalandiva, were first obtained. With all the variety ...

You can distinguish tangerines from the fruits of other types of citrus fruits by their somewhat flattened shape, small compared to oranges or grapefruit, size and high sugar content in juicy pulp, ...

The succulent plant, a native of the island of Madagascar, came to Russia with a merchant caravan. Kalanch means health in translation. The leaves of this foreign plant saved the sailor from tropical fever, and he ...

Mandarins, which spread around the world from China, have become one of the favorite types of citrus fruits in many countries, and in Russia they are considered practically a symbol of the approaching New Year. Indeed, the main crop ...

Common beets, found in almost every vegetable garden, can be called versatile and one of the healthiest vegetables.And it's not only about the benefits that burgundy sweet roots have, ...

For the beauty of the flowering of apple orchards, it has been praised more than once in poems and songs, an apple is an unsurpassed fruit in popularity, but you should not forget about the leaves, ...

The story of the discovery of vinegar takes us back to the pre-biblical past of humanity. As an antiseptic and thirst quencher, it was known more than 7000 years ago. In ancient times, they paid attention to ...