Day 191 - The
name Shampoo Ginger comes from the peculiar trait that if rubbed, it will
release a “shampoo like” smell. It produces flowers that come out on the cone
that must be taken off as they will rot and turn the cone mushy and smelly. At
the beginning of the season, the cones are yellowish and small and produce the
least amount of flowers. Later on the cones grow taller and yellow, and at the end
of the season they are peach, and it produces more flowers.
Day 192 -
Pincushion protea are one of the longest lasting flower varieties available.
With proper care, they last a minimum of 15 days!
Day 193 - Cut
Hypericum berries start out as a yellow flowering shrub and the berries only
develop after the flower fades away…..a little like your grandmother’s rose
hips… It takes almost 8 months from planting to berry stage to produce a single
stem of florist quality berried Hypericum!
Day 194 - The
common name for Hypericum is St John’s Wort and it is widely available in
health food stores as a homeopathic remedy for ailments such as depression and
as a natural antibiotic.
Day 195 -
Heliconia flowers are almost exclusively pollinated by Hummingbirds, and
sometimes bats too, in Costa Rica.
