If the main thing you know about limes is that they are sometimes used as a garnish for drinks or made up into a dessert commonly called “Key Lime Pie,” then you might be amazed to learn that there are many different varieties of lime tree and that not all of them occur naturally. “Key …
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Growing out of doors in their native habitat, Dragon Trees, dracaena grows into an amazingly huge tree that can live for hundreds of years. Believed to have been named for the Greek word for a female dragon, dracaena are a member of the Asparagaceae family, subfamily, nolinoideae. This makes it a distant relative of asparagus …
Olives and olive oil are staples around the world. Cold pressed olive oil is considered to be one of the healthiest vegetable oils available. But where did the olive begin? How is it cultivated? And how many different kinds of olive trees are there? Origin of the Olive Tree Olives have been eaten by humans …
The glauca grass tree, or Xanthorrhoea glauca is another one of those plant types unique to Australia. Although there are similar plants growing in other places, the Grass Tree is distinctive. Xanthorrhoea Xanthorrhoea plants grow all over Australia, as well as in some other parts of the world. They are remarkably resilient, being resistant to …
The Canary Islands are a place shrouded in legends and rituals uncommon to the rest of the world, a fantastical place if there ever was one. One piece of mythology that stems from this area has to do with a majestic tree, the Dragon tree, or Dracaena draco. Here, we take a deeper look into …