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André Beaurain ~ July 8, 2015
Victoria amazonica, Largest Waterlily
It quite a story how these valuable seeds arrived trough the post. I ordered a germinating seed from Poland, in March 2014. They post the seed in the little capsules that one keep contact lenses in, with added water. These seeds cannot dry out for they develope underwater like all Waterlily seeds and then just … Continue reading Victoria amazonica, Largest WaterlilyRead on...
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Titan Lilly, Amorphophallus titanum
From Ancient Greek amorphos, “without form, misshapen” + phallos, “phallus”, and titan, “giant” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum In other words The Giant Misshapen Penis. The day I saw the the plant of the Largest Flower or rather inflorescence on earth at Kew gardens was in August 1997, the month Princess Diana died, yes and I was there for … Continue reading Titan Lilly, Amorphophallus titanumRead on...
André Beaurain ~ March 19, 2015
Tomato Reduction
Tomatoes, The Fruit of Salad. Corné is eagerly waiting, every year, for the first spring breeze in August to sow the Tomatoes! You can never have enough, for what you don’t eat you can cook up and make your own Tomato Reduction, which can be frozen and stored, to be used in winter months. There … Continue reading Tomato ReductionRead on...
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