Category Archives: Herbs
Mt. Pisgah Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Mount Pisgah Arboretum * http://www.mountpisgaharboretum.org/ * 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. * Eugene, OR 97405 * [email protected] * The Mount Pisgah Arboretum consists of 209 acres of a non-profit “Friends of Mount Pisgah” arboretum and botanical garden that is … Continue reading
The Blarney Poison Garden
The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland The Poison Garden: Blarney Castle, Ireland * 021-4385252 * vwww.blarneycastle.ie * One of the most intriguing features of the castle grounds of Blarney Castle for a scientist is the castle’s “Poison Garden”. … Continue reading
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Cherry Laurel: Prunus laurocerasus [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Rosales: Rosaceae: Prunus: Prunus laurocerasus ] Common Names: Cherry Laurel, English Laurel Localities: Native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern … Continue reading
The Chaste Tree
Vitus agnus – Chastus – Chaste tree The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Chaste Tree: Vitex agnus-castus [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiales: Lamiaceae: Vitex: Vitex agnus-castus ] Common Names: Vitex, Chaste Tree, Chasteberry, Hemp tree, Abraham’s Balm, … Continue reading
Oleander
Oleander The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Oleander Nerium oleander [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Gentianales: Apocynaceae: Apocynoideae: Wrightieae: Nerium: Nerium oleander ] Common Names: Oleander Localities: Commom from Morocco to Portugal eastward into the Mediterranean and throughout … Continue reading
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy/Oak The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Rosids: Sapindales: Anacardiaceae: Toxicodendron: Toxicodendron radicans ] Common Names: Localities: Poison Ivy grows throughout North America, in the United States and through … Continue reading
White Hellebore
Veratrum album, White helleborene The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland White Hellebore Veratrum album [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Monocots: Liliales: Melanthiaceae: Veratrum: Veratrum album ] Common Names: Bearsfoot, stinking hellebore, sabadilla, European Hellebore, Weisse Niesswurz, False Helleborine, White Veratrum … Continue reading
Camellia: Green Tea
Camellia sinensis Tea The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Camellia: Green Tea Camellia sinensis [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales: Theaceae: Camellia: Camellia sinensis ] Common Names: Green Tea, White Tea, Oolong, Pu-erh, black tea, tea plant, tea … Continue reading
Rhubarb
Rhubarb The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum [ Plantae: Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Polygonaceae: Rheum: R. rhabarbarum ] Common Names: Localities: Grown throughout the world in heated greenhouses, it is a common vegetable all over. Species: … Continue reading
Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae: Actaea: Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa ] Common Names: black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, macrotys, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, … Continue reading