Plants

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Beetroot
The leaves are oval or triangular, light green, brown-purple-red.
The leaves and their long, fleshy petioles are also highly desirable for consumption as a botanical.
Baobab tree
The oldest baobab ever discovered was 2450 years old.
It was named Panke and grew in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately the tree died in 2011.
Strawberry
Strawberries are harvested between 4 and 6 weeks after flowering.
Only those entirely red are harvested, and the process is repeated every three days for about three weeks.
Cocoa bean
In 2020, global cocoa bean production was 5.8 million tons, led by Côte d'Ivoire with a 38 percent share of total production.
The next places were taken by Ghana and Indonesia.
Turmeric
Turmeric, also known as Indian saffron, is a perennial of the ginger family.
It grows wild in India, where around 40 to 45 species of Curcuma - a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae family - can be found.
Rapeseed
90% of rapeseed oil's content is unsaturated fatty acids.
The majority of these are oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids, or essential fatty acids (EFAs), which play an important role in many metabolic processes.
Chia seeds
Joseph Enterprises from San Francisco, California, manufactures Chia Pet.
These are terracotta figurines used to sprout chia. They are usually animal figurines into which moistened seeds are placed. After a few weeks, the growing plants form a "coat" on the ceramic pet.
Cocoa bean
Cocoa butter is used in the pharmacy.
It was first used by the French pharmacist Antoine Baume in 1750.In pharmacy recipes, it is used to ...
Dragon blood tree
It belongs to approximately 37% of endemic plant species from Socotra Island.
Olives
One olive tree can yield 50-65 kg of olives.
If the trees are irrigated, the yield per tree can reach 100 kg in commercial cultivation.