Plants

Tuesday, 17 February 2026
13 facts about mayflower
13 facts about mayflower
Epigaea repens
Mayflower is an evergreen shrub, spread throughout the eastern U.S. shore. A state flower of Massachusetts, it is vulnerable, but on the other hand, t ...

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Sweet potato
Unlike potatoes, in sweet potatoes, the leaves are also edible.
They are considered very nutritious.
Broad beans
Broad beans should also be avoided by people who have digestive system problems, as they cause flatulence and excessive fermentation in the intestines.
Bloating and gas are caused by oligosaccharides, which are not digested or broken down by intestinal bacteria.
Garlic
The assimilating leaves reach a length of up to 50 cm, are even-narrow, flat, or trough-shaped, and range in color from green to bluish-green.
The number of assimilation leaves indicates the size of the underground bulb.
Lemon
In the 18th century, lemon was very popular as a treatment for scurvy.
In the English fleet, a mandatory 1 ounce daily dose of lemon juice was introduced for each seaman to address the problem of common scurvy at that time.
Carob
Its crown has a semi-circular, broad habit, supported by a thick trunk with rough, cracked brown bark and strong branches. The tree is frost hardy to about -7°C.
The leaves are 10 to 20 centimeters long, leathery, stiff to the touch, glossy, dark green. They fal ...
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are native to South America.
They were cultivated by Indians living north of the equator. From there, they spread to Central and North America about 2,000 years ago.
Forget-me-not
It is considered an invasive plant.
Its creeping roots can cover a wide area with little time.
Garlic
Garlic has weak and shallow roots.
Only adventitious roots grow from the heel, which die when the plant stops growing.
Lemon
Lemon juice contains a rutin that seals blood vessels and prevents the loss of vitamin C from the body.
Bananas
Bananas are composed of water in 75%.
In comparison, cucumbers contain 96% of water.