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True or false: fight misconceptions about the garden
Lavender
Lavender, symbol of Provence.
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Symbol of Provence and the sun, lavender, from the Latin
lavandula sp.
, is a member of the Lamiaceae family.
Native to the west of the Mediterranean basin and India, it needs to be planted in
neutral to calcareous soil
and in full sun.
From June to August, its blue to purplish flowers in the shape of ears, both fragrant and melliferous, appear.
Even its nectar, which produces a reputedly sweet honey, is fragrant and highly appreciated by pollinating insects.
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star jasmine
The star jasmine flower takes on the appearance of a star.
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Star
jasmine,
from the Latin
trachelospermum jasminoides,
is a twining climbing plant native to subtropical Asia and belonging to the Apocynaceae family.
Installed in a neutral soil, in the sun and sheltered from drafts, it is easy to cultivate.
To know
Its stems can reach five meters in
height
.
Its foliage, both shiny and dark green, and its flowers, with a tube-like appearance at the end of which the flower takes on the appearance of a white to cream-colored star in summer, make it an ally for hiding a fence, for example. example.
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Acanthus
Acanthus blooms in mid-summer.
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From the Latin
acanthus sp
and from the Acanthaceae family,
acanthus
is a perennial plant that comes mainly from southern Europe and northwest Africa.
Growing in rich, well-drained deep soil exposed to sun and partial shade, acanthus can be victim to slugs, snails or powdery mildew in case of humidity.
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Its flowering takes place in July-August, with its stems like long spikes adorned with white, pink or sometimes mauve flowers with thorny bracts.
The Heart of Mary
The heart of Mary and its heart-shaped flowers.
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From the Latin
lamprocapnos spectabilis
and from the fumariaceae family, Mary's heart is a perennial bulbous plant that comes from China, North Korea, Japan and Russia in particular.
Planted in a fresh neutral to alkaline soil, its exposure requires shade and very light sunshine and sheltered from the winds.
Attention
Field mice and aphids and slugs can become undesirable tenants.
On its long arching stems form, from May to July, white or pink flowers, in the form of hanging horizontal clusters, resembling hearts.
This ornamental plant, because of its toxicity, however, requires several precautions such as handling with gloves.
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Sweet carnation
The flowers of the sweet carnation oscillate between white and red.
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Sweet carnation
is a hardy perennial plant belonging to the caryophyllaceae family.
Of southern origin, it takes its name from the Latin
dianthus plumosus
.
Requiring neutral to basic and above all well-drained soil, the sweet carnation, with evergreen foliage, grows in the sun or in partial shade.
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Between April and September, it produces single or double flowers, ranging in color from white to red and fragrant.
The fragrant alyssum
A generous flowering for the alyssum.
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The fragrant alyssum,
from the Latin
alyssum maritimum
, is an annual perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family.
Easy to maintain on neutral soil, this plant needs a sunny environment.
Coming from Europe and western Asia, it is renowned for its
generous flowering
forming a kind of cushion, whose colors vary from white to red and its smell of honey.
It is ideal for dressing a low wall.
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heliotrope
The heliotrope and its pretty purple flowers.
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Nicknamed the ladies' flower and bearing the Latin name
heliotropium peruvianum syn arborescens
,
the heliotrope
is a perennial plant.
Belonging to the Borraginaceae family, heliotrope is of Peruvian origin.
For it to be in the right place, a well-drained soil to
conserve humidity
and in full sun will allow flowering with white, blue or even purple touches, expected between May and the end of summer, accompanied by a intoxicating fragrance.
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Honeysuckle
Refinement for the honeysuckle flowers.
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From the Latin
lonicera sp
, this climbing plant, from the Caprifoliaceae family, is native to Europe.
A neutral soil and a sunny exposure will be two ideal factors for its well-being.
Honeysuckle offers, between June and August, a
spectacle of two-tone flared flowers
with four petals (from white to red through yellow), from which emanates a light fragrance.
But it remains a poisonous plant from the stem to the end of the petals.
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clematis
Clematis is particularly native to the northern hemisphere.
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From the ranunculaceae family, clematis takes its name from the Latin
clematis sp
.. Mostly native to the northern hemisphere, Australia and South America, it will find its place in cool soil with a neutral pH.
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This plant must be little
exposed to the sun
to give simple flowers equipped with many stamens, double or bells.
Abyssinian gladiolus
White and purple for the flowers of the Abyssinian gladiolus.
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The
Abyssinian gladiolus
, from the Latin g
ladiolus murielae
is native to southern Africa.
This flower belongs to the Iridaceae family.
If planted in rich, drained soil exposed to summer sun, Abyssinian gladiolus will produce bright white flowers with a
hint of purple at the base
.
