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Category Archives: Plants & History
Potatoes: A History
Potatoes are definitely a favorite vegetable with Americans. Baked, broiled, fried, home fries, mashed, hash browns…did I miss any? This popular vegetable is originally from the Peruvian Andes in South America where thousands of varieties can be found. The potato … Continue reading
Posted in Plants & History, Vegetables
Tagged are potatoes toxic?, Irish potato famine, potato history, winter gardening
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Poinsettias: A History
In 1825, Joel Robert Poinsett, first U.S. ambassador to Mexico spotted what came to be known as the poinsettia. Poinsett had a passion for gardening and sent the plant to friends in the U.S. who immediately began to grow it. … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Plants, Houseplants, Plants & History
Tagged holiday plants, houseplants, poinsettias, poisonous plants
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