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2. Lamprocapnos - Wikipedia

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   Their shape inspired the common name "lady-in-a-bath" and the more decorous "Our Lady in a boat" The Asian bleeding-heart grows to 120 cm tall and 45 cm wide. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial with 3-lobed compound leaves on fleshy green to pink stems. The arching horizontal racemes of up to 20 pendent flowers are borne in spring and ...

3. Soapstone - Wikipedia

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   Vikings hewed soapstone directly from the stone face, shaped it into cooking pots, and sold these at home and abroad. [24] In Shetland, there is evidence that these vessels were used for processing marine and dairy fats. [25] Several surviving medieval buildings in northern Europe are constructed with soapstone, amongst them Nidaros Cathedral. [4]

4. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

5. Is Your Purple Heart Plant Fading? Here's How to Revive It - AOL

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   The purple heart plant is a cheery, easy-to-grow plant that adds a splash of vibrant color, both indoors or in your garden. Here's how to care for it. The purple heart plant is a cheery, easy-to ...

6. Ashlar - Wikipedia

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   Ashlar (/ ˈ æ ʃ l ər /) is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape. The term can also refer to a structure built from such stones. [1] Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, and is generally rectangular . It was described by Vitruvius as opus isodomum or trapezoidal.

7. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J. Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state's official stone. Organizations such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile , a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma ...