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Alliums, [15] brassicas, [15] cabbage, [6] peas, tomatoes: Cabbage root fly, [15] ants, cabbage looper, aphids, onion fly [15] Repels cabbage flies, has same general companion properties as other mints Rosemary: Rosmarinus officinalis: Cabbage, [6] beans, [6] [19] brassicas, carrots, thyme: Bean beetle: Deters cabbage flies, repels many bean ...
Its flowers attract pollinators: all parts of the dandelion are edible in season: Used in traditional herbal medicine throughout the world. The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) contains chemicals that are known to have diuretic properties. [6] Dandelions benefits nearby plants through their powerful tap root system. It breaks up hard ...
Brassicaceae (/ ˌ b r æ s ɪ ˈ k eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /) or (the older) Cruciferae (/ k r uː ˈ s ɪ f ər i /) [2] is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.
Growth is best in dry soils with very good drainage, and they are often grown successfully in loose wall mortar, hence the vernacular name. There is a wide range of flower color in the warm spectrum, including white, yellow, orange, red, pink, maroon, purple and russet. The flowers, appearing in spring, usually have a strong, pleasant fragrance.
Cordyline fruticosa flowers are a traditional treatment for asthma, and their anthocyanin content has been assessed to see if they might be commercial herbal remedy. [44] In the Philippines, the roots were used to flavor the traditional intus sugarcane wines of the Lumad people of Mindanao. [45]
The flowers, seeds, stalks, and tender leaves of many species of Brassica can be eaten raw or cooked. [5] Almost all parts of some species have been developed for food, including the root (swede, turnip), stems (), leaves (cabbage, collard greens, kale), flowers (cauliflower, broccoli, romanesco broccoli), buds (Brussels sprouts, cabbage), and seeds (many, including mustard seed, and oil ...
Sisymbrium irio, London rocket, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family which is native to the Middle East, north Africa and southern Europe, and which has spread widely around the world as an invasive plant of dry, disturbed land in towns, deserts and farmland.
Meadow cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus; Skunk cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus, Lysichiton spp. Swamp cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus; California bay – Umbellularia californica; California buckeye – Aesculus californica; California sycamore – Platanus racemosa; California walnut – Juglans californica; Canada root – Asclepias tuberosa