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There is a myth that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from a tree of this species, causing its white flowers to turn red. [10] This belief is related to the common name "Judas tree", which is possibly a corrupted derivation from the French common name, Arbre de Judée , meaning tree of Judea , referring to the hilly regions of that country where ...
The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the fir's evergreen quality as a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. [1] Anschütz based his text on a 16th-century Silesian folk song by Melchior Franck [citation needed], "Ach Tannenbaum".
Heliotropism, a form of tropism, is the diurnal or seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the Sun. The habit of some plants to move in the direction of the Sun, a form of tropism, was already known by the Ancient Greeks. They named one of those plants after that property Heliotropium, meaning "sun turn".
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (German: Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht) may refer to: A popular German song of the 1920s; When the White Lilacs Bloom Again, a German silent film directed by Robert Wohlmuth; When the White Lilacs Bloom Again, a West German film directed by Hans Deppe
The trees were still bare, but wildflowers peeked through the leaf litter. Mortenson Winlock named the ones we saw along the way — Mayapples, Dutchman’s breeches and trout lilies. “Sorry ...
Oenothera will bloom in the evening and appear to be white or yellow, and by morning they fade to pink or orange. [10] Floral color change can also be a result of an increase or decrease in pH. Hydrangea is a model genus for this particular chemical change in flowers.
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Now the plant can absorb more light. When the sun dries the plants, they turn white. Thanks to this special survival trick, plants without roots can absorb fog droplets as well as rainwater and thus cover their water needs. [18] More than one-third of a tropical forest's vascular plants are epiphytes which species of Tillandsia are part of.