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The etymological association of oleander with the bay laurel has continued into the modern day: in France the plant is known as "laurier rose", [12] while the Spanish term, "Adelfa", is the descendant of the original Ancient Greek name for both the bay laurel and the oleander, daphne, which subsequently passed into Arabic usage and thence to Spain.
Here are five plants you might want to look for at the next FloraFest plant sale, which will be April 6, starting at 9 a.m. until all plants are sold. Bird of Paradise
Eriophyllum lanatum is a perennial herb growing from 30 to 60 centimetres (12 to 24 inches) in height, in well-branched clumps. Both the stems and leaves may be covered with a woolly gray hair, but some plants lack this.
Floating island La Rota in Posta Fibreno lake, Italy. Natural floating islands are composed of vegetation growing on a buoyant mat of plant roots or other organic detritus. In aquatic regions of Northwestern Europe, several hundred hectares or a couple thousand acres of floating meadows (German Schwingrasen, Dutch trilveen) have been preserved, which are partly used as agricultural land ...
Tubuai island sustains a population of 2,185 people on 45 km 2 of land. [2] [3] Due to its southerly position, Tubuai has notably cooler weather than Tahiti. [4] The island is ringed by a lagoon formed by an encircling coral reef. A break in the reef that enables passage for ships is located on the north side of the island. [4]
Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia (also known as Islands of Oz) is a three-part Australian documentary television series produced by Prospero Productions for the Seven Network. The series is hosted by Martin Clunes and has Clunes exploring various islands off the Australian mainland.
Bellona Island is an island of the Rennell and Bellona Province, in Solomon Islands. Its length is about 10 km (6.2 mi) and its average width 2.5 km (1.6 mi). Its area is about 17 km 2 (6.6 sq mi). It is almost entirely surrounded by 30–70 m (100–230 ft) high cliffs, consisting primarily of raised coral limestone.
The island, spanning 83.2 hectares (roughly 205 acres), is irregularly shaped, with main axes about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is heavily forested from south to north and features over 200 varieties of trees imported to the once nearly barren island by Aristotle Onassis .