Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) loves sun or shade with well-drained soil. Seeds can be sewn in autumn or spring. It self-seeds easily and is especially attractive grown around stepping-stones. If it is comfortable in your soil, it will return year…
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Transpiration is important for any plant to survive. It keeps water moving in the plant, along with the dissolved mineral salts that the plant needs for nutrition and it helps cool the plant. The air in the inter cellular air space…
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Blackbutt is the name given to two different species of eucalypt. They both belong to the myrtle family. The name ‘blackbutt’ comes from the dark grey trunk and the fact that the trunks become blackened after bushfires. The tree itself…
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Plants occupy almost every environment on Earth, from the waters to the mountains, deserts and bogs. Flowering plants represent a small part of the plant kingdom (They are the division of Spermatophyta) yet they make up some of the most…
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The general term ‘Yate tree’ is applied to several Western Australian varieties of eucalypt. The Yate variety was the first Western Australian eucalypt to be described. It was collected at Observatory Island in 1792. One of the Yates is Eucalyptus…
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The term ‘flooded gum’ can refer to several species of eucalyptus. Probably the most common reference is to Eucalyptus grandis, also known as the Rose Gum. It is a large, fast-growing hardwood which prefers deep, well-drained soils. The name ‘rose…
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Extremophiles, from the Greek extremus “extreme” and philia “loving,” are organisms that thrive under conditions that are considered detrimental for most known organisms. These organisms can live in habitats where no other organisms can, and are capable of tolerating a…
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Plants are those lovely green things that grow all over the world. They decrease carbon levels, help keep oxygen available and provide many essential that make live not only possible, but a lot more comfortable. Animals have learned caution around…
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Twins are two children produced in the same pregnancy and born in the same birth process. Fraternal (dizygotic) twins are born when two different eggs are fertilized by two different sperm. Identical (monozygotic) twins are born when a single egg…
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Transpiration is the process by which plants use water. The water evaporates through the pores in the leaves during the process of photosynthesis when the pores are open to take in oxygen and carbon dioxide. However, coming in contact with…
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