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Silphium Rediscovered
Although silphium grew in the coastal desert of Cyrenaica, it has survived in the inland region of Capadocia.
frankbeswick, on 10/02/2022
Silphium Rediscovered
Good questions questions,but more research is needed. As the plant has been propagated under glass it seems that intensive watering would work. As for soil,as it is in the Apiaceae it copes with less fertile soil.So desert and mountain soils ...
frankbeswick, on 10/02/2022
Silphium Rediscovered
We must be cautious that claims could have been exaggerated from ancient times.
Could soil in Europe been the cause for failure to grow the herb in Rome?
Could downpours be mimicked by intense watering?
Is there a report on the size of ...
blackspanielgallery, on 10/02/2022
Silphium Rediscovered
Good points Derdriu.
Veronica, on 10/01/2022
Silphium Rediscovered
It appears that silphium naturally associates with a coastal desert environment since your wizzley and online sources link the herb to Cyrene in modern-day Libya. Is that an accurate assumption or conclusion?
One online source, by Paul Pollaro ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Silphium Rediscovered
Frank,
I love herbs but I have certainly never even heard of this one. A fascinating well-researched read.
A contraceptive , warts and more ...it sounds like a " king's- cure-all".
Veronica, on 10/01/2022
Dream Big Dreams
Computer limitations mentioned below sometimes keep me from appreciating in all their detail images such as the one leftward of your title.
If the image is one of your own, what type of camera was used?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Coping With Heavy Periods
The text below the gummy vitamin product line images indicates that vitamin C in orange juice aids absorbing iron supplements.
Is that a general rule for any reason prompting including iron supplements in daily regimes?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
PMS Gummy Vitamins
Acceptable drinkables and edibles in your observations are actually part of a healthy diet for people with and without health problems. But do you tend toward avoiding herbal teas as well as caffeinated or just caffeinated?
Also, the heading Do ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
The magic of Christmas and the transition phase we all have to go through
The Saint Nic image is crisply clear even as I find the image leftward of your title even more crisply clear.
What time of the day would the image have been taken, and would the cooperative lighting be due to all artificial light, all natural ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Love Tie my book
It looks like the time on your timepiece image is at 10 minutes to 10.
Would that time be significant to events in Love Tie? And, if so, would it be telling to preview how, to what or whom, when, where and why?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Autumn and why it is special
Heavy rain and high winds ;-{ cause computer crashes ... and much-appreciated resurrections!
The article Conkers A Favourite Children's Game, as part of Project Britain: British Life and Culture by Mandy Barrow, from 2014 gives requirements and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Illusion
The computer crashed before I completed my comment about your competent photography. When it doesn't crash ;-D, it sometimes does not cooperate with smaller images such as the one leftward of your title.
The image looks like it includes one ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/01/2022
Haunted House A Halloween Rage
I think that the house was demolished some years ago and the site redeveloped.
frankbeswick, on 10/01/2022
The Power of Blue: Three Blue Flowered Plants Alluring to Hummingbirds
Blue flowers are not as prolific as other colours like white, yellow and red in nature. In wilderness, I have seen mostly white and yellow. In India, Jacaranda produces purple/lavender blooms profusely which look beautiful on trees. Your choice ...
WriterArtist, on 09/30/2022