Herbarium of the Bizarre

I finally got to break out my Ancient Egyptian Herbal for this one!

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Today is No-Buy Friday in the U.S. Aren’t you glad you can listen to this podcast for free? ;)

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Roses are red,

But can never be blue.

Thanks for listening,

Welcome back for part two!

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This episode appears not to have published last week when it was supposed to, and I don't know why. I'm sorry about that. It was finished and scheduled, but it still said "draft."

Today's topic is the…

I’ve been humming “Every Rose Has it’s Thorn” for a week. 🌹🌹🌹

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Let’s take a Peyote trip (sort of)! 🌵 This cute, little, hallucinogenic cactus was one of the first plants I put on my list when I started this podcast. It's had a special place in my heart since my …

This plant is deadly poisonous. But there seems to be some disagreement on how deadly, which seems like something that would be easy to come to a conclusion on. Just don’t eat it.

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You remember that time I forgot to plug my microphone in? 😅 Well, I didn’t do that again, but I think I didn’t have the recording settings correct because the audio sounds like it recorded through th…

Fun Fact: Sweet Gum seeds were carried onboard the space shuttle in 1984. The seeds were brought back down to earth and planted, and the trees survive to this day.

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Let me tell you a little story about how star slime took over the world.

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Happy Holidays! This tree tastes like gingerbread!

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It’s festive Friday the 13th! Today we’re looking at English Ivy, a plant that makes me want to rage.

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I’m returning to my tradition of wintry and holiday-themed plants for December. You can call it a tradition once you’ve done it two years in a row, right? First up is Holly, which I’ve always conside…

Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so Happy Harvest! This week, we’re reviewing the year in new botanical discoveries.

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I broke out my Intro to Plant Biology textbook from college for this. I just want you to know that.

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If you’ve ever eaten a Pawpaw, let me you what you think it tastes like. Is it “sunny and electric”?

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Oh my stars, I finished editing early this time! Which is good, because I’ll be in Berlin next week, and I need to hustle to get an episode banked for when I’m gone.

Give a holler in the comments if…

Less late than last time! We are approaching being back on schedule! Moving into my first house is harder than I thought, y’all.

Recipe for Bengali Mashed Elephant Food Yam: https://seasonalflavours…

This time, we’re going to talk about something truly terrifying: medical fraud! 😱 But also a bleeding plant, because you have to have balance. And no, we are not going to talk about how late this epi…

Special thanks to the production of the Little Shop of Horrors stage musical I saw at NC State when I was in college. That was a first class play. I say as someone who goes to the theater maybe twice…