For example, there is sansevieria, a plant known to almost everyone. Native to the African continent, sansevieria produces long, tapered, thick, leathery and pointed leaves.
These are most often green or green and bordered with yellow.
Botanists could have given sansevieria a common name, for example pointed ear. They preferred to call it “mother-in-law’s tongue”, admit that it is not very chic.
It’s the same with Equinocactus grusonii (Echinocactus), one of the most beautiful indoor cacti!
This plant native to Mexico looks like a large ball covered with spines on which it is not recommended to sit.
English gardeners called it the golden barrel cactus, a name that pretty much sums up its appearance.
The French, always delicate with their family, call it mother-in-law cushion. Admit that again, it’s not very nice.
2024-01-20 07:48:14
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