I pulled aside the straw today from one larger plant that's staring to flower, and there were a couple of stolons starting to run. They got a slow start, but they're on their way. I planted the early potatoes that I'm growing for new ones along the edge of the bed so I can easily reach in and nab them.
Where does vanilla come from? A: Vanilla comes from the bean of a specific type of orchid. Of the 35,000 orchid species native to the rainforests of Central and South America, only the fruit of the vanilla orchid, whose scientific name is Vanilla planifolia, is actually edible. Continue Reading.
1 The word vanilla comes from the Spanish word vainilla, which means little black pod. 2  Vanilla oil is derived from Vanilla planifolia, a native species of the Orchidaceae family, with large climbing vines and clusters of yellow-green flowers that turn into fragrant brown-colored pods.