Popcorn cassia makes a great pollinator plant and its buttery popcorn smell is a unique sensory feature. (Flickr photo: Annie's Annuals and Perennials)
The other night, my husband and I went to the movie theater, which I can’t remember the last time we went to see a movie. The most popular snack at the movie theater is, of course, buttered popcorn. As we were munching on the popcorn, the idea for this column struck me: the popcorn plant! The technical name is popcorn cassia, but it is called the popcorn plant for short. The extraordinary cha...