The Scottish people I’ve heard say it actually called them “piss-a-beds,” which trips off the tongue a lot easier, but that name comes from the fact that as an herbal medicine they are apparently a pretty effective diuretic.
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pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
So apparently the entire world decided that “pee the bed” would be a great name for a flower.
Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Well it has a strong diuretic effect. It’s just good marketing, you know what plant to get off you have trouble pissing