Poinsettia (poinset’ia) is one of the most popular plants for the Christmas season. It grown for its great clusters of bright scarlet leaves at the ends of long stems. The small inconspicuous flowers occur at the center of this mass of leaves. The brightly colored leaves are often referred to as the flowers. The foliage […]
Sweet pea. In 1699 a monk found some butterfly-shaped flowers growing wild in the fields of Sicily. He sent a handful of their seeds to a doctor in England. From the offspring of these seeds have been selected the several hundred varieties of sweet peas which are today the daintiest of garden flowers. The sweet […]
Trillium is any of several species of flowering plants of the lily family, Liliaceae. The plant’s name comes from the Latin word for three. The blossoms of trilliums have three petals, three sepals’ six stamens, a three-celled ovary, and a cluster of thee leaves. A solitary flower blooms above the cluster of leaves. Trilliums are […]
Anthurium is the name of a large genus of flowering plants native to tropical regions (Tropical Flowers) in North and South America. There are about 1,100 species of anthuriums. They grow wild chiefly in rain forests. They also are cultivated in greenhouses and gardens. Many wild anthuriums wrap around tree trunks and branches, though some […]
Blue flowers are one of the most surprising plants. They can be big or small and can give colors to any garden. You can plant them separately or mix them with other flowers, in order to collect in your garden all the colors of the rainbow. At plants landing it is necessary to follow the […]
FOXGLOVE is a plant that has for centuries been grown in gardens of many lands. They are members of the Figwort family. About 30 species are natives of Europe and western Asia. Some are biennials. Others are perennials. Only a few species are commonly cultivated. In North American gardens, the common or purple foxglove is […]
DANDELION. The word dandelion comes from the French dent de lion, meaning lion’s tooth. This name was given to the plant because of the toothed margins of its leaves. When the leaves are young, they are used for healthful salad or as greens. The plant has medicinal value. Its roots, like those of its relative […]
Zinnia is one of the most easily cultivated of all the garden flowers. Their bright blossoms may be rose, orange, crimson, scarlet, yellow, salmon, or purple. They stand stiffly erect on hairy stems which are from three inches to three feet high, depending upon the variety grown. They have an abundance of thick, dark green […]
Botanical garden Botanical garden, (buh TAN uh kuhl), is a garden in which plants are grown chiefly for scientific, educational, and artistic purposes. Botanical gardens usually are part of an institution or other center of learning devoted to the study of plants. They often have courses for adults on the uses of plants. In some […]
Coreopsis is a large group of plants related to the sunflower. They are commonly called tickseeds. The plants may be from 1.5 to 4 feet (46 to 120 centimeters) high. Their yellow, red, or maroon flowers look like daisies and grow on slender stems. Flowers of the coreopsis plant look like daisies and grow on […]
Your wedding ceremony is one of the most very important occasions in your life. Whatever the scale and type of the wedding, well-chosen flowers can transform the location of the event, whether indoor or outdoor and make it into a special occasion for you. These can be any flowers you like: tropical, wildflowers or simple […]
Larkspur is a favorite flower among gardeners. One of its petal like sepals is elongated into a spur, which resembles the spur of a lark’s back toe; hence the name larkspur. Because the unopened bud looks somewhat like a dolphin and because the Latin word for dolphin is delphinus, the flower is also called delphinium. […]
Cyclamen. The cyclamen grows wild in the Mediterranean regions of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, where it blooms in early spring or late fall. When flower lovers discovered that cyclamens would thrive as potted plants, they were introduced into England and the United States, where they have become popular. They are among the most attractive […]
Pitcher plant is the name of a family of green plants with pitcher-shaped leaves that form traps for insects. Pitcher plants are called carnivorous plants because they feed on animal life (see Carnivorous plant), like other green plants, pitcher plants make their own food by a process called photosynthesis pitcher plants live in places where […]