About Flowers

Information About Beautiful Flowers.

 

  Giving Flowers As a Gift

There are many occasions to give flowers, in fact many people would agree that it is always nice to receive flowers even if it is not a special time of year. Special occasions when flowers are given include: weddings, birthdays, Valentine's Day ... actually any day when you want to tell someone special to you how that you love them!

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Common name: Mimosa

 Botanical name: Acacia dealbata

Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. The most curiousplant in the genus is Mimosa pudica because of the way it folds its leaves when touched or exposed to heat; many others also fold their leaves in the evening. It is native to southern Mexico, Uruguay and Central America but is widely cultivated elsewhere for its curiosity value, both as an indoor plant in temperate areas, and outdoors in the tropics. Outdoor cultivation has led to weedy invasion in some areas, notably Hawaii.





Common name: Peruvian lily
Botanical name: Alstroemeria hybrid


Alstroemeria (syn. Alstremeria), commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Chile are winter-growing plants while those of Brazil are summer-growing. All are long-lived perennials except A. (Taltalia) graminea, a diminutive annual from the Atacama Desert of Chile.
The genus was named for the Swedish baron Clas Alströmer (Claus von Alstroemer) by his close friend Carolus Linnaeus. The plant was first described by the French botanist Louis Feuillée. The plant's seeds were among many collected by Alströmer on a trip to South America in 1753.





Common name: Common Yarrow
 Botanical name: Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as Yarrow or Common Yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is often regarded as an invasive weed. Yarrow is drought tolerant and grows well in poor soils, and is often found in waste areas, alongside roads, and in meadows and open forests.
Yarrow was used historically as an astringent, and derives its botanical name from that use. In Greek mythology, the centaur Chiron was said to have a great knowledge of healing, and he passed this knowledge on to his student Achilles. As the warrior hero of Homer's Iliad, Achilles used Yarrow to treat the wounds of his soldiers. Thus the Yarrow genus is called Achillea.

Common name: Lumex
 Botanical name: Atriplex

Tall erect stems with open loose flower heads. The long stem of the Atriplex with its open loose flower head adds a dramatic line element to a floral design.

Common name: Ming fern
 Botanical name: Asparagus retrofractus

A slow growing perennial. This exquisite evergreen fern grows from 5 to 6 feet tall. Great containers or bonsai plants. Thrives in part sun to shade. Makes an excellent patio or house plant. 'Ming Fern' produces small white flowers in spring and summer. Zones 8 and higher.

Common name: Peruvian lily
 Botanical name: Alstroemeria hybrid

Alstroemeria (syn. Alstremeria), commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Chile are winter-growing plants while those of Brazil are summer-growing. All are long-lived perennials except A. (Taltalia) graminea, a diminutive annual from the Atacama Desert of Chile.

The genus was named for the Swedish baron Clas Alströmer (Claus von Alstroemer) by his close friend Carolus Linnaeus. The plant was first described by the French botanist Louis Feuillée. The plant's seeds were among many collected by Alströmer on a trip to South America in 1753.






Common name: Foxtail fern
 Botanical name: Asparagus densiflorus Meyeri

Asparagus meyeri is an evergreen arching perennial that has feathery, needle-like, stems. Foxtail Fern is often thought of as a fern but really it is not a true fern, i.e. it produces seeds rather than spores. This "Fern" is however related to the vegetable Asparagus which also has fern-like foliage. Foxtail Fern is very similar to Asparagus Fern only its growth habit is very dense and it produces tail-like fronds for a fluffy "Foxtail" look. In the summer the plant has small white flowers that are followed by bright red berries. The plant can grow 2 feet in height and to a width of 3 to 4 feet. Unique growth habit makes it an outstanding accent plant in any garden also makes a great hanging basket.






Common name: Common Yarrow
 Botanical name: Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as Yarrow or Common Yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is often regarded as an invasive weed. Yarrow is drought tolerant and grows well in poor soils, and is often found in waste areas, alongside roads, and in meadows and open forests.

Yarrow was used historically as an astringent, and derives its botanical name from that use. In Greek mythology, the centaur Chiron was said to have a great knowledge of healing, and he passed this knowledge on to his student Achilles. As the warrior hero of Homer's Iliad, Achilles used Yarrow to treat the wounds of his soldiers. Thus the Yarrow genus is called Achillea.

Common name: Summer poinsettia
Botanical name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus is a warm season annual that is grown primarily for its brightly colored foliage. These plants grow best in full sun with average dry soil. Watering sparingly will deter root rot. This plant can become overwhelming in color, so planting site should be chosen carefully.

Common name: Sprengeri fern
 Botanical name: Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' is an evergreen arching perennial that has feathery, needle-like, stems giving an open, loose appearance in growth. Asparagus Fern is often thought of as a fern but really it is not a true fern, i.e. it produces seeds rather than spores. This "Fern" is however related to the vegetable Asparagus which also has fern-like foliage. In summer the plant has small white flowers that are followed by bright red berries. The plant can grow 24 to 36 inches in height and to a width of 3 to 4 feet. It will grow in sun or even fairly dense shade, however, it would prefer some shade to maintain a darker green color leaf. Bright sun tends to wash out the color leaving a more yellow plant.

Common name: Lumex
Botanical name: Atriplex

Tall erect stems with open loose flower heads. The long stem of the Atriplex with its open loose flower head adds a dramatic line element to a floral design.

Common name: Snapdragon apple blossom
Botanical name: Antirrhinum majus

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) is a species of Antirrhinum native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern France, and east to Turkey and Syria. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5-1 m tall, rarely up to 2 m. The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1-7 cm long and 2-2.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower is 3.5-4.5 cm long, zygomorphic, with two 'lips' closing the corolla tube; wild plants have pink to purple flowers, often with yellow lips.

Common name: Snapdragon magenta
Botanical name: Antirrhinum majus

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) is a species of Antirrhinum native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern France, and east to Turkey and Syria. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5-1 m tall, rarely up to 2 m. The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1-7 cm long and 2-2.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower is 3.5-4.5 cm long, zygomorphic, with two 'lips' closing the corolla tube; wild plants have pink to purple flowers, often with yellow lips.

Common name: Kangaroo paw yellow
Botanical name: Anigozanthos flavidus

The size, flower-stalk height and colour of kangaroo paws flowers varies between the species. Many new forms have also arisen as the result of deliberate hybridisation. The overall colour of the flowers is influenced by fine coloured hairs which cover the flowers and, sometimes, part of the stalk. They grow from an underground rhizome and produce beautiful flowers on long stems mainly during spring and summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common name: Allium 'drumstick'
Botanical name: Allium sphaerocephalon

Hardy bulbous perennial grown for spherical heads, not unlike a large drumstick, of rich pink-purple flowers which appear in summer. Looks good with many herbaceous perennials and the shorter grasses. Also good for gravel gardens, low maintenance and drought tolerant planting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common name: Monte Cassino
Botanical name: Aster ericoides

Common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common name: Anemone 'Galilee'
Botanical name: Anemone coronaria

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-40 cm tall (rarely to 60 cm), with a basal rosette of a few leaves, the leaves with three leaflets, each leaflet deeply lobed. The flowers are borne singly on a tall stem with a whorl of small leaves just below the flower; the flower is 3-8 cm diameter, with 5-8 red, white or blue petal-like tepals.

 

 

Common name: Lily of the Nile – Alba
Botanical name: Agapanthus africanus

Agapanthus africanus (African lily; syn. Agapanthus umbellatus) is a member of the family Alliaceae and a native of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. It was introduced to Europe at the close of the 17th century as a handsome greenhouse plant, and is hardy outdoors in the south of England and Ireland if protected from severe frosts. The plants are easy to cultivate and (in areas that have winter) are generally grown in large pots or tubs that can be protected from frost.







Common name: Queen Anne's lace
Botanical name: Ammi majus

Ammi majus (also known as Bishopsweed, Bishop’s weed, Bullwort, Greater ammi, Lady’s lace, Laceflower) originates in the Nile River Valley and has white lace-like flowers. In ancient Egypt, this plant was used to treat skin diseases. Ammi majus is being studied for potential cancer and AIDS treatments.

Common name: Lace fern
Botanical name: Asparagus setaceus

Asparagus setaceus (Common Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern) is a vine plant in the genus Asparagus. The plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one. It is native to Southern Africa, but is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It has become an invasive species in several locations where it has been introduced.

Common name: Monkshood
Botanical name: Aconitum napellus

Aconitum known as monkshood and wolfbane is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). There are over 250 species of Aconitum. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly natives of the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in moisture retentive but well draining soils on mountain meadows. Their dark green leaves lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with 5–7 segments. Each segment again is 3-lobed with coarse sharp teeth. The leaves have a spiral or alternate arrangement. The lower leaves have long petioles.







Common name: Sprengeri fern
Botanical name: Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' is an evergreen arching perennial that has feathery, needle-like, stems giving an open, loose appearance in growth. Asparagus Fern is often thought of as a fern but really it is not a true fern, i.e. it produces seeds rather than spores. This "Fern" is however related to the vegetable Asparagus which also has fern-like foliage. In summer the plant has small white flowers that are followed by bright red berries. The plant can grow 24 to 36 inches in height and to a width of 3 to 4 feet. It will grow in sun or even fairly dense shade, however, it would prefer some shade to maintain a darker green color leaf. Bright sun tends to wash out the color leaving a more yellow plant.

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Common name: Thorow-wax
Botanical name: Bupleurum rotundifolium

This is a very distinctive member of the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows up to 75 cm tall, with a reddish, branched stem. The leaves are round to oval, the uppermost surrounding the stem. The greenishyellow flowers have small yellowish petals and are gathered in clusters at the end of stems. Each cluster is surrounded by a ring of green, petal-like bracteoles. Each flower produces a pair of brown seeds, each seed measuring 3.0-3.5mm.

Common name: Strawberry banksia
Botanical name: Banksia menziesii

Banksia menziesii, commonly known as Firewood Banksia, Menzies Banksia or Firewheel Banksia, is a species of small tree or large shrub in the genus Banksia. It is found in Western Australia, from the Perth region north to the Murchison River. The name Firewood Banksia was a result of its quick burning properties and abundance as a source of firewood. The colour of the inflorescences has given rise to more unusual common names such as Port Wine Banksia, Flame Banksia and Strawberry Banksia.

 Common name: Boronia
Botanical name: Boronia heterophylla

Boronia heterophylla: is a Western Australian native and a member of the Rutaceae family. The species is sometimes known as the Kalgan Boronia. Boronia heterophylla is a rounded, compact shrub reaching a height of 1.5 metres. The pinnate leaves are bright green. In spring, plants become covered with bright pink, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.

Common name: Bouvardia
Botanical name: Bouvardia

Loose clusters of tubular starlet flowers fringed with leaves and carried on tall stalks. Each stem, resembles a small bouquet in bright firework colours. They also have a faint delicate scent.

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Common name: Cymbidium orchid
Botanical name: Cymbidiun hybrid

The Cymbidium orchids, most of which are terrestrial, have large pseudobulbs and thin ribbonlike leaves. The flower sprays bear large numbers of long lasting flowers. The standard size plants have thirty-six inch leaves and take up a lot of room. They are hard to grow indoors and in areas with warm night temperatures. They need very bright light and cold nights. The miniature plants have ten to twenty-four inch leaves. They are easier to grow indoors and can tolerate less light and warmer night temperatures than the standards.

 

Common name: Godetia

Botanical name: Clarkia amoena

Godetias provide one of the more varied shows in flowerdom, with a wide range of colors and combinations, mostly in reds, whites, and pinks. They bloom in early summer, and if conditions are right, can continue through the summer. They prefer a cooler climate, and resent hot or excessively wet summers.

Common name: Papyrus lion's head
Botanical name: Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus sedge or paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial native to Africa. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It features a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. Each stem is topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like stems around 10-30 cm in length. This cluster resembles a feather duster when the plant is young. Greenish-brown flower clusters eventually appear at the ends of the rays, giving way to brown, nut-like fruits.

Common name: Paper Reed
Botanical name: Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus sedge or paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial native to Africa. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It features a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. Each stem is topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like stems around 10-30 cm in length. This cluster resembles a feather duster when the plant is young. Greenish-brown flower clusters eventually appear at the ends of the rays, giving way to brown, nut-like fruits.

 
Common name: Japhette orchid
Botanical name: Cattleya x Japhette

Cattleya is a genus of approximately 53 species from Mexico to South America. The species was named after William Cattley in 1824 who successfully cultivaed the earliest specimens.

Common name: Eric John
Botanical name: Chamelaucium pheliferum

12 to 18 inches high Half-inch flowers in cluster at tips of thin woody stems. Pale mauve, pink, purple, dull red, or white. Evergreen tropical shrub.

Common name: Japhette orchid
Botanical name: Cattleya x Japhette

Cattleya is a genus of approximately 53 species from Mexico to South America. The species was named after William Cattley in 1824 who successfully cultivaed the earliest specimens. 

 

Common name: Cockscomb crested
Botanical name: Celosia argentea cristata

Annual growing to 0.2m. It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).

Common name: Cosmos
Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the Cosmos or the "Mexican Aster", is a medium sized flowering herbaceous plant sometimes grown in gardens. This species is considered a half-hardy annual, although plants may re-appear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from two to four feet. The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. Its foliage is finely-cut into threadlike segments.

Common name: Paper Reed
Botanical name: Cyperus papyrus
  

Papyrus sedge or paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial native to Africa. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It features a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. Each stem is topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like stems around 10-30 cm in length. This cluster resembles a feather duster when the plant is young. Greenish-brown flower clusters eventually appear at the ends of the rays, giving way to brown, nut-like fruits.

 

Common name: Billy buttons
Botanical name: Craspedia globosa

Craspedia globosa has 1 inch globes that grow on long stems. The gray leaves are linear and grass-like. This makes for an interesting contrast in the garden. The yellow flowers last for a tremendous time on the plant and dry fantastically. Craspedia globosa will bloom spring through summer. They work well as a dried flower or as a cut flower.









Common name: Papyrus lion's head
Botanical name: Cyperus papyrus

Papyrus sedge or paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial native to Africa. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It features a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. Each stem is topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like stems around 10-30 cm in length. This cluster resembles a feather duster when the plant is young. Greenish-brown flower clusters eventually appear at the ends of the rays, giving way to brown, nut-like fruits.

Common name: Marguerite daisy
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum Frutescens

Perennial sub-shrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum.

Common name: Montbretia
Botanical name: Crocosmia

Crocosmia, is a small genus of perennial species in the iris family Iridaceae, native to the grasslands of Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. They can be evergreen or deciduous perennial herbs, that grow from basal underground corms. The basal, alternate leaves are cauline (meaning, belonging to the stem) and distichous (meaning, growing in two vertical ranks). The leaves are linear or lanceolate. The blades are parallel-veined. The margin is entire. The corms are unusual in forming vertical chains with the youngest at the top and oldest and largest buried most deeply in the soil. The roots of the lowermost corm in a chain are contractile roots and drag the corm deeper into the ground where conditions allow. The chains of corms are fragile and easily separated, a quality that has enabled some species to become invasive and difficult to control in the garden.

 
Common name: Curcuma
Botanical name: Curcuma

Curcumas are sometimes referred to as the 'hidden ginger lily' primarily because of the lush, dense foliage that surrounds the blooms. The blooms come in a wide array of color and sizes and make for excellent cut flowers as they can last as long as two weeks. The most common variety is Curcuma Alismatifolia 'Siam Tulip' which is a wonderful pinky mauve that blooms all summer long.

Common name: Breath of heaven - Diosma
Botanical name: Coleonema pulchrum

These delicate-looking evergreen shrubs are valued for their fragrant, fine-textured leaves and abundant flowers. Blooms winter through spring and sporadically throughout the year. Also called Diosma.

Common name: Artichoke thistle
Botanical name: Cynara scolymus

Artichoke thistle is a stout, erect, greyish perennial which forms a rosette of very large leaves and usually grows to a height of 60 to 150 cm, although occasional plants are found over 2 metres high. Seeds germinate mainly in autumn and the plant usually flowers in its second summer. It grows mainly on medium to heavy soils in pastures, on roadsides and creeklands, waste lands and vacant industrial areas.








 

Common name: Lily of the valley
Botanical name: Convallaria majalis

Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley, is the only species in the genus Convallaria in the flowering plant family Ruscaceae, formerly placed in the lily family Liliaceae or in its own family called Convallariaceae. This woodland plant is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe and a limited native
population in Eastern USA.

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Common name: Spider Fuji Yellow
Botanical name: Dendranthemum

The most exotic of the Chrysanthemum Family. They are sometimes referred to as Fuji Mums and have thin, threadlike florets to heavy, bold florets that are coiled or fishhooked on the ends.

  

Common name: Carnation mini - Alibi
Botanical name: Dianthus caryophyllus

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall. The leaves are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15 cm long. The flowers are produced singly or up to five together in a cyme; they are 3–5 cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower colour is bright pinkish-purple, but cultivars of other colours, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed.

Common name: Red Rover
Botanical name: Dendranthemum

Red Rover mums are a disbud type mum with a single flower head per stem. The bunches are quite long, measuring over 3 feet in length. They are very popular from late summer thru fall. Red Rovers work well in arrangements with other Chrysanthemums, or in fall arrangements and bouquets.

 

Common name: Dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia hybrid

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There at least 36 species of Dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremony, as well as decorative purposes, and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes.

Common name: Larkspur pink
Botanical name: Delphinium ajacis

Annual larkspurs (sometimes separated as the genus Consolida) include the common rocket larkspur (D. ajacis or C. ambigua) and its varieties, up to 60 centimetres (2 feet) tall, with bright blue, pink, or white flowers on branching stalks. Perennial larkspurs, which tend toward blue flowers but vary to pink, white, red, and yellow.

Common name: Delphinium Belladonna
Botanical name: Delphinium hybrid

The belladonna species are long-lived, sturdy, bushy perennials. Leaves are deeply cut and stems are short.

 

Common name: Delphinium Pacific Giant
Botanical name: Delphinium hybrid

Pacific hybrid delphiniums are long-stemmed perennials They are sold in commerce under individual single-color cultivar names or as multi-color mixes that produce a variety of colors consisting primarily of blue, white, pink and violet. In late spring to early summer, Pacific hybrids produce 3-inch double flowers densely packed into terminal spikes. Flower color variations will occur, particularly when plants are grown from seed.

Common name: Sweet William
Botanical name: Dianthus barbatus

Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans, with a variety disjunct in northeastern China, Korea, and southeasternmost Russia. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 30-75 cm tall, with green to glaucous blue-green tapered leaves 4-10 cm long and 1-2 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems and have a spicy, clovelike scent; each flower is 2–3 cm diameter with five petals with serrated edges; in wild plants the petals are red with a white base.

Common name: Blue lace flower
Botanical name: Didiscus caeruleus

The common name of this plant is richly deserved, and well describes the general appearance of the large umbels of beautiful, pale lavender-blue, faintly sweet-scented flowers. They are excellent for cutting and last well in water, indeed, they are grown commercially on a small scale in America for this purpose.

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Common name: Lisianthus misty blue
Botanical name: Eustoma grandiflorum

Eustoma is a genus of 3 species in the family Gentianaceae, found in warm regions of the Southern United States, Mexico, Caribbean and northern South America. They are mostly found growing in grassland and areas of disturbed ground. They are herbaceous annuals, growing to 15 – 60 cm tall, with bluish green, slightly succulent leaves, and large funnel shaped flowers growing on long straight stems.

 Common name: Cone flower
Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea. Recognizable by its purple cone-shaped flowers, it is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States. and often known as the purple coneflower. Echinacea purpurea is also grown as an ornamental plant, and numerous cultivars have been developed for flower quality and plant form.

Common name: Eucalyptus silver dollar
Botanical name: Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Flower buds appear in groups of 3 to 7 and have small conical caps. The white flowers appear between September and January (early spring to mid summer) in the species native range, followed by pear-shaped fruits which are 4 to 7 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide and have enclosed valves.

Common name: Eucalyptus seeded
Botanical name: Eucalyptus

The most readily recognisable characteristics of Eucalyptus species are its distinctive flowers and fruit (capsule). Flowers have numerous fluffy stamens which may be white, cream, yellow, pink or red; in bud the stamens are enclosed in a cap known as an operculum which is composed of the fused sepals or petals or both. Thus flowers have no petals, decorating themselves instead with the many showy stamens.

 

 

 

 

 

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Common name: Freesia
Botanical name: Freesia hybrid

Freesias are very popular garden plants, grown for their often strongly scented flowers. The most commonly cultivated species is F. refracta, which was crossed with F. leichtlinii in the 19th century. Numerous cultivars have been bred from these species and the pink- and yellow-flowered forms of F. corymbosa. Modern tetraploid cultivars have flowers ranging from white to yellow, pink, red and blue-mauve. They are widely cultivated and readily increased from seed.








 

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Common name: Gardenia
Botanical name: Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia jasminoides is a fragrant flower growing in Vietnam, Southern China, Taiwan and Japan. The bloom is used as a yellow dye, which is used for clothes and food (including the Korean mung bean jelly called hwangpomuk). The Cape Jasmine name comes from the earlier belief that the flower originated in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions.

Common name: Gerbera daisy
Botanical name: Gerbera jamesonii

Gerbera jamesonii is a perennial herb with deeply lobed leaves covered with silky hairs arising from a crown. The striking inflorescence is borne on a long stalk and the outermost petals (ray florets) may be cream, red, orange or pink, while the central flowers (disc florets) are cream. Flowering occurs in spring and autumn.

 

 

 

Common name: Gerbera Ruby Red
Botanical name: Grebera jamesonii

Gerbera jamesonii is a perennial herb with deeply lobed leaves covered with silky hairs arising from a crown. The striking inflorescence is borne on a long stalk and the outermost petals (ray florets) may be cream, red, orange or pink, while the central flowers (disc florets) are cream. Flowering occurs in spring and autumn.

Common name: Baby's breath
Botanical name: Gypsophila paniculata

Gypsophila paniculata, commonly known as Baby's-breath, is a cultivated ornamental flower popular in the florist trade, and originally from Eastern Europe. There are some 55 species of Gypsophila found in Europe, Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. It belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae, which includes the common carnation.

Common name: Ivy
Botanical name: Hedera helix

Hedera helix, also called Ivy, Common Ivy, or English Ivy is a species of ivy native to most of Europe and southwest Asia. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20-30 m high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It holds on to tree bark and rock by means of short adhesive rootlets. The helix part of the name refers to where there are spirals in the leaves.

Common name: Sunflower Sunbright
Botanical name: Helianthus annuus

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching up to 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds. The term "sunflower" is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.

Common name: Strawflower
Botanical name: Helichrysum bracteatum

Common names include strawflower and everlasting. It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. The plants may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, growing to a height of 60-90 cm. Their leaves are oblong to lanceolate. They are flat and pubescent on both sides. The bristles of the pappus are scabrous, barbellate, or plumose.

Common name: Hydrangea
Botanical name: Hydrangea macrophylla

This deciduous shrub usually grows up to 1-3 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple ovoid-acute, 7-20 cm long, with a coarsely toothed margin. Its flowers can be white, or range from blue to purple to pink depending on soil pH; in more acidic soils the flowers will be blue, whereas alkaline soils yield a pinkish bloom. White flowered varieties do not change colour regardless of the soil pH.

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Common name: Ivy
Botanical name: Hedera helix

Hedera helix, also called Ivy, Common Ivy, or English Ivy is a species of ivy native to most of Europe and southwest Asia. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20-30 m high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It holds on to tree bark and rock by means of short adhesive rootlets. The helix part of the name refers to where there are spirals in the leaves.








Common name: Sunflower Sunbright
Botanical name: Helianthus annuus

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching up to 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds. The term "sunflower" is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.









Common name: Hydrangea
Botanical name: Hydrangea macrophylla

This deciduous shrub usually grows up to 1-3 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple ovoid-acute, 7-20 cm long, with a coarsely toothed margin. Its flowers can be white, or range from blue to purple to pink depending on soil pH; in more acidic soils the flowers will be blue, whereas alkaline soils yield a pinkish bloom. White flowered varieties do not change colour regardless of the soil pH.

Common name: Strawflower
Botanical name: Helichrysum bracteatum

Common names include strawflower and everlasting. It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. The plants may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, growing to a height of 60-90 cm. Their leaves are oblong to lanceolate. They are flat and pubescent on both sides. The bristles of the pappus are scabrous, barbellate, or plumose.

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Common name: Candytuft
Botanical name: Iberis sempervirens

Inflorescences that blanket the plant in early April are composed of many white flowers, each with four petals (with the lower two petals much larger and opening first, for a "rabbit ears" appearance).

Common name: Casa Blanca
Botanical name: Iris hybrid

Iris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers which takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, Iris is also very widely used as a common name and refers to all Iris species as well as some closely related genera.

 

Common name: Telstar
Botanical name: Iris hybrid

Iris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers which takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, Iris is also very widely used as a common name and refers to all Iris species as well as some closely related genera.

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Common name: Safari Sunset
Botanical name: Leucadendron hybrid

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos vegetation.

Common name: Gayfeather
Botanical name: Liatris callilepis

Spike shaped flower that starts blooming from the top downward; numerous species; prefers moist, well-drained soil; drought tolerant.

Common name: Sweet pea
Botanical name: Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1-2 m where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, this twining round supporting plants to help it climb. The flowers are purple, 2-3.5 cm broad, in the wild plant, larger and very variable in colour in the many cultivars. Unlike most peas, the seeds of the sweet pea are poisonous as they contain a neurotoxin, and should not be eaten. The illness caused by the ingestion of sweet peas is known as odoratism, or sweet pea lathyrism.

 

Common name: Lily Elite
Botanical name: Lilium asiatic hybrid

The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants normally growing from bulbs, comprising a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs have been consumed by people. The species in this genus are the true lilies, while other plants with lily in the common name are related to other groups of plants.

Common name: Statice blue
Botanical name: Limonium sinuatum

The brightly colored, flat flower clusters are sought after for use as a dried material. The flowers have a papery texture and hold their color well. They may also be used in arrangements as a fresh flower. Best growth occurs when the plants are exposed to full sun and are planted in well-drained soil. Statice will tolerate heat and drought as well as salt spray. 

Common name: Lavender
Botanical name: Lavandula

The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of about 25-30 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India. The genus includes annuals, herbaceous plants, subshrubs, and small shrubs. The native range extends across the Canary Islands, North and East Africa, south Europe and the Mediterranean, Arabia, and India. Because the cultivated forms are planted in gardens world-wide, they are occasionally found growing wild, as garden escapees, well beyond their natural range.

Common name: Lily Monte Negro
Botanical name: Lilium asiatic hybrid

The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants normally growing from bulbs, comprising a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs have been consumed by people. The species in this genus are the true lilies, while other plants with lily in the common name are related to other groups of plants.

Common name: Lily Casa Blanca
Botanical name: Lilium oriental hybrid

The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants normally growing from bulbs, comprising a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs have been consumed by people. The species in this genus are the true lilies, while other plants with lily in the common name are related to other groups of plants.









Common name: Lily Stargazer
Botanical name: Lilium oriental hybrid

The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants normally growing from bulbs, comprising a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs have been consumed by people. The species in this genus are the true lilies, while other plants with lily in the common name are related to other groups of plants.

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Common name: Feverfew
Botanical name: Matricaria capensis

Sprays of button-like gold, white, and yellow flowers appear on branching but compact plants 8 to 30 inches tall. A member of the chrysanthemum family, feverfew resembles some of the perennial mums; flowers can be single or double. Foliage is generally feathery with a tangy fragrance. 'False chamomile' is another common name. Good varieties include 'Golden Ball,' 'Lemon Ball,' 'Snowball,' and 'Capensis.'







Common name: Stock lavender
Botanical name: Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana is one of several species of stock, and is sometimes called hoary stock. It is a common garden flower, available in a variety of colours. Some stocks are grown as annuals (the "Ten-week Stocks"). These varieties are sown in spring (generally from March onwards in colder areas, earlier in regions with mild winters). They give a good summer flower display. Other varieties take longer to develop and are treated as biennials. These are often referred to as "Brompton stocks". In cool temperate regions they are generally sown in summer (June and July) to flower in the following spring. The extra trouble of overwintering the plants is compensated by the showy spring floral display. In hard winters there may be some mortality and a well-drained sheltered site suits them best.

Common name: Melaleuca
Botanical name: Melaleuca nesophila

The species forms a large shrub of 4-5 metres in both height and width. The flowers occur in globular shaped clusters of about 25 mm diameter at the ends of the branches. The flowers are purple in colour with yellow-tipped stamens and are well displayed. Flowering occurs in late spring through to mid summer.

Common name: Bells of Ireland
Botanical name: Moluccella laevis

Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus, grown for its flower's spikes. The tiny white flowers are surrounded by apple green calyces which are persisent. The plants rounded leaves are pale green.

Common name: Boxwood african
Botanical name: Myrsine africana

This small shrub found in the wild from the Cape through tropical Africa to Asia, is a tough plant with attractive foliage and fruit, attracts birds and is suitable for most gardens.

Common name: Common Myrtle
Botanical name: Myrtus communis

The Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis0, is widespread in the Mediterranean region and is also by far the most commonly cultivated. It was sacred to Aphrodite. The other species, Saharan Myrtle M. nivellei, is restricted to the Tassili n'Ajjer mountains in southern Algeria and the Tibesti Mountains in Chad, where it occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland near the centre of the Sahara Desert; it is listed as an endangered species. However, some botanists are not convinced that M. nivellei is sufficiently distinct to be treated as a separate species.

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Common name: Sword fern
Botanical name: Nephrolepis cordifolia

The rhizomes of N. cordifolia are suberect with linear scales that are orange-brown to pale-brown. These scales have wiry, hairlike tips. There are many stolons present that produce tubers. The fronds of N. cordifolia are 1m long and 7cm wide. The petioles are 20cm long and have pale-brown scales. The leaflets are oblong and on the upper side of the blade there is an auricle that may overlap the rachis. These leaflets are usually entirely toothed. They are 4.8cm long and 0.9cm wide (Langeland, 2001). The main stalk of the frond, or rachis, may contain 40 to 100 leaflets or pinna.







Common name: Nerine
Botanical name: Nerine bowdenii

Strong flower stems bloom in bunches of 6 to 8 pink, trumpet shaped flowers with curved petal tips. Interestingly enough the flowers bloom without any foliage having yet grown. For this reason the Nerine is also known as the 'Naked Lady'. A true gem for the late summer since the flowers don't start showing till September.

 

 

 

Common name: Love in a mist
Botanical name: Nigella damascena

Nigella damascena (Love in a mist) is an annual garden flowering plant, belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to southern Europe (but adventive in more northern countries of Europe), north Africa and southwest Asia. It is also commonly grown in gardens in North America. It is found on neglected, damp patches of land. The plant's common name comes from the flower being nestled in a ring of multifid, lacy bracts. It's also sometimes called Devil in the Bush or Devil-in-a-cage. It grows to 20-50 cm tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like, alternate leaves. The flowers are white, pink, pale blue or pale purple, with 5-10 sepals. The actual petals are located at the base of the stamens and are minute and clawed. The sepals are the only colored part of the perianth. The 4-5 carpels of the compound pistil have each an erect style. The flowers blossom in May and June.







Common name: Daffodil
Botanical name: Narcissus hybrid

Narcissus is the botanic name for a genus of mainly hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs in the Amaryllis family native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. There are also several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Though Hortus Third cites 26 wild species, Daffodils for North American Gardens cites between 50 and 100 excluding species variants and wild hybrids. Through taxonomic and genetic research, it is speculated that over time this number will likely continue to be refined. Daffodil is a common English name, sometimes used now for all varieties, and is the chief common name of horticultural prevalence used by the American Daffodil Society. The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new variations available from specialists almost every year.

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Common name: Star of Bethlehem
Botanical name: Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Ornithogalum thyrsoides (Star of Bethlehem) is a perennial herb, 20 to 50 cm tall, with round bulbs becoming dormant in the winter months. The plant has few (5-7) fleshy leaves that die back after flowering. Leaves range from 15 to 30 cm in length and 0.5 to 1.5 cm in width, are lance-shaped, smooth and soft-textured. Flower stalks are leafless and produce either a tight cluster of flowers (30-50) in a raceme or few flowers (5-20) in a loose corymb with flowers reaching almost the same height. The bowl-shaped flower is supported by a large green bract about the length of pedicels in open flowers. Flowers are white or creamy-white, usually with a brown or green centre that fades with age. They appear from October to February, are long lasting and also phototropic (bending in response to light). The capsule is spindle-shaped and thin walled, splitting longitudinally to expose black, shiny, variously shaped seeds.







Common name: Rice flower
Botanical name: Ozothamnus diosmifolium

Ozothamnus diosmifolius, or Rice Flower, is an erect shrub to 2 metres high which is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Other common names for this species include White Dogwood, Pill Flower and Sago Bush.

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Common name: Moon orchid
Botanical name: Phalaenopsis amabilis

Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) is a species of the genus Phalaenopsis. It is one of Indonesia's national flowers (along with Jasminum sambac and Rafflesia arnoldii). This type of orchid can be found from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines to Australia.

Common name: Phlox
Botanical name: Phlox drummondii

Phlox drummondii (Annual Phlox) is a flowering plant in the genus Phlox. This plant is native to Texas, but is widely distributed in the southeastern United States, especially along public highways. P. drummondii is often used as an ornamental plant.

Common name: Flax New Zealand
Botanical name: Phormium tenax

New Zealand flax describes common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium cookianum, known by the Maori names harakeke and wharariki respectively. They are quite distinct from the Northern Hemisphere plant known as flax. New Zealand flax produces long leaf fibres that have played an important role in the culture, history, and economy of New Zealand. Phormium tenax occurs naturally in New Zealand and Norfolk Island, while Phormium cookianum is endemic to New Zealand. Both species have been widely distributed to temperate regions of the world as economic fibre and ornamental plants.

Common name: Pitt Variegated
Botanical name: Pittosporum tobira

Pittosporum tobira is commonly known as "Mock Orange". In its native tropical environment Mock Orange is considered a small tree or shrub. Variegated Pitt is an inexpensive filler green commonly used in floral arrangements. Mock Orange is available year round with a possible break in supply during the plants spring growing period. During this time new growth is to delicate for use as a cut green. Pittosporum is available from both coasts of the US. Florida Pitt is generally a small compact bunch. California Pitt is usually quite tall and priced higher than Florida Pitt.

Common name: Tuberose
Botanical name: Polianthes tuberosa

The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is a perennial plant of the agave family Agavaceae, extracts of which are used as a top note in perfumery. The common name derives from the Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system. It consists of about 12 species. The tuberose is a night-blooming plant thought to be native to Mexico along with every other species of Polianthes.








Common name: Peony
Botanical name: Paeonia officinalis

The peony or paeony (Paeonia) is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America. Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.5–1.5 metres tall, but some are woody shrubs up to 1.5–3 metres tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves, and large, often fragrant flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer. In the past, the peonies were often classified in the family Ranunculaceae, alongside Hellebores and Anemones.








Common name: Pink Mink
Botanical name: Protea neriifolia

Protea neriifolia forms a large shrub from about 3 metres to 5 metres in height. Its flower head ranges in colour from pink to creamy-green, with a black fringe that intergrades to white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Common name: Rose Champagne
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.









Common name: Rose Fire & Ice
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.








Common name: Ranunculus
Botanical name: Ranunculus asiaticus

Ranunculus asiaticus (Persian Buttercup) is a species of buttercup (Ranunculus) native to the eastern Mediterranean region in southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe (Crete), and northeastern Africa. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 45 cm tall, with simple or branched stems. The basal leaves are three-lobed, with leaves higher on the stems more deeply divided; like the stems, they are downy or hairy. The flowers are 3–5 cm diameter, variably red to pink, yellow, or white, with one to several flowers on each stem.







Common name: Rose Osiana
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.



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Common name: Rose Bridal White
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.








 
Common name: Rose Kardinal
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.









Common name: Buckthorn variegated
Botanical name: Rhamnus alaternus

The Buckthorns (Rhamnus) are a genus (or two genera, if Frangula is treated as distinct) of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall (rarely to 15 m), in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and South America.









Common name: Rose Royalty
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.










Common name: Rose Emblem
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

Common name: Rose Fantasy
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

 

Common name: Rose Lavanda
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

Common name: Rose Diadem
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

Common name: Rose Lady Liberty
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

 

Common name: Rose Bridal Pink
Botanical name: Rose hybrid

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants.

 

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Common name: Pincushion flower annual
Botanical name: Scabiosa atropurpurea

Scabiosa is a genus in the teasel Family Dipsacaceae of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious; however some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as Knautia and Succisa; at least some of these were formerly placed in Scabiosa. Another common name for members of this genus is pincushion flowers.








Common name: Willow curly
Botanical name: Salix matsudana

This hybrid plant is more shrubby than 'Tortuosa', with distinctive yellowish stems that are contorted and twisted. It often is shrubby in habit, though it may form a small tree with semi-pendulous branches. The leaves are also curled on this plant.









Common name: Saponaria
Botanical name: Saponaria vaccaria

European annual with pale rose-colored flowers. Cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed introduced in North America.












Common name: California pepperberry
Botanical name: Schinus molle

Evergreen medium to tall tree with pendulous branchlets and fern like foliage. Cream flowers with red berries.

Common name: Bird of paradise
Botanical name: Strelitzia reginae

The Bird of Paradise flower is a spectacular blossom. Long stemmed flowers emerge from green boat-shaped bracts which are bordered in red or purple. The numerous pointed petals of brilliant orange are contrasted with an arrow-shaped tongue of vivid blue. Some species have white and blue. The flowers have several "sets" of flowers in each bract which are formed on the end of a stalk. Beginning normally in the winter and spring the flowers will come out in succession over a period of time. In colder climates greenhouse grown plants can bloom intermittently all year round.

Common name: Goldenrod
Botanical name: Solidago hybrid

About 100 perennial species make up the genus Solidago, most being found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are a handful of species from each of Mexico, South America, and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe some 250 years ago. Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small capitula, but some are spike-like and other have auxiliary racemes.








Common name: Stephanotis
Botanical name: Stephanotis floribunda

White star like flowers are borne in small fragrant clusters on a deep geeen twining vine. Grows best in warm areas and needs protection from frost. The flowers are a popular florist flower as the blooms last well.

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Common name: Saxicola
Botanical name: Thryptomene saxicola

Thryptomene is a genus consisting of about 40 species of evergreen shrubs native to eastern, central and Western Australia. For example, Thryptomene saxicola var. f.c. payne is a wonderful Australian native from Western Australia. Thryptomene is actually from the Greek meaning coy or prudish and at first glance this shrub could appear that way. It has little flowers and it's a rather modest looking shrub. But in winter through springtime it produces a mass of flowers, which simply cloak the bush.

Common name: Tracelium
Botanical name: Trachelium caeruleum

A cultivated variety of with large, dense heads of violet flowers suitable both for garden decoration or for cultivation of cut flowers either outdoors or under glass.

Common name: Tulip pink
Botanical name: Tulipa hybrid

Tulipa commonly called Tulip is a genus of about 100 species of bulbous flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. The native range of the species includes southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the east to northeast of China. The centre of diversity of the genus is in the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains and the steppes of Kazakhstan. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, used as pot plants or as fresh cut flowers.

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Common name: Speedwell
Botanical name: Veronica longifolia

Perennial Free flowering plants of great value in the perennial garden. Blooms June thru August. Nice cut flower. Will attract butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds all season. Features glossy green foliage with strong, lilac color flower spikes.

 

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Common name: Watsonia
Botanical name: Watsonia

An erect perennial herb forming large clumps; similar to gladiolus, with strap-like leaves, slender reddish flowering stems 0.5 to 2 m high, pink, orange or red flowers, underground corms and clusters of small corms (known as bulbils or cormils) on the stems. Leaves and flowering heads are produced annually. Corms and cormils start to grow in late autumn and foliage is produced during the winter. Flowering stems are produced in spring and flowering occurs mainly in November and December. Plants that develop from cormils do not flower in the first year but produce their first corm, and flower in their second or third years. Plants become dormant in late summer and autumn when the foliage and stems die off. The plant reproduces by replacement and multiplication of the underground corms and by cormils.

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Common name: Calla lily white
Botanical name: Zantedeschia aethiopica

The Zantedeschia are rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1-2.5 m tall with leaves 15-45 cm long. The inflorescence is a showy white, yellow or pink spathe shaped like a funnel with a yellow, central, finger-like spadix. The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children. "All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhoea."