Category Archives: Friday’s Flower Fact
Friday’s Flower Fact: Picotee Amaryllis
December 23, 2016
What we call “Amaryllis” aren’t true Amaryllis. The cultivated hybrids are actually Hippeastrum. True Amaryllis is a bulb from South Africa that looks more like a lily! To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Pink Powderpuff
December 16, 2016
The botanical name for the Pink Powderpuff flower is Calliandra haematocephala. In Greek kalli means beautiful and aner/andros means male, referencing the flower’s many colorful stamens. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Aloe
December 07, 2016
Although Aloe Vera is most well-known, there are over 450 species of Aloe with widely varying characteristics, some a few inches tall, while others can have 60’ trunks. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: SUN PARASOL GIANT WHITE MANDEVILLA
December 02, 2016
The Sun Parasol Giant White Mandevilla has long, elegant white buds and the petals unfurl and remain overlapped, forming a fluted flower with a yellow heart, but only with at least 12 hours of sunlight. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Pot Marigold
November 23, 2016
Pot Marigold, Calendula, petals are edible and are often used as a colorful addition to salads, as well as in beauty products. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Sunset Pink Freesia
November 18, 2016
Freesias, including the Sunset Pink Freesia are “zygomorphic” - their flowers only grow along one side of the stem. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Black-Eyed Susan
November 11, 2016
John Gay, a famous Old English poet, wrote a poem called Black-Eyed Susan, which many believe is the source of this plant’s name. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Desert Rose
November 04, 2016
“Obesum” from the botanical name for Desert Rose means fat or succulent, referring to the broad, swollen caudex, characteristic of this plant. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Echinopsis
October 21, 2016
Native to high altitudes, this echinopsis has flowers that are diurnal, as they open during the day and close at night, opposite of those in the same genus from lower altitudes. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Raven’s Toad Lily
October 14, 2016
This toad lily is a newly discovered species, named after it’s discoverer in 2007. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
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