Category Archives: Friday’s Flower Fact
FLOWER FACT: HARDY ICE PLANT
March 15, 2019
Ice Plants are heat, drought and salt tolerant, surviving in rocky, poor soils with little care. 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 MoreFLOWER FACT: PINK CRINUM LILY
March 01, 2019
One crinum bulb quickly grows into a large clump of five or more bulbs that each send up two to three bloom stalks every year. 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 MoreFLOWER FACT: BETTY BOOP ROSE
February 15, 2019
Honoring the beloved 1930s animated character, this rose is known for it’s spunk, sparkle, style and stamina. The parents of this hybrid are ‘Playboy’ and ‘Picasso’. 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 MoreFLOWER FACT: SAND ALOE
February 01, 2019
This aloe was identified in an area of Northern Namibia, home to a Bantu tribe, The Herero, thus the given 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 MoreFLOWER FACT: VIOLET FLOWERING MAPLE
January 18, 2019
Abutilon’s make wonderful container plants. Use as a central specimen and underplant with shade loving annuals or perennials. 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 MoreFLOWER FACT: EVAN’S DREAM SPIDER CHRYSANTHEMUM
January 04, 2019
Spider mums are the most exotic of the Chrysanthemum family with both thin, threadlike petals and bold tubular ones. 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: WAX MALLOW, TURK’S CAP
December 21, 2018
Following the Wax Mallow, Turk's Cap pirouetting flower is a wonderful rosehip-like, red, pulpy fruit that can be used for jelly, syrup or tea. 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: DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH
December 07, 2018
The genus name, Callistemon, is derived from the Greek words 'kallos' meaning "beautiful" and 'stemon' meaning “stamens,” referring to the colorful long stamens, for which this plant is known. 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: COMMON GARDENIA
November 30, 2018
Sigmund Freud’s favorite flower and the national flower of Pakistan, gardenia is often used as boutonniere for special occasions. 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: REDWING MUM CHRYSANTHEMUM
November 23, 2018
The Chinese have grown chrysanthemums for tea as far back as 2500 BC. The Chrysanthemum is also the national flower of Japan. 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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