Ferocactus glaucescens (Blue Barrel Cactus) is a barrel cactus with usually solitary bluish-green stems with 11 to 15 ribs and clusters …
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Veronica officinalis (Heath Speedwell) is a herbaceous perennial with green hairy stems that grow up to 20 inches (50 cm) long, often …
Penstemon barbatus (Beardlip Penstemon) is a flowering plant with spikes of clustered scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on their lower …
Bomarea multiflora (Vine Alstroemeria) is a multi-stemmed climber with narrow oblong, mid to light green leaves. The narrowly funnel-shaped …
Symphytum officinale (Common Comfrey) is a hardy perennial plant with thick and hairy stems that bear large, ovate to lanceolate, dark …
Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkopf' (Black Rose) is a striking succulent with gray-brown stems that often branch near the base. It grows up to 3 …
In Europe during the late 1800s, the idea that flowers represented feelings grew into a system of communicating through flower …
Achillea filipendulina (Fern Leaf Yarrow) is a herbaceous perennial plant that forms a tall bushy mound of fragrant ferny foliage with …
The earliest mention of Poet's Daffodil is likely in the botanical writings of Theophrastus (371 – c. 287 BCE), who wrote about a spring …
Narcissus poeticus (Poet's Narcissus) is a bulb with a ring of petals in pure white and a short corona of light yellow with a distinct …