Mentha × piperita (Peppermint) is a herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial with smooth stems and dark green leaves with reddish veins, an acute …
Month: November 2014
Many flowers from around the world appear in mythology. The anemone, carnation, hyacinth, lily, lotus, narcissus, poppy, rose, sunflower …
Aeonium arboreum (Pinwheel Desert Rose) is a succulent plant with branched stems and rosettes of medium-green leaves formed at the ends of …
In many societies, certain colors of flowers have acquired symbolic meanings. White blossoms, for example, represent both purity and death …
Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem Sage) is a large multi-stemmed evergreen shrub that grows up to 3 feet (1 m) tall and up to 5 feet (1.5 m) …
Heuchera elegans (Urn Flowered Alumroot) is a rhizomatous perennial herb with multi-lobed leaves. It grows up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall …
Mentha spicata (Spearmint) is a perennial plant with hairless or hairy stems and leaves and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome …
Dahlia blooms for extended periods, surpassing most other garden flowers, and many gardening enthusiasts refer to it as the "Queen of the …
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus) is a cactus with a solitary globe-shaped stem that became elongated (barrel-shaped) in …
Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan) is an upright annual, sometimes biennial or perennial, with stout branching stems. It grows up to 3.3 …