Flowers

The Yellow-crowned Amazon

The yellow-crowned parrot, or Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to South America, the Amazon basin, and Guianas, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. The subspecies...

Difference Between a Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow

It is difficult to identify the difference between a Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow. The House Sparrow is...

Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi)

Maluridae is a family of small grasswrens that includes the Eyrean grasswren. This bird is endemic to the...

Musk Lorikeet: Nature’s Masterpieces in Every Feather

Flying high above the ground on their way to and from feeding areas, Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) typically...

A Once in a Lifetime Event – Fire Rainbow Cloud Sighting

Fire Rainbow Cloud The fire rainbow cloud is a reference to the fire rainbow phenomenon. The fire rainbow phenomenon...

How to Grow Petunia?

Petunias are half-hardy annuals and are related to the potato and other members of the nightshade family. Their familiar trumpet-shaped flowers come in several...

Forget-Me-Not or Myosotis Sylvatica Flower

Hardy biennials are often grown as hardy annuals, forget-me-nots or Myosotis Sylvatica Flower are typically bright blue but sometimes pink or white. Usually no...

Magnificent Tricolor Goblet Shaped Flower

Photographer Rosie Nixon has given the name 'Tricolor' due to its purple-lilac goblet shape which also has a band of white and yellow at...

The Sweetly Scented Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is every so often written lily-of-the-valley. Actually, its scientific name is “Convallaria majalis” and is pleasantly scented. It is a...

The Unbelievable Blooms of Amorphophallus

A pair of beautiful plants Amorphophallus with blooms as erratic as their odor is pungent. It is likely to make a short-lived appearance this...

Chrysanthemum – A Flowering Plant Comes in Several Shapes

Chrysanthemum, sometimes called “mums” or “chrysanths”, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern...

Rafflesia – One of Largest Flower in the World

Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It contains about 28 species including 4 partly characterized species as recognized by Willem Meijer in...

Lamium – Excellent Ground Cover for Shade

Lamium is an excellent ground cover for shade. Because the common name is often given as “spotted dead nettle”. It is far too unattractive...

The Amazing World of Flowers

Pollinators are attracting by myriad kinds of plants and flowers for thousands of years. Their amazing adaptations have resulted in countless of dissimilar and...

How to Grow Cyclamen Flower

Cyclamen Flower is a beautiful plant. The flowers hover above the leaves like moths, on long wavy stems. The leaves are heart-shaped and often...