Flowers

Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)

TRUE TO ITS AME, the Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) is habitually seen singly or in pairs coursing low over the pasture of an open marsh, reed bed, or rank...

Yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)

Size: Yellow-chevroned parakeets are about 20-22 cm in length and weigh about 2.5 ounces (72 grams). Identification: The color of...

The Exotic Honeysuckle Plant

One of my best memories is sitting with your beloved ones under a huge honeysuckle vine in Pennsylvania....

Nymphaea Hardy hybrids (water lily)

Nymphaea is hardy hybrids aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. Water lilies are, of course, the classic plants...

Chiming Wedgebill Call

Chiming Wedgebill Call and Song: Both sexes utter sweet, descending chimes of four to six notes, did-you-get-drunk, with...

Why I adore dahlias Like No Other Flowers

We must do this at the beginning. Dahlias aren't the only flowers; I love them. They're simply dazzling and stunning. Dahlias have a certain...

Dahlia – Comes in Endless Flower Classification

Dahlia is one of those plants with endless flower classifications. Some are single, like daisies. Some are like round balls others are “Cactus-Flowered”, “Orchid-Flower”...

Portulaca Gandiflora – The Rock Garden Plant

Portulaca Gandiflora is often thought of as rock garden plants because they do so well in that setting. They are tender annuals with succulent,...

Pansy or Viola Tricolor Hortensis

The garden pansy is a type of large-flowered hybrid plant cultivated as a garden flower. It is derived by hybridization from more than a...

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...