Sweet Peas The Sweet Pea is a flowering plant found in the genus Lathyrus among the Fabaceae family. The sweet pea is native to the eastern Mediterranean regions from Sicily east to Crete. The flowers on the plant are generally purple in color, although wild sweet peas can be variable in color. Sweet pea seeds Continue Reading …
Alphabet of Color: Protea to Rose
The Protea The Protea, unlike several other flowers does not have a botanical and an English common name. The Protea is both the botanical and the common name used. It is a genus of flowering plants that is sometimes called sugar bushes. It’s name dates back to the early 1700s. It was named by Carolus Continue Reading …
Alphabet of Color: Freesia to Hyacinth
Freesia Freesia flowers are a genus of about 14-16 different species of flowering plants in the family of Iridaceae. They are native to Africa; 12 native to Cape Province, South Africa, and the remaining two to tropical Africa. The name freesia comes from a man named Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese; a German physician that studied Continue Reading …