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Alphabet of Color: Sweet Pea to Tulip

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 …

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Alphabet of Color: Lisianthus to Poinsettia

Lisianthus flowers · The Lisianthus flower is pronounced “lizzie-ann-thus” and is sometimes called Eustoma, Prairie Gentain or the Texan bluebell. · It is native to the prairies of Texas and Mexico but can also be found in other warm regions of the Southern United States like the Caribbean and northern South America. · It is Continue Reading …

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A Glimpse At Different Orchid Species

With 25,000-30,000 different types of orchids known throughout the world, the variety of flowers that bloom on these plants run the gamut. The flowers on orchids can be as large as a human hand (or larger) or as small as a pin head. The colors come in every variety from the darkest shades of every Continue Reading …

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Appearance And Structure Of Orchid Varieties

Orchids are beautiful and fascinating flowers that have long held a grip on the human imagination; many theorize that this is perhaps due to their sexual appearance. Orchid lovers find that the bloom of an orchid plant is so gorgeous and distinctive that they can be referred to as living jewels. These amazing plants have Continue Reading …

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Orchid Leaf Diagnostics

With the vastness of the size of the orchid family it is almost impossible to discuss all the differences between orchid species. Some orchid plants have small almost secondary leaves while others have green leaves as large as the blooms they produce. Some of the leaves on orchid plants are only growing before the bloom Continue Reading …

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Orchid Stem Variety

Orchids have held a place of fascination for mankind for many hundreds of years. From early European aristocrats that would go to almost any lengths to be the first to possess a rare orchid to today’s hobby growers and florists, orchids maintain a high popularity. While it is usually their jewel-like flowers that were being Continue Reading …

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