Snapdragons · The snapdragon is also known as the Antirrhinum; it is a genus of plants more commonly known as the snapdragon because of the resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens its mouth when squeezed just right. · Snapdragons are perennial plants that can be sold during the cold season as annual 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: 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 …
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 …