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Pictures of Flowers Rose Plant Pictures and Rose Plant Kind

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on February 27, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Rose Plant Pictures and Rose Plant Kind

Rose, one of the most beautiful flowers among all the flowers, is a genus of about 100 species of perennials or shrubs. Most of the species are native to Asia. Few species are native to Europe, North America and northwest Africa. Species from different parts of the world can easily hybrid and thus many types of new species of garden roses have been developed all over the world. Rose is believed as the symbol of fragrance and loveliness throughout the world. No other flower has been described in literary works of all the times and all the civilizations as often as rose.

Leaves are alternate and pinnately compound with sharply toothed oval shaped leaflets. An edible fleshy fruit called rose hip grows on the plants. Rose plants range in size from tiny and miniature roses to Rose Climbers that can grow up to 20 meters tall. Rose is the national flower of England and state flowers of many states of USA. Besides garden and ornamental plants, rose is extensively used in perfumes, jam, jelly, marmalade, rose water, rose oil and many other food products for its high Vitamin C contents. Rose is also used often in cosmetics and makeup products.

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Pictures of Flowers Rose of Sharon Plant Pictures and Rose of Sharon Plant Kind

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on February 26, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Rose of Sharon Plant Pictures and Rose of Sharon Plant Kind

Rose of Sharon is the common garden flower in the family Hibiscus Syriacus. It is a flowering shrub native to many parts of Asia. Rose of Sharon is a vase-shaped flower that grows 2-4 meters tall. The plant is widely planted in the regions with hot summers. Rose of Sharon is very much popular for its attractive pink, white, red, lavender, or purple edible plants. The flowers can remain fresh for much longer time than any other flowers.

Rose of Sharon is the national flower of South Korea where it also appears in National Emblem and National Anthem. Flower’ symbolic significance stems from the South Korean word that translates into ‘Immortality?. The plant is hardy and can do well even in unfavorable conditions in the city or countryside. The plant can be easily grown in the pots and then transplanted to outdoors. Rose of Sharon is cultivated widely in North America. Rose of Sharon is an ornamental shrub that includes many varieties of cultivated plants such as Diana, Lady Stanley, Ardens, Lucy and Blushing Bride.

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Pictures of Flowers Rhododendron Plant Pictures and Rhododendron Plant Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Rhododendron Plant Pictures and Rhododendron Plant Kind

Rhododendron is a large genus of about 1000 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. Rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. The genus is characterized by shrubs and small to medium large trees, smallest species being 10-100 cm tall and largest species over 30 meters tall. Leaves are spirally arranged and either evergreens or deciduous. Leaves of some of the species are covered by scales or hairs on their undersides. Many of the species are well-known all over the world for their large clusters of beautiful flowers.

Rhododendron is a very widely distributed species throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere except for dry areas and extending into Southern Hemisphere in southeastern Asia and northern Australasia. Greatest diversity of Rhododendrons is found in the Himalayan mountains Uttarakhand, Nepal and Sikkim to Sichuan and in the mountains of Indo-China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. In Europe and North America, relatively fewer species are found and in South America and Africa, Rhododendrons have not yet been found. Rhododendrons are extensively used in gardening, landscapes and ornamental plants.

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Pictures of Flowers Queen Anne?s Lace Plant Pictures and Queen Anne’s Lace Plant Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Queen Anne?s Lace Plant Pictures and Queen Anne’s Lace Plant Kind

Queen Anne’s Lace is a flowering plant native to temperate regions of Europe, southwest Asia and northeast North America. The plant has other common names such as wild carrot, bird’s nest and bishop’s lace. It is a variable biennial plant that grows up to 1 meter tall from June to August. Tiny flowers grow in umbels to form a flat-topped cluster that looks like lace. Flowers are usually white. However, light pink and pale greenish yellow colored flowers are also found.

Like the cultivated carrots, wild carrots are suitable for consumption as food items only when it is young. Adult varieties become too woody to consume. Small amount of crushed seeds of the plants have been used as a form of natural birth control, the use being first suggested by Hippocrates around 2000 years ago. Research carried out on mice has confirmed that wild carrot disrupts the implantation process and thus reinforcing its reputation as contraceptive. Wild carrot has been introduced and naturalized in North America.

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Pictures of Flowers Pussy Willow Pictures and Pussy Willow Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Pussy Willow Pictures and Pussy Willow Kind

Pussy Willow is a small shrub or small tree of willow family. Among its many other species, goat willow, grey willow and American pussy willow are most common and popular in northern Europe and North America. The plant is associated with several cultural traditions across many countries. In Europe, North America, Russia and Poland and other countries, the flowering shoots of pussy willow are used for spring religious decoration instead of Palm branches on Palm Sunday because palm do not grow that far north. The branches of pussy willow blessed in the Churches are often preserved throughout the year in the family’s icon corner.

Pussy willow grows wild in the eastern parts of North America. The plants can grow best in moist soils but, can also be found in dry-areas. It grows to a height of about 15-20 feet with long, straight twigs without side branches. Flower buds appear on the twigs and in early spring flower cluster break out from the hard buds. Flower clusters, known as catkins, are long and round and covered with a dense coat of silky, grayish-white hairs.

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Pictures of Flowers Protea Pictures and Protea Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Protea Pictures and Protea Kind

Protea is both the botanical and common English name for a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants. Plants are also sometimes called as sugarbushes. The plant was named after the Greek God Proteus who could change his form at will and likewise Protea also has different forms. The plant is native to Africa and grows to height of 3-10 feet. Most common species of protea plants is the giant Protea, called as King Protea.

Protea bears large flowers, which vary widely in color, size and shape depending upon the type of species. Flower heads are surrounded by many overlapping bracts, which may be white, pink or red. The plant grows best in dry summers, mild, and wet winters. The plants require well-drained and slightly acidic soils. In California, Protea is cultivated in large scale for its use as ornamental plants. Protea has been treated as national flower or symbol in South Africa. Some of the national sporting teams of South Africa are also referred to as ?The Proteas?

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Pictures of Flowers Poppy Pictures and Poppy Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Poppy Pictures and Poppy Kind

Poppy is the common name for a large numbers of flowering plants of poppy family. The genus also includes large numbers of attractive wild flower species, garden varieties and small plants grown in rock or alpine gardens. Opium poppy is grown for opium or poppy seeds that are used in cooking and baking. Poppies are often considered as symbol of sleep and death; sleep due to the opium and death due to the common blood-red color. In ancient times, poppy flowers were used as offerings to the dead. Golden poppy is the state flower of California.

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Pictures of Flowers Poinsettia Pictures and Poinsettia Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Poinsettia Pictures and Poinsettia Kind

Poinsettia is a species of flowering plants native to Mexico and Guatemala. The plant is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first Ambassador of United States to Mexico in 1828. The plant is most popular around Christmas holidays. Association of Poinsettia plant with Christmas began in Mexico in the 16th Century. All across North America and at many other parts all over the world, Poinsettia plants can be found in Christmas decorations at homes, offices, churches and shopping centers.

Poinsettia plant is mainly grown for its great clusters of bright scarlet leaves at the ends of long stems. Inconspicuous flowers grow at the center of the cluster of leaves. Leaves being more prominent than flowers are often referred to as flowers. Foliage leaves are deeply lobed and bright green. Poinsettias are often grown in large quantities in greenhouses in United States. In Florida and California, the plant is grown outdoors where it can survive as perennial for a long period. Besides extensive use as decoration plant, Poinsettias are also used to some extent in medicines.

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Pictures of Flowers Plantain Plant Pictures and Plantain Plant Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Plantain Plant Pictures and Plantain Plant Kind

Plantain is a species of crop plants. Fruit of a tropical plant of plantain look like banana. However, in contrast to the soft banana, the fruit of plantain is hardy and starchy (with less sugar) and is generally used for cooking. In the tropical regions, plantain fruit has become a common food item, where it is also used for making flours. The plant is often called as banana plantain. Plantain species are indigenous to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Common plantain or broad leaf plantain is a species that generally bothers gardeners. Light green leaves grow from roots in circular clusters. Tall, slender spikes grow from the center of the clusters. During summer, the spikes are thickly covered with tiny green flowers. Another common variety is narrow leaf plantains that has narrow leaves and short, thick spikes. Leaves of seaside plantains are used as medicines for healing inflammation. Besides, the seeds of many species of plantains are used as laxatives.

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Pictures of Flowers Pitcher Plant Pictures and Pitcher Plant Kind

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on February 25, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Pitcher Plant Pictures and Pitcher Plant Kind

Pitcher Plant is the general name for green flowering plants with pitcher-shaped leaves. Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that have prey-trapping mechanisms in the form of a deep cavity filled with liquid known as pitfall trap. Foraging, flying or crawling insects are attracted to the cavity formed by cupped leaf. The sides of the pitcher are slippery and grooved, which ensure that the insects cannot climb out. The liquid drowns the insects where the body of the insects is gradually dissolved.

Enzymes secreted by the plants or bacteria help in dissolving the bodies of insects. The insects or any other preys are converted into amino acids, peptides, phosphates, ammonium and urea, from which the plant obtains its nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorous. Pitcher plants grow in locations where the soil is poor in minerals and where the soil is too acidic for the plants to grow properly. There are many varieties and species of pitcher plants depending upon the type of mechanism for trapping their prey. Except certain moths and mosquitoes, most of the insects trapped in the pitcher plants are killed.