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Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Sunflower is an annual plant native to America, which is famous for its large showy flowers. The genus has more than 60-70 species. Most common species grows from 3 to 10 feet height. Each flowerhead consists of a disk of small, tubular flowers surrounded by a fringe of large yellow petals. Each flowerhead can measure up to 1 foot in diameter and contain about 1000 seeds. The head turns and faces toward the sun throughout the day. Seeds are actually the fruits ? achene ? of the sunflower plant.

Sunflowers need full sun and grow best in fertile, moist and well-drained soils. For commercial plantings, the seeds are planted 1.5 feet apart and 1 inch deep. Sunflower seeds are rich in protein and used extensively in making vegetable oil. Whole seeds of sunflower are sold as snack food, which are used in roasted form with or without salt. Sunflowers are also used as an alternative to peanut butter. Sunbutter is a favorite product in China, Russia, the Middle East, the United States and Europe. In Germany, sunflower is used as sunflower whole seed bread by mixing it with rye flour. Sunflower oil is used extensively all over the world as vegetable oil and in making margarine and biodiesel.

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sunflower Plant Pictures and Sunflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Strawflower Plant Pictures and Strawflower Plant Kind

Strawflower is a tall herb consisting of about 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. The plants are native to South Africa, Madagascar, Eurasia and Australasia. The plants can be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, which grow to a height of 60-90 cm. Leaves, are oblong and flat. Base of the flowerhead is smooth or honeycombed and resembles daisies. Flowers come in almost all the colors except blue.

Many species are grown as ornamental plants and as dried flowers. Open flowers and stalks can preserve their color and shape for longer periods if the flowers are cut when young and then dried. An essential oil with a yellow or reddish tint is produced from the strawflower plants. All over the world, dried flowers are used in winter bouquets. Some of the species of the plants have everlasting flowers, which last for long periods in dried forms. Many new species of strawflowers have been identified, which have natural habitats in rocky areas.

Pictures of Flowers Strawflower Plant Pictures and Strawflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Strawflower Plant Pictures and Strawflower Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Static Electricity Plant Pictures and Static Electricity Plant Kind

Static Electricity is a name commonly applied to Statice or Sea Lavender species of flowers that have wide distribution in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and North America. The plant has about 120 species, out of which, about 100 species are native to the area stretching from Canary Islands east through Mediterranean region to central Asia. The plants are herbaceous perennials that grow 10-70 cm tall from a rhizome. Few of the species are woody shrubs up to 2 meters tall. Several species of static electricity plants flourish in saline soils in the coastal areas.

Leaves of static electricity plants are broad and entire or lobed, which are produced in a dense basal rosette. Flowering stems bear only small brown bracts. Flowers are pink, violet or purple in most of the species while yellow or white flowers grow in some species. Fruit is a small capsule containing one seed. The plant is popular as garden plant due to its showy flowers and beautiful appearance of calyx. Calyx remains even after the true flowers have fallen and thus the plants are often known as ‘everlasting flowers’

Pictures of Flowers Star of Bethlehem Plant Pictures and Star of Bethlehem Plant Kind

Star of Bethlehem is a genus of small and hardy perennial plants native to Southern Europe and South Africa. The plant grows from bulbs and has grass-like basal leaves and a slender stalk up to 30 cm tall. Star of Bethlehem bears large clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes. Due to its star shaped flowers and its appearance in the Biblical Account of the birth of Jesus, the plant has been named as ‘Star of Bethlehem’.

Some of the species of Star of Bethlehem plants are poisonous to grazing animals and have also been reported to kill cattle and livestock. Few of the species are edible and can be used as vegetables. The plant was first developed in Italy and now it has become a common sight in the gardens of North America. Many people grow Star of Bethlehem in gardens, greenhouses and window boxes. Flowers bloom during the months of May and June. Bulbs of the flowers contain alkaloids, which are toxic.

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Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Spring Beauty or Claytonia is a genus of 25 species of flowering plants mostly native to North America. Few species exist in Guatemala, South America and northeastern Asia. The plant blooms in early spring in Nova Scotia, Georgia and Texas and in the western United States. Spring beauty plants can be found in lawns, woods and thickets. Spring Beauty is a perennial plant that grows up to 6-18 inches tall.

Flowers are whitish-pink or rose-colored with pink or purple veins. Single pair of leaves grow about halfway up on the stems. One of the species known as miner’s lettuce is distributed throughout mountains west of North America in moist soils. This particular species was used by the miners as fresh green salad during the 1849 Gold Rush in California and from when the name miner’s lettuce has become a commonly popular name. Serpentine spring beauty is a species that is native to British Columbia, Idaho and California in different habitats on serpentine soils.

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spring Beauty Plant Pictures and Spring Beauty Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Spiraea is a genus of 80 species of shrubs native to temperate regions of Northern Hemisphere with highest diversity and density in eastern Asia. During the early summer, varieties of species bearing dainty lace-like blooms can be found across gardens and parks. Few species of Spiraea plants are wild flowers in eastern United States and Canada. Several varieties are grown as ornamental plants, most common and popular being bridal wreath that has drooping branches loaded with clusters of white flowers.

Majority of the species are dwarfs and none of the species reach more than eight feet height. Leaves of the plants are pointed with toothed edges. The plant is hardy and too woody to be used an edible plant. In North America, the plant has a long history of being used in herbal tea and for its medicinal properties. The plant contains methyl salicylate and many other salicylates, which possess analgesic properties similar to aspirin drug. Tea made from the leaves of Spiraea plants is often used as an enema and in treating the infections of the bowels and vagina areas.

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Spiraea Plant Pictures and Spiraea Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Sorrel is a perennial herb, which is cultivated as garden herb or leaf vegetable. The plant is also known as common sorrel, garden sorrel spinach dock or narrow-leaved dock. Sorrel is a slender plant that can grow to a height of about 2 feet. Its roots run deep into the ground. Stems and leaves are juicy and edible. The sorrel plant bears whorled spikes of reddish-green flowers, which become purplish upon blooming in the summer season. Ripened seeds of sorrel plants are brownish and shining.

Common sorrels have been cultivated for centuries for its leaves that are used in soups, sauces and salads. Flavor of leaves is similar to kiwifruit or sour wild strawberries. Sharp and sour taste of the leaves comes from the oxalic acid. Sorrel is often used as a laxative and also in the treatments of kidney or bladder stones. Little wood sorrel or sour grass is grown in shady woods, lawns and gardens throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Common sorrels grow wild in the meadows. Due to wide spreading underground stems, sorrels are often considered as invasive weeds.

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Sorrel Plant Pictures and Sorrel Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Snowball is the common name for beautiful deciduous shrubs of honeysuckle family. The plant is well known for its ball-like clusters of snowy white flowers, which resemble snowball. Snowball is native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. The plant is also widely grown in North America. Snowball is also called as European cranberry or Guelder Rose or snowball tree.

The plant grows to 7-12 feet tall. Size of flower clusters may be as much as 4 inch wide. Flowers of cultivated species are sterile and do not produce fruits. However, wild species of snowball plants bear juicy red berries. In Europe, the Middle East and Western Asia, some of the species are termed as snowdrop. Snowdrops are widely grown in gardens across Europe and North America. Snowdrops can grow up to 9 inches tall. White and bell shaped flowers of snowdrops grow in the early spring. Snowball plants are easy to grow in partial shades and moist soils. Bulbs of snowdrops are planted 3-4 inches deep during the fall season.

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snowball Plant Pictures and Snowball Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Snapdragon is a genus of flowering plants native to the Mediterranean region. Snapdragon is the plant whose flowers resemble to the face of dragon and which open and close its mouth when squeezed laterally. Snapdragon is one of the most favorite flowers in the gardens of Europe and North America where there are 30 species of this family. Snapdragons are easy to grow and thus several varieties of are grown in the greenhouses for cut flowers and ornamental garden plants.

Snapdragons are classified into three categories depending upon its size. Dwarf varieties grow up to 9 inches height, intermediate varieties grow up to 20 inches and tall varieties grow to a height of up to 4 feet. Showy and two-lipped flowers of snapdragon plants blossom first at the bottom and then go up to the top of the tall stem. Colors of the flowers range from white through various shades of pink, red, yellow, orange and lavender. In warmer locations, snapdragons can thrive as perennials while in the cooler climates the plants survive as annuals.

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snapdragon Plant Pictures and Snapdragon Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snakeroot Plant Pictures and Snakeroot Plant Kind

Snakeroot is a genus of about 250 species of perennials and shrubs from the sunflower family. The plant is native to warmer regions of the United States. The name snakeroot is thought to have been derived from the seeming similarity in the appearance of the roots with snake and also probably because the plants were used for treating snakebites.

Snakeroot plant has multiple and branched stems. Inflorescence consists of fluffy red or pinkish-white flowers in clusters. Leaves are long, triangular and in opposite arrangements with a foul smelling musky scent. Common snakeroot reaches to a height of up to 3 feet. In the ancient times, people used to chew the roots of snakeroot plants to apply them to their wounds. Besides, the roots of some of the species were also used to make tonics and painkillers. Black snakeroot, Virginia snakeroot, button snakeroot and Texas snakeroot are few of the most common snakeroot species that are cultivated for their medicinal values such as in the treatments of snakebites and breathing ailments.

Pictures of Flowers Snakeroot Plant Pictures and Snakeroot Plant Kind

Pictures of Flowers Snakeroot Plant Pictures and Snakeroot Plant Kind