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Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

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on February 13, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Calla or calla lily is a beautiful garden flower of the arum family. It is native to cool temperate regions of Northern Hemisphere, Northern Asia, North America and Central, Eastern and Northern Europe. Calla is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant that grows in bogs and ponds. 6-12 cm long leaves are round to heart shaped. The greenish-yellow inflorescence is produced on a spadix about 4-6 cm long enclosed in a white spathe. The fruit of calls is a cluster of red berries, berry containing several seeds.

Calls plant is very poisonous when fresh because of high oxalic acid contents. However, the rhizome is edible after drying, grinding, leaching and boiling. Calla grows from a bulb that must be planted in rich and well-watered soils. Often, it is planted in the soil mixed with manure. In many parts of North America, calla is grown indoors or in a greenhouse. In California and Texas, it can be grown outdoors in gardens and flowerbeds.

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Pictures of Flowers Blazing Star Pictures and Blazing Star Kind

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on February 13, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Blazing Star Pictures and Blazing Star Kind

Blazing Star, Gay-feather or Button Snakeroot is a genus of ornamental plants native to North America, Mexico and the Bahamas. The plant grows abundantly on prairies and meadows in the eastern and western United States. Blazing star is often used as a popular summer flower in the bouquets. It is a perennial plant surviving the winter in the form of corms. Flower heads have disc florets and no ray florets.

Blazing star is a tall and slender plant that can grow from 1-6 feet tall. Thick clusters of small purple or red blossoms grow along the stems on thin spikes up to 18 inches long. Flower heads are surrounded by bracts or modified leaves, which have the color same as that of the flowers. The spikes of blossoms resemble a shooting star and thus the name blazing star. The name blazing star is also given for many aster, goldenrods and thistles species. Blazing star species are used as food plants by the larvae of some other species of plants.

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Pictures of Flowers Belladonna Pictures and Belladonna Kind

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on February 13, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Belladonna Pictures and Belladonna Kind

Belladonna is a perennial herbaceous plant, which is well known for atropine drug. The drug is produced from the foliage, which along with the berries are extremely toxic and possess hallucinogenic properties. The species are native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. It has also been naturalized in few parts of North America where it can often be found in shady, moist areas with limestone rich soil. The name comes from the Italian word, which means beautiful woman. In the past, it was used by women to enlarge the pupils of their eyes.

Belladonna is also often grown in gardens for its beauty. The plant grows about 2-3 tall with drooping bell shaped flowers that are bluish-purple or dull red. Many people have died ignorantly eating belladonna berries. Belladonna is an important antidote for poisoning with certain insecticides and mushrooms. Belladonna is sometimes used for relief from cough and stomach problems. It is also used for relaxing the eye muscles and expanding the pupil.

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Pictures of Flowers Baby’s Breath Pictures and Baby’s Breath Kind

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on February 12, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Baby’s Breath Pictures and Baby’s Breath Kind

Baby’s-Breath is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. Other than USA, the plant is known by the name Gypsophila. Several species of Baby’s-Breath are found in calcium rich soils including gypsum. It is a garden plant that grows 2-3 feet tall and has widely branching stems. The plant is grown in front of shrubbery in rock gardens. Florists often mix tiny white flowers of Baby’s-Breath among larger flowers in bouquets for providing a beautiful and delicate look.

Baby’s-Breath is a herbaceous, annual and perennial plant. Leaves are linear to triangular 1-7 cm long and 2-8 mm broad. Flowers grow in large inflorescences, which could be dense, open or lax. Each flower is small with a diameter of 3-10 mm and with five white or pink petals. Baby’s-Breath is often grown as ornamental plants in gardens. The plant is easy to grow and can often be found in dry and open places.

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Pictures of Flowers Anemone Pictures and Anemone Kind

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on February 11, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Anemone Pictures and Anemone Kind

Anemone is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family native to north and south temperate zones. Anemone, also known as windflower, grows 203 feet high with their leaves on the flower stem. Flowers bloom in spring, summer and autumn. Its leaves are usually divided with sharply cut edges. Generally, on every stem only one flower grows. Anemone is a perennial herb. The plant grows from rhizomes, caudices or tubers. Leaves could be simple, compound or attached with a leaf stalk. Depending upon the species, the plants can grow up to 60 cm high.

Anemone flowers are bisexual and radially symmetric and come in white, purple, blue, green, yellow, pink or red colors. Its fruits are achenes. In North America, wood variety of Anemone is most common that can grow even in high mountainous areas. Besides, Anemone is also grown abundantly in England and Central Europe. Japanese Anemone is considered as the most unusual variety, which grows up to 3 feet height and has flowers that are three inches across. Many of Anemone species are favorite garden plants. The plants grow best in a loamy soil enriched with well-rotten manure. Anemone plants should be dug in below the tubers.

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Pictures of Flowers Ageratum Pictures and Ageratum Kind

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on February 11, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Ageratum Pictures and Ageratum Kind

Ageratum is a low growing and popular American herb that grows on small hills and tussocks. It is a perennial plant of flower gardens. Ageratum is a native of tropical regions of Central and South America. The plant grows to a height of 75 cm with fluffy pale blue, lilac, pink or white flowers blooming throughout summer months. Each flowerhead has several tiny and tube shaped flowers that are closely held together. The plants can be grown from seeds planted in early spring if planted indoors or planted little later if planted outdoors. Ageratum plants give small dry fruits.

Ageratum is mainly grown as garden flower for bedding, bordering or in rock gardens. Fully-grown varieties of Hawaii Ageratum grow to a height of around 6-8 inches. Taller varieties growing up to 18 inches height are also available at many places. Blue varieties of Ageratum are most popular. Size and color of Ageratum makes it most ideal for garden flowers, rock gardens, flowerbeds and containers. It is quite easy to grow Ageratum and thus excellent for the beginner gardeners.

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Pictures of Flowers Broom Pictures and Broom Kind

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on February 6, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Broom Pictures and Broom Kind

Broom is a group of evergreen semi-evergreen and deciduous shrubs in the legume family. Brooms have dense, slender green stems and small leaves. Majority of the species have yellow flowers but few species may have white, orange, red, pink or purple flowers. Brooms and its species are natives of Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia, greatest diversity being in the Mediterranean regions. Many of the species of grooms can adapt to stand-replacing fires that kill aboveground parts of the plants but create conditions for re-growth from the roots and also for germination of stored seeds in the soil.

Common broom is the most widespread species of broom, which is a native of northwestern Europe, where it can be found in dry and sandy soils. It has apparently leafless stems that are covered in profuse golden yellow flowers during spring and summer. In late summer, its pea-pod like seed bursts open with an audible pop, spreading the seed from the parent plant. It makes a shrub of about 1-3 meter tall. Brooms can tolerate and often thrive best in poor soils and growing conditions. Although the cultivation needs little care but they need good drainage, as it can perform poorly on wet soils. Brooms are widely used as garden and landscape ornamental plants. They are also used for wasteland reclamation and sand dune stabilizing.

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Pictures of Flowers Aster Pictures and Aster Kind

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on February 5, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Aster Pictures and Aster Kind

Aster is a flowering plant. With more than 175 species, Aster is a very common in the United States. Aster also grows in Asia, Europe and South America. Beautiful and starry wild flowers blossom from the end of August throughout September and October. Aster name comes from the Greek word ‘astron’ that translates into star. The name is derived from the shape of the flower head that resembles a star. Due to the attractive and colorful flowers, several species and hybrids of asters are used extensively in gardens. Asters can grow in all hardiness zones.

Asters are perennial plants. Flowers of Asters have yellowish or brownish disks encircled by white, purple, violet, blue, rose or pink rays. Blossoms are one and half to two inches in diameter. All species of asters need rich soil and sunlight for its proper growth. Regardless of its taxonomic change, all species are referred to as asters in horticultural trades. Number of petals in aster species is a Fibonacci number.