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Pictures of Flowers Loosestrife Pictures and Loosestrife Kind

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on February 23, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Loosestrife Pictures and Loosestrife Kind

Loosestrife is the common name for various flowering plants. Garden loosestrife is the common species that has sword shaped leaves and yellow flowers. Moneywort, also known as creeping Charlie, is another common species of

Pictures of Flowers Liquorice Pictures and Liquorice Kind

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on February 23, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Liquorice Pictures and Liquorice Kind

Liquorice is a well-known flavor, which is the product of the sweet roots of the plant Liquorice. The plant is a legume, related to beans and peas, native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. The plant is also cultivated widely in Italy, Spain and Russia. Although a small quantity grows in Louisiana and Cal but large quantities of Liquorice are imported into United States.

Liquorice is an herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height of about one meter. The plant has long pinnate leaves with 9-17 leaflets. Long, purple to pale whitish blue flowers grow in a loose inflorescence. Fruit is an oblong pod containing several seeds. The plant grows best in deep, fertile, well-drained soils with full sun. It is harvested in autumn 2-3 years after planting. Liquorice extract is produced from the Liquorice plants by chemically boiling its roots and evaporating most of the water. Liquorice extract is traded both in solid and syrup form. Liquorice flavor is used in vast varieties of candies and other food products.

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Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind

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on February 22, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind

Jack-in-the-Pulpit is an herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. The plant grows in moist woodlands and thickets from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to southern Florida. The plant has other names such as bob onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, wake robin or wild turnip. The plant grows from corms and has a diverse species ranging from 30-65 cm tall. It has three parted leaves and its flowers are contained in a spadix, which is covered by a hood. Spathe or hood is striped and it protects tiny flowers that are clustered on a stem.

In the name ‘Jack-in-the-Pulpit’, jack refers to spadix and pulpit refers to the spathe. Flowers grow from April to June. Smooth and shiny green fruits are clustered on the thickened spadix. Fruits generally ripen in late summer and fall turning to bright red before the plant becomes dormant. Each berry typically contains 1-5 seeds, which are white to light tan, rounded and often with flattened edges and a short sharp point at the top. Jack-in-the-Pulpit plant contains calcium oxalate crystals in all the parts of the plants and thus consumption of raw plant might result in powerful burning sensation. Properly dried and cooked plant can be eaten as root vegetable, which has been used for the treatments of sore eyes, rheumatism, bronchitis, snakebites and for inducing sterility.

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Pictures of Flowers Cowslip Pictures and Cowslip Kind

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on February 16, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Cowslip Pictures and Cowslip Kind

Cowslip is a wild flower native to temperate regions of Northern Hemisphere. Cowslip is also known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold. The plant often grows in wet and boggy places such as marshes, fens, ditches and wet woods. Cowslips bear large, buttercup like blossoms on hollow branching stems. Its leaves are kidney shaped. In the springs, the leaves are cooked like spinach. Flowers are pink, white or lilac. Cowslip is an herbaceous perennial plant that grows to 80 cm tall.

In England, cowslip is one of the most ancient British native plants where it dots English Meadows in early spring. In UK, names of cowslips are different depending upon the geographical regions. Most common name is marigold refers to its use in churches in medieval times during Easter as a tribute to the Virgin Mary. Marigold is a plant that is often mentioned in literatures including Shakespeare. All parts of cowslip plants are considered as irritant or poisonous. Skin rashes and dermatitis are often caused by excessive handling of the plants.

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Pictures of Flowers Chrysanthemum Pictures and Chrysanthemum Kind

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on February 14, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Chrysanthemum Pictures and Chrysanthemum Kind

Chrysanthemum, often called mums, is a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants native to Asia and northeastern Europe. It is the national flower of Japan and in Middle East, it has been cultivated for the last more than 2500 years. It was taken to America in the early 19th century. The name Chrysanthemum comes from the Greek word meaning gold and flower. Nowadays, the flowers range in color from white and yellow through pink, lavender and deep red.

Chrysanthemum is an herbaceous perennial plant that grows about 50-150 cm tall with deeply lobed leaves and large flowerhead. The plant is used as food plants by the larvae of many species of plants. Modern varieties of Chrysanthemum are more showy and ornamental than their wild counterparts. Flowers occur in various forms such as daisy-like, decorative, buttons and pompons. Several hybrid varieties are developed for horticultural purposes. Yellow or white varieties of Chrysanthemum are boiled to make sweet drinks in some parts of Asia. Chrysanthemum tea is often used as for its medicinal values in the treatments of influenza.

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Pictures of Flowers Carnation Pictures and Carnation Kind

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on February 14, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Carnation Pictures and Carnation

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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 Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

Pictures of Flowers Calla Pictures and Calla Kind

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