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Pictures of Flowers Tulip Pictures and Tulip Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Tulip Pictures and Tulip Plant Kind
Tulip is a genus of about 150 species of bulbous flowering plants native to South Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Besides the natural species, many hybrid species and cultivars are grown in gardens, used as potted plants and for making cut flowers bouquet. Tulip is indigenous to Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and other parts of Central Asia. The plants originate from mountainous areas with temperate climates and require a period of cool dormancy.
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Saint John’s Wort is the genus of about 300 species of flowering plants native to temperate and subtropical regions of North America, Europe, parts of Asia, Russia, India and China. Nowadays, Saint John’s Wort has become well known as herbal treatment for minor depression. The plant is a perennial herb with yellow flowers. The name of the plant comes from Saint John’s Day, 24 June, around which the traditional flowering and harvesting takes place.
Saint John’s Wort can be easily identified by its typical leaves and flowers. Yellow and five-petaled flowers grow between late spring and early to mid summer. Leaves of the plants exhibit translucent dots when held in front of the sunlight, which gives them a perforated appearance. A reddish or purple liquid is produced when the seedpods or flowers are crushed. Erect stems, branched in the upper section, can grow up to 1 meter tall. Yellowish-green leaves are narrow, oblong and in opposite arrangements. Large doses of Saint John’ Wort can be poisonous for the grazing livestock. Besides being famous as antidepressant, Saint John’s Wort is also sometimes used for flavoring distilled spirits such as Vodka.
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Safflower is an herbaceous thistle-like annual plant. The plant has many branches with long sharp spines on its leaves. It grows 30-150 cm tall with globular flowerheads. Brilliant yellow, red or orange flowers bloom in the month of July. Each branch of the plant typically has 1-5 flowerheads, which contain about 15-20 seeds per head. Safflower plants have strong taproot with which it can thrive in dry climates. The plant is susceptible to frost injury.
Traditionally, Safflower plants were grown for its seeds that were used in food coloring and flavoring. Besides, it was also used in medicines and for making red and yellow dyes. However, due to cheaper varieties of synthetic dyes, it is no more used for making dyes. All over the world, the plant is extensively cultivated for extracting vegetable oil from its seeds. Latest research has also reported that genetically modified safflower can be used to make insulin. Safflower oil is colorless, odorless and nutritionally similar to sunflower oil. Safflower oil is used as cooking oil, salad dressing and for the production of margarine.
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Lotus Pictures and Lotus Kind
Pictures of Flowers Lotus Pictures and Lotus Kind
Lotus is the scientific name for a large genus of flowering plants of pea family. Lotus is also the common English name for various fvlowering plants belonging different families. Indian lotus or ‘Sacred Lotus’ of the orient is a member of water lily family. Besides, the sacred lotus is also the national flower of India. Sacred lotus is grown at many parts throughout the world. It has pink flowers and round leaves, which usually grow above the surface of the water. Seeds are nut-like and held in pits in the seedpods. Large varieties of Indian lotus having white, pink or red flowers are grown in lily ponds.
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
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.
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Jack in the Pulpit Pictures and Jack in the Pulpit Kind
Pictures of Flowers Crocus Pictures and Crocus Kind
Pictures of Flowers Crocus Pictures and Crocus Kind
Crocus is a genus of perennial flowering plants native to a large area from coastal and sub-alpine regions central and southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, across Central Asia to Western China. Crocus plants grow from corms in a wide range of habitats including woodlands, shrubs and meadows. Its cup shaped and solitary flowers taper off into a narrow tube. Although lilac, mauve, white and yellow are predominant colors of flowers but several other colors are also found commonly. Grass like leaves show a white central stripe along the axis of the leaves.
Crocus belongs to iris family of flowering plants. Generally, the leaves are not cut until the plant dies naturally to ensure that more food is made and stored in the corms. Plants should be planted 3-4 inches deep in well-drained soils. In some of the places, crocuses grow and bloom for many years without replanting. Spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of autumn and fall blooming species of Crocus.
Pictures of Flowers Crocus Pictures and Crocus Kind
Pictures of Flowers Crocus Pictures and Crocus Kind
