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A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower. These petals attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes, which in ...
L. 19th-century illustration. Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ; / ˌkɒnvəˈleɪriə məˈdʒeɪlɪs / ), [ 2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, [ 3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in ...
On average, one mature plant can produce about 35 flower spikes, each weighing about 5 to 6 ounces. The female plant - flower. The flower of female plant has no floral bouquet. It is left to develop into fruit. Kewra Flower's extracts. The kewda flowers extracts sold in the market are: Kewra Ruh (Oil) This is 100% pure oil extracted from male ...
Tansy ( Tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Tanacetum in the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including North America, and in some areas has become invasive. It is also known as common tansy, [ 2] bitter buttons, cow bitter, or golden ...
Safflower is a fast growing, erect, winter/spring-growing annual herb, that resembles a thistle. [ 2] Originating from a leaf rosette emerges a branched central stem (also referred to as terminal stem), when day length and temperature increase. The main shoot reaches heights of 30–150 cm (12–59 in). The plant also develops a strong taproot ...
Passiflora incarnata. L., 1753. Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora, the maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens.
The chrysanthemum is one of the " Four Gentlemen " ( 四君子) of China (the others being the plum blossom, the orchid, and bamboo ). The chrysanthemum is said to have been favored by Tao Qian, an influential Chinese poet, and is symbolic of nobility. It is also one of the four symbolic seasonal flowers.
Camellia oil is commonly used to clean and protect the blades of cutting instruments. Camellia oil pressed from seeds of C. japonica, also called tsubaki oil or tsubaki-abura (椿油) in Japanese, has been traditionally used in Japan for hair care. [11] C. japonica plant is used to prepare traditional antiinflammatory medicines. [12]