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Loropetalum chinense grows best in fertile, slightly acidic soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour and is hardy down to -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). It is a popular ornamental plant, grown for its prolific clusters of flowers and (in the case of the pink flowering variety) deeply coloured foliage that may contain various green, copper, purple and red tones.
Plants with semidouble deep pink flowers have been treated as either a variety, under the name R. gallica var. officinalis, [6] or as a cultivar, R. gallica 'Officinalis'. [7] It is also called the apothecary's rose, the crimson damask rose, or the red rose of Lancaster. [8] It is the county flower of Lancashire.
Some species are familiar as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colorful flowers. Most species produce yellow flowers; A. blanchetii bears pink flowers. [2] The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809). [3] It is the official flower of Kuching North City Hall. [4]
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
Dianthus chinensis, commonly known as rainbow pink [1] or China pink is a species of Dianthus native to northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Russia. [2] It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 30–50 cm tall.
Melaleuca nesophila, commonly known as showy honey-myrtle, mindiyet or pink melaleuca, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to an area near Albany in Western Australia. The Noongar name for the plant is mindiyet . [ 2 ]
The flowers are radially symmetric, hermaphrodite, gathered in scapes of 3–5 flowers, with 10 stamens. They have five pink petals, 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long, with fringed margins. The flowering period extends from May through August. The fruits are capsules with a few seeds. [1]
Beaufortia schaueri, commonly known as pink bottlebrush [2] or pink beaufortia, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a small, rounded shrub with small, crowded, linear leaves and profuse, spherical heads of pink flowers conspicuously displayed on the ends ...