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Zinnia's composite flowers consist of ray florets that surround disk florets, which may be a different color than the ray florets and mature from the periphery inward. [7] The flowers have a range of appearances, from a single row of petals to a dome shape. Zinnias may be white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, or lilac. [5]
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow ( / ˈjæroʊ /) or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre ( 31⁄2 feet) tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. The plant is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia ...
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species is a book by Charles Darwin first published in 1877. [ 1] It is the fifth of his six books devoted solely to the study of plants (excluding The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication [ 2] ).
Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae ), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae ). [ 2] Some botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus ...
Rosaceae ( / roʊˈzeɪsiː.iː, - si.aɪ /, -si.eɪ), [ 4][ 5] the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. [ 6][ 7][ 8] The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but some are evergreen. [ 9]
Trillium grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves. Flowering stems are 20–40 cm tall. [ 6] The leaves are often called bracts as the "stem" is then considered a peduncle (the rhizome is the stem proper, aboveground shoots of a rhizome are branches or ...
Clivia. Lindl. Clivia / ˈklaɪviə / [ 1] is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. [ 2] Common names are Natal lily or bush lily . They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with green, strap-like leaves. Individual flowers are more or less ...
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," he wrote in "Romeo and Juliet." Even before Shakespeare's time, parents have turned to nature for naming inspiration and relied on flower baby names.