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Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal. [ 2 ] It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall.
Fritillaria imperialis, the crown imperial, imperial fritillary, Kaiser's crown, or Kurdish tulip is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to a wide stretch from the Anatolian plateau of Turkey, Iraq and Iran (e.g. Kurdistan [2] [3] [4]) to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India and the Himalayan foothills. [5]
The ancient Greeks, as recorded in Euripides's play The Phoenician Women, placed a crown of flowers on the head of the deceased; [145] they also covered tombs with wreaths and flower petals. Flowers were widely used in ancient Egyptian burials, [ 146 ] and the Mexicans to this day use flowers prominently in their Day of the Dead celebrations ...
A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet"; [1] Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona), [2] is a headdress or headband made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches. It is typically worn on celebrations, festive occasions and holy days, having a long history and association with ancient pageants ...
The flower color varies from darker shades of purple through soft, pinkish purple, and a white flowering form exists as well. The actinomorphic flowers have five reflexed petals and an elevated central crown. After blooming, green follicles, approximately 12 cm (4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long, are produced that when ripe, split open
Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. [2] [3] [4] Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or ...
"Crown" (Korean: 어느 날 머리에서 뿔이 자랐다; RR: Eoneu nal meori-eseo ppuri jaratda; lit. One day, a horn grew from my head) (stylized in all caps ) is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together as the lead single from their debut Korean extended play (EP) The Dream Chapter: Star .
Limnanthes douglasii is a species of annual flowering plant in the family Limnanthaceae (meadowfoam) commonly known as Douglas' meadowfoam [1] or poached egg plant. It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in wet, grassy habitat, such as vernal pools and spring meadows.