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The national plant is the shamrock (Trifolium dubium or Trifolium repens). Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish deora Dé, "tears of God") [23] has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant. [24] [25] The Easter lily is an important symbol of commemorance to ...
The Bayahibe Rose, the national flower of the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic 's national flower was originally the flower of the caoba (mahogany tree, Swietenia mahagoni ). In 2011, the mahogany was dubbed the national tree, vacating the national flower spot for the Bayahibe rose ( Pereskia quisqueyana ) in order to bring attention ...
The garden was a cross between trial grounds and a botanical garden. Fruit trials featured in the garden. The writer and garden designer William Robinson in 1899 dedicated a volume of The Garden to Gumbleton. Gumbleton had an extensive botanical library, and on his death he bequeathed its contents to the Irish National Botanic Gardens in Dublin ...
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
Dedicated to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (35th President of the United States from 1960 to 1963) the Arboretum is a tree collection of international standing. . Located in the southeast corner of Ireland, 12 km (7.5 mi) south of New Ross, it covers 252 ha and rises from 36 m (118 ft) at its southern boundary to 271 m (889 ft) at the summit of Sliabh Coiltir, a prominent hill ...
The National Botanic Gardens (Irish: Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus) is a botanical garden in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. [1] The 19.5 hectares [ 2 ] are situated between Glasnevin Cemetery and the River Tolka where it forms part of the river's floodplain .
The Rose Hall of Fame contains roses considered world favourites by a vote of members of the World Federation of Rose Societies. [1] Inductees are announced every three years at World Rose Conventions. [2] Additionally, popular historical roses and roses of genealogical importance are inducted in the Old Rose Hall of Fame. [3]
The Irish National War Memorial Gardens (Irish: Gairdíní Náisiúnta Cuimhneacháin Cogaidh na hÉireann) is an Irish war memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin, dedicated "to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914–1918", [1] out of a total of 206,000 Irishmen who served in the British forces alone during the war.