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The Blue Flower is the final novel by the British author Penelope Fitzgerald, published in 1995. It is a fictional treatment of the early life and troubled relationships of Friedrich von Hardenberg who, under the pseudonym Novalis, became a foundational figure of German Romanticism . First published in hardback by Flamingo, the novel became the ...
Blue flower. Centaurea cyanus, common in the native lands of Novalis. A blue flower ( German: Blaue Blume) was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. [ 1] It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable.
Penelope Mary Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a Booker Prize -winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. [ 1] In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". [ 2] The Observer in 2012 placed her final novel, The Blue Flower, among "the ten best historical novels ...
It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. Its most striking feature is the color of its flowers, a vivid deep blue; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm ( in) long by 3 cm ( in) wide. Some varieties yield white flowers and pink. The fruits are 5–7 cm (2– in) long, flat pods with six to ten seeds ...
Botanical illustration (1885) Common chicory ( Cichorium intybus) [ 3] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to Europe, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. [ 4] Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons ( blanched ...
Borage ( / ˈbʌrɪdʒ / ⓘ [ 2] or / ˈbɒrɪdʒ /; [ 3] Borago officinalis ), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible and its seeds provide oil . Borage stem.
Gentiana ( / ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə /) [ 2] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family ( Gentianaceae ), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.
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 ...