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Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond, [4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico. [ 5 ] 'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 2 millimetres ( 1 ⁄ 16 inch) long. [ 6 ]
Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering plum [2] or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii, [3] is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a small tree. The flowers are pale pink or white, [3] and the fruit are red and "pubescent", i.e. with soft hair. It originates from China but is popular around the world as an ornamental.
Flowering almond is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Prunus glandulosa , native to China and present in Japan Prunus jacquemontii , native to Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Tibet
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Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, and Polygonaceae. [1] It is a large family, with 81 genera and about 2,625 known species. [3]
Prunus glandulosa, called Chinese bush cherry, Chinese plum, and dwarf flowering almond, is a species of shrub tree native to China and long present in Japan. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree and for cut flowers. [2] [3] It has white or pink flowers - single or double varies with cultivar - that bloom in Spring. Fruits are dark red. [4]
P. texana is a bushy shrub about 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) tall and 0.5–1.5 m (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –5 ft) wide. The branches have short hairs. The flowers are white or pink. [4] Blossoms appear in February and March and are 1–1.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 inch). [5] The fruits are egg-shaped and yellow or greenish yellow.
Christmas flowers are the popular flowers used during the festive season of Christmas. [1] In many nations, seasonal flowers and plants such as Poinsettia , Christmas cactus , holly , Christmas rose , ivy and mistletoe form a major part of traditional Christmas decoration .