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B. officinalis flower. B. officinalis grows to a height of 60 centimetres (2 feet), [4] and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are alternate, simple, and 5–15 cm (2–6 inches) long. The flowers are complete, perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals. [4]
Liatris ligulistylis with goldenrod soldier beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on it. Liatris (/ l aɪ ˈ æ t r ɪ s / [2]), commonly known as gayfeather [3] and blazing star [4] [5] is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas).
Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star, prairie feather, gayfeather [1] or button snakewort, [2] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America [ 3 ] where it grows in moist prairies and sedge meadows.
Borage plant flowers. Borage seed oil is derived from the seeds of the plant, Borago officinalis (borage). [1] Borage seed oil has one of the highest amounts of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) of seed oils — higher than blackcurrant seed oil or evening primrose oil, to which it is considered similar. GLA is typically composed of about 24% of the oil.
Native to the Southwest, the Estrellita Little Star is a beautiful plant growing in popularity. ... Ixora or Jungle Geranium and Pentas or Egyptian Star Flower. All are known as hummingbird favorites.
Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of Bethlehem that appears in the biblical account of the birth of ...
The flowers are white [5] [7] or pink [5] flowers are borne in April [5] or May. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Calyx (the collective term for sepals ) is 5- to 9-parted and persistent. Corolla (the collective term for petals ) is also 5- to 9-parted, rotate, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] with a very short tube [ 7 ] and elliptic - lanceolate segments.
Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower) Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials; Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa; Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants, including: O. arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem) O. dubium (sun star or orange star) O. narbonense (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem) O. nutans (drooping ...