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The 5 Easiest Houseplants to Grow
Did you resolve to live healthier this year? Forget dieting and exercising! This could simply be achieved by growing some houseplants! Houseplants have been known to improve the air quality inside our homes by removing toxins in the air, thus … Continue reading
Foxgloves, beautiful, poisonous & cancer fighter
One of Britain’s best known flowering plants could soon be used to stop the spread of breast cancer. Scientists at John Hopkins University, Baltimore have discovered that a drug based on foxglove, which produces distinctive tall spires of pink tubular … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Varieties, Flowers and Health, Flowers in the News, Foxglove
Tagged breast cancer, cancer, flowering plants, flowers, foxglove, health
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It’s an Orchid Lovers Dream!
Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory has devoted an entire pyramid to the Orchid. After a full year of planning the incredible display is open to the public from now until Oct 23. If you’re avid about Orchids this is a DO NOT … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers in the News, Fun Stuff, Orchid
Tagged Cut Flowers, Exotic Flowers, flowering plants, Orchids
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An Ancient Bloom – Safflower
SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius) From the Asteraceae family, this product has been used for a long time in coloring food and cosmetic, medicine, oil, meals and more. In China, a pleasant-tasting herbal tea is prepared from safflower blossoms; however, spineless varieties … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Varieties, Safflower
Tagged Carthamus tinctorius, Cut Flowers, flower varieties, flowering plants, safflower
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Spring Flowers Blooming in Autumn!
In the UK the weather has been so unseasonably warm that the plants are very confused! Normally only blooming in Spring time, plants such as Rhododendrons and Strawberries are blooming for the 2nd time this year. According to The Royal … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers in the News, Fun Stuff
Tagged autumn, fall, flowering plants, Spring Flowers
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China’s Marigolds
The villages located outside of Beijing China in Yanqing County have supplied the Beijing flower market for years, however recently they have expanded the flower fields by thousands of acres. In the fall, the Marigold (a member of the Chrysanthemum … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Marigold
Tagged china, Chrysanthemum, flower farms, flowering plants, fresh flowers, marigold
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New Species plants its own seeds!
Scientists have estimated that there are possibly between 5 million and 50 million plant species on our planet, however only about 2 million species have been discovered and documented to date. It is believed that many species live, die & … Continue reading
Hydrangea, the colour-changing flower
The Hydrangea (“Hortensia” in Spanish) is a genus of about 75 species of flowering plants native to eastern Asia, North America and South America. It symbolizes heartfelt emotions and can be used to express gratitude. One of the neat things … Continue reading
Posted in Hydrangea, Wedding Flowers
Tagged Cut Flowers, flower varieties, flowering plants, hydrangea, Wedding Flowers
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Stock (not the chicken variety!)
Stock (Matthiola incana) symbolizes lasting beauty and happy life. It is also indicative of bonds of affection and promptness. Stock is also referred to as Matthiola or Gilliflower, it originated in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands. With all … Continue reading
