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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscW0HnmLqPEP0O7G4Yuo_mh6gSX9vS23Ng5cAn1TF02agCEywbuma5UyZVefsdgKqdoskeS1fePK2Rj_gMoIJ3lDydVTW7m3HE8-ZZNGS3TPVy633JrSJS7cUjU3Fy3_yKBxRAOt7axWg/s400/flower12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296592680329456306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Flower arranging today is more than merely putting together a bunch of bright beautiful flowers in a pretty vase. Much thought goes into the art of each professionally designed bouquet.<br /><br />The artistic nature of flower arrangement means that no strict rules need to be followed by designers, but there are three very distinct styles into which arrangements can be categorised.<br /><br />The three styles of flower arrangements<br /><br />Professional florists would categorise the styles of flower arrangements as such:<br />Traditional, oriental and modern flower arrangements.<br /><br />Traditional flower design, also known as Western flower arrangements, is the time-honoured common flower arranging style where the design is enriched with a large number of beautiful, colourful flowers. Apart from the vase in which the flowers are arranged, almost no other accessories are used in this flower style.<br /><br />Oriental flower design is the general term used to refer to Chinese or Japanese styles, where the focus is mainly on the appearance of the arrangement. The linear style of Oriental flower arrangements emphasise the negative spaces, floral forms and the textures used in the arrangement.<br /><br />Japanese flower arrangement, also known as Ikebana, focus on the line of the twigs and leaves, rather than on the flowers themselves like in Western designs. The line of the twigs or leaves is combined with a small number of blooms and the design is complemented by the style of the container which is also a key element in the Ikebana style.<br /><br />Modern flower arrangements are the aesthetic use of clean, sleek lines, but generally all the styling depends on the likes and dislikes of the designer. The design of such an arrangement does not follow the traditional outline of arranging flowers. Instead the use of different accessories is combined with the minimal use of bright flowers. Modern flower arrangements make use of ornamental geometric motifs and clean-lined containers to carry the geometric theme through into everyday life.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why choose a Modern Flower Arrangement?</span><br /><br />The great thing about modern flower arrangements is that there really are no boundaries. This style of flower arrangement is appropriate for most occasions and it is well suited as a gift to both men and women.<br /><br />Most online florists have a wide variety of modern flower arrangements ready to order, although some would warn you that same-day delivery might not be possible, therefore you should confirm with your florist before you buy these flowers online.Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216146892864913559.post-41247050045549818852009-01-28T21:34:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:56:51.481-08:00Flower History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiePYqxL3Rp3P48w3kLCI5n7w5Ii6Trftg7H6pOBCumYeUQjDPr01ampySTw1pE6PaWVegZ5hrWP0kh6gih4vjvk0hVj0nY_kQF6IADgvdH3yZEdpzIBygFbmFBCZMvDjVd6Sk0QRq5dCi/s1600-h/flower-gallery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiePYqxL3Rp3P48w3kLCI5n7w5Ii6Trftg7H6pOBCumYeUQjDPr01ampySTw1pE6PaWVegZ5hrWP0kh6gih4vjvk0hVj0nY_kQF6IADgvdH3yZEdpzIBygFbmFBCZMvDjVd6Sk0QRq5dCi/s400/flower-gallery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296590505902182914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Evidence of flowers dating back to the prehistoric period have been discovered through Flower Fossils. There are traces of association of flowers with humans during the paleolithic age.<br /><br />Archaeologists uncovered skeletons of a man, two women and an infant buried together in soil containing pollen of flowers in a cave in Iraq. This association of flowers with the cave dwelling Neanderthals of the Pleistocene epoch is indicative of the role of flowers in burial rituals.<br /><br />Analysis of the sediment pollen concentrated in batches, implied that possible bunches of flowers had been placed on the grave. Closer examination of the flower pollen enabled scientists to identify many flowers that were present, all of which had some therapeutic properties. The use of flowers also testify abundant floral varieties available at that time.<br /><br />People have used flowers to express their feelings, enhance their surroundings, and to commemorate important rituals and observances. All forms of art, depict the use of flowers: music, books, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, tapestries, etc. Some of the most opulent examples of source material are the flower pictures, produced by artists during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which so accurately depict flowers in their incredible beauty.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aster</span><br />There are over 600 species of aster, the most popular being the Monte Casino. Ancient people believed that the odor of its leaves, when burnt, drove away serpents. The English gave this flower two names, asters and starworts. Aster is Latin for star, and referred to its star-like shape. Wort meant root, which signified plants with healing properties. And Asters were laid on the graves of French soldiers to symbolize the wish that things had turned out differently.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX0U9kVP_cL1jRehyUumBsXTCkltJj5hG-Ulm_2gc-tmTEQ0_Lpye-E-tC1sYeBYCkMUDwtkM-I8j9NKyyZleJOFgyk2AruVIL8WiSTg_sUIXpyO5gwg1krKhM4GaGrvOED625C9M_JJs/s1600-h/-lily.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX0U9kVP_cL1jRehyUumBsXTCkltJj5hG-Ulm_2gc-tmTEQ0_Lpye-E-tC1sYeBYCkMUDwtkM-I8j9NKyyZleJOFgyk2AruVIL8WiSTg_sUIXpyO5gwg1krKhM4GaGrvOED625C9M_JJs/s400/-lily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296589046279912482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calendula</span><br />The calendula is a member of the marigold family, and was traditionally valued as an herb, rather than its bright yellow blossoms. The Romans used Calendula mixed with vinegar to season their meat and salad dishes. Calendula blossoms in wine were purported to soothe indigestion, and the petals were used in ointments that cured skin irritations, jaundice, sore eyes, and toothaches.<br /><br />Very early Christians called this flower Mary's Gold, and placed it by the statues of the Virgin Mary. Again associated with religion and healing, Calendula is the most sacred flower of ancient India… its flower heads were used to make garlands, which adorned holy statues.<br /><br />The calendula's genus name, wor calendae, means throughout the months. Like sunflowers, Calendula's flower heads follows the sun.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carnation</span><br />Carnations have been cultivated for the last 2,000 years, and they hail from the Near East. It is said that the name, Carnation, comes from Greece… carnis (flesh) refers to the original color of the flower, or perhaps the word incarnacyon (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.<br /><br />Another possibility… Carnation could come from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. This popular flower was also called dianthus by the Greek botanist Theopharastus.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLVPofwOAvZuaepmXyO9sEBr4Z6E3jMebMK4kVqZy2SYp1-mrYZhAXUnYxTR6NUaA6WlPbtcr-FJqRPPKLJPkYuvTrGdBOIoNNcBKlFdx7_dFtrYX6zAmpB-oJ5kN4ennr0M-BFUn4M7N/s1600-h/rose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLVPofwOAvZuaepmXyO9sEBr4Z6E3jMebMK4kVqZy2SYp1-mrYZhAXUnYxTR6NUaA6WlPbtcr-FJqRPPKLJPkYuvTrGdBOIoNNcBKlFdx7_dFtrYX6zAmpB-oJ5kN4ennr0M-BFUn4M7N/s400/rose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296588518852221154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Dahlia</span><br />An herbal document written in Latin just sixty years after the coming of Columbus was discovered 1929. It noted that the Aztecs used dahlias as a treatment for epilepsy. The Aztec culture in Mexico was quite advanced [see chocolatemonthclub.com] but its wealth of written records did not survive the introduction of Christianity. The Aztec Herbal is an astonishing and remarkable resource for botanists and those studying the history of Medicine.<br /><br />Dahlias were late in coming to Europe. European scientific specialists considered the dahlia as a possible source of food since a disease had destroyed the French potato crop in the 1840s. But the beauty of the dahlia far surpassed its taste.<br /><br />Before insulin was discovered diabetics were often given a diabetic sugar made from dahlia tubers. Chemicals derived from dahlias are used in clinical tests for liver and kidney functions.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />Between 1800 and 1805, Lord and Lady Holland lived in France and in Spain where Lady Holland first saw dahlias that had been introduced to Spain about 15 years before. She sent some home to England and it is on the strength of that shipment that she is given credit for the introduction of the dahlia into England.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Delphinium</span><br />Delphinium is from the Greek word delphis, meaning dolphin… the flower resembles the bottle-like nose of a dolphin.<br /><br />Delphiniums were used by West Coast Native Americans to make blue dye, and European settlers made ink from ground delphinium flowers. The most ancient use of Delphinium flowers was a strong external concoction thought to drive away scorpions. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Gladiolus</span><br />The Latin word gladius, meaning "sword," and this flower was named for the shape of its leaves. Gladiolus was also called "xiphium," from the Greek word xiphos, also meaning sword. This flower is said to have represented the Roman gladiators.<br /><br />British Gladiolus used the stem base (corms) as a poultice and for drawing out thorns and splinters. A mixture of powdered corms and goat's milk was a favorite remedy for colic. In the 18th Century, African Gladioli were imported in large quantities to Europe from South Africa.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Holly</span><br />Medieval monks called this plant the Holy Tree. They believed Holly would keep evil spirits away, and protect their home from lightening. The early Romans decorated their hallways with garlands made from Holly for their mid-winter feast, Saturnalia.<br /><br />Later its pointed leaves represented the crown of thorns worn by Jesus, and the red berries his drops of blood. Holly signified eternal life, and also represented the biblical burning bush in the Old Testament, when God appeared before Moses.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lily</span><br />Lilies have been associated with many ancient myths, and pictures of lilies were discovered in a villa in Crete, dating back to the Minoan Period, about 1580 B.C.<br /><br />Lilies are mentioned in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament, they symbolize chastity and virtue. In both the Christian and pagan traditions, the lily is a fertility symbol. In Greek marriage ceremonies the bride wears a crown of lilies and wheat… purity and abundance. Lilies are also a symbol of death, and at one time lilies were placed on the graves of children.<br /><br />The lily has no true medicinal value, although In Elizabethan times, lilies were one of the ingredients in medicines to treatment fever, or for cleaning wounds, burns and sores.<br /><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzXET8J4R2aC69GL4OLdxqJD7aBsIZSbog1zC14Kzd72JUE5D-tDfs7yAk6fWtVV-L2vZHKUvcJKdxu23V4BHeItakRV5aIRUM8uLASV5Gh8DB1YWUif0dLoklS6ZyRn09R_zSN3FOZLY/s1600-h/Flower11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzXET8J4R2aC69GL4OLdxqJD7aBsIZSbog1zC14Kzd72JUE5D-tDfs7yAk6fWtVV-L2vZHKUvcJKdxu23V4BHeItakRV5aIRUM8uLASV5Gh8DB1YWUif0dLoklS6ZyRn09R_zSN3FOZLY/s400/Flower11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296587407922172658" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Rose</span><br />Molecular biologists, who use DNA molecules to estimate age, can trace roses back some 200 million years! The legends take root…. Cloris, goddess of flowers, crowned the rose as queen of the flowers. Aphrodite presented a rose to her son Eros, god of love. The rose became a symbol of love and desire.<br /><br />Eros gave the rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to induce him not to gossip about his mother's amorous indiscretions. Thus the rose also became the emblem of silence and secrecy. In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy, or sub Rosa, "under the rose".<br /><br />The first cultivated roses appeared in Asian gardens more than 5,000 years ago. In ancient Mesopotamia, Sargon I, King of the Akkadians (2684-2630 B.C.) brought "vines, figs and rose trees" back from a military expedition beyond the River Tigris<br /><br />Confucius wrote that during his life (551-479 B.C.), the Emperor of China owned over 600 books about the culture of Roses. The Chinese extracted oil of roses from the plants grown in the Emperor's garden. The oil was only used by nobles and dignitaries of the court. If a commoner were found in possession of even the smallest amount, he was condemned to death!<br /><br />Roses were introduced to Rome by the Greeks. During feasts young men and women in Athens adorned a crown of roses and danced naked around the temple of Hymen to symbolize the innocence of the Golden Age. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7Towf8FM-BtDpnDIQdjiYx8TyTJT-sPU8CLynVFjEZ8-AAgmZIwuJffRS5SaUO3tpI4ZAenCZRcfu9PlP3nZwMzI0dHPa-tQss7t4szkUBGDA-9C4Rzn2fZ4IFlyHt7njGf1I8kb98sG/s1600-h/flowe6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7Towf8FM-BtDpnDIQdjiYx8TyTJT-sPU8CLynVFjEZ8-AAgmZIwuJffRS5SaUO3tpI4ZAenCZRcfu9PlP3nZwMzI0dHPa-tQss7t4szkUBGDA-9C4Rzn2fZ4IFlyHt7njGf1I8kb98sG/s400/flowe6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296586929696599522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orchid</span><br />Orchid originates from Greece, where orchis, means testicle. Some orchids are called ladies' fingers, ladies' tresses, or long purples. Greek women thought that if the father of their unborn child ate large, new tubers, the baby would be a boy. If the mother ate small tubers, they would give birth to a baby girl.<br /><br />The most famous orchid, the vanilla orchid, was said to give strength to the Aztecs, who drank vanilla mixed with chocolate.<br /><br />During the 19th Century, Orchids were widely collected. There are nearly 25,000 varieties. It’s reproductive behavior has fascinated botanists for years… to germinate, an orchid's seeds need to be penetrated by fungus threads.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poinsettia</span><br />Dr. Joel Roberts-Poinsett, the US Ambassador to Mexico, brought the first poinsettia to the United States in 1928. Poinsettias are known to grow as high as sixteen feet In Mexico. The scarlet color of the original Poinsettias is produced by its bracts… the leaf-like sections that grow before the flower appears.<br /><br />Because Mexican legends say its bracts resemble the flower of Bethlehem, Poinsettias have the honor of decorating churches at Christmas time. Today, this flower is known worldwide as "the Christmas flower," and you can find shades of cream, pink and scarlet poinsettias adorning homes everywhere.<br /><br />The Poinsettia is a member of the euphobia, or spurge family. The name originates from the Old French espurg. This plant was used during the Medieval times as a purgative to rid the body of black bile and melancholy.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Queen Anne's Lace</span><br />Queen Anne's Lace was named for Queen Anne, wife of King James I of England. The Queen's friends challenged her to create lace as beautiful as the flower.<br /><br />The root of Queen Anne's Lace, also called "wild carrot," stimulates pigment production in human beings. North African natives chewed it to protect themselves from the sun.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDobSyEfsZOYeEm5brmdJYVD63FdTgAzgummRERxQAkN1-6hRif2DpgthvV1mhlwG99lABn-z1nDSZlqTuLbTXWxqw26_NLf0_6Ocxnadxoj53XsPElW2CnG2lWrckWYHS_ty_RToyLfVt/s1600-h/flower9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDobSyEfsZOYeEm5brmdJYVD63FdTgAzgummRERxQAkN1-6hRif2DpgthvV1mhlwG99lABn-z1nDSZlqTuLbTXWxqw26_NLf0_6Ocxnadxoj53XsPElW2CnG2lWrckWYHS_ty_RToyLfVt/s400/flower9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296586491558020674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snapdragons</span><br />We know that Snapdragons were common in the earliest gardens, but their actual origin is not known. Some botanists believe they grew wild in Spain and Italy. In the British countryside, children would gently squeeze the sides of the flower to open and close the "dragon's" mouth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunflower</span><br />These flowers always turn towards the sun. They originated in Central and South America, and were grown for their usefulness, not their beauty. In 1532 Francisco Pizarro reported seeing the natives of the Inca Empire in Peru worshipping a giant sunflower. Incan priestesses wore large sunflower disks made of gold on their garments.<br /><br />Sunflowers represented different meanings in many cultures. In China they symbolized longevity. In the Andes Mountains, golden images of sunflowers were found in temples. And North America Indians in the prairies placed bowls of sunflower seeds on the graves of their dead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxV12DfU_mEbbRnX5pAOJ2-M_jPuy3291MfdAPJPmmB1rTSTFmwdvb3l-B_2NDqHylOsPru4hMmwUx5RCQcto0sK4yMaYVyEC4WeaMrhpuHxtrnwmJ7hP-u5OT4NmmZ6fHHmoZk8ph6PCy/s1600-h/flower5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxV12DfU_mEbbRnX5pAOJ2-M_jPuy3291MfdAPJPmmB1rTSTFmwdvb3l-B_2NDqHylOsPru4hMmwUx5RCQcto0sK4yMaYVyEC4WeaMrhpuHxtrnwmJ7hP-u5OT4NmmZ6fHHmoZk8ph6PCy/s400/flower5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296585869153429730" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tulip</span><br />Over a thousand years ago, Tulips grew wild in Persia, and near Kabul the Great Mogul Baber counted thirty-three different species. The word tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word for turbans. Persian poets sang its praises, and their artists drew and painted it so often, that all of Europe considered the tulip to be the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.<br /><br />There are people in the world who eat some varieties tulip bulbs, and Japan makes a flour from them. The Dutch have eaten tulip bulbs when no other food was available.<br /><br />Wealthy people began to purchase tulip bulbs that were brought back from Turkey by Venetian merchants. In 1610, fashionable French ladies wore corsages of tulips, and many fabrics were decorated with tulip designs. In the seventeenth century, a small bed of tulips was valued at 15,000-20,000 francs. The bulbs became a currency, and their value was quoted like stocks and shares.<br /><br />Tulipmania flourished between 1634-1637… just like the California Gold Rush, people abandoned jobs, businesses, wives, homes and lovers to become tulip growers. The frenzy spread from France, through Europe to the Low Countries.<br /><br />It is recorded that a Dutchman paid thirty-six bushels of wheat, seventy-two of rice, four oxen, twelve sheep, eight pigs, two barrels of wine and four of beer, two tons of butter, a thousands pounds of cheese, a bed, clothes, and a silver cup… for one Vice-Roi bulb! Hopefully he didn’t eat it.<br /><br />The crazed population was obsessed beyond reason. Records show one buyer paying twelve acres of land, another buyer paying with his new carriage and twelve horses. The best story… after paying for a bulb with its weight in gold, the new owner heard that a cobbler possessed the same variety. He bought the cobbler’s bulb and crushed it, to increase the value of his first bulb.<br /><br />The Dutch shipped hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs to Ottawa, Canada, after World War II to show their gratitude to Canadian soldiers for freeing Holland from the German occupation, and for welcoming Queen Maria to reside in Ottawa while the war raged on.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmDLxWWQhRupXy8UexNlL0SrHBCSTYhG69GuJ2CV94Vy_p72Da1ck0ar3Pd0-Dfzkm9N2R06xwn4mO9tmh9Hk7Kg7XjUQdQbW66eLkWRtqpCcgMxIRxI6yTtO06QCGTUoVs3RAZ9lXxqO/s1600-h/voilet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmDLxWWQhRupXy8UexNlL0SrHBCSTYhG69GuJ2CV94Vy_p72Da1ck0ar3Pd0-Dfzkm9N2R06xwn4mO9tmh9Hk7Kg7XjUQdQbW66eLkWRtqpCcgMxIRxI6yTtO06QCGTUoVs3RAZ9lXxqO/s400/voilet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296585083844950130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The wealthy speculated on tulip shares. [The word bourse is derived from the mania… speculators held their meetings at the house of the noble family, Van Bourse.] Most of the bulbs were grown in Flanders by monks. Bulbs were traded like stock using paper representation of ownership. About ten million bulbs were represented in the market. In 1637, speculation became illegal, many people, especially in Holland, were ruined as prices fell.<br /><br />An eighteenth century manuscript notes that the Sheik Mohammed Lalizare, official tulip grower of Ahmed(1703-1730) counted 1,323 varieties. Tulips are still popular and there are many exotic varieties that we enjoy in our gardens.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Violet</span><br />When Napoleon married Josephine, she wore violets, and on each anniversary Josephine received a bouquet of violets. Following Napoleon’s lead, the French Bonapartists chose the violet as their emblem, and nicknamed Napoleon "Corporal Violet". In 1814, Napoleon asked to visit Josephine's tomb before being exiled to the Island of St. Helena. When he died, he wore a locket around his neck that contained violets he had picked from Josephine’s gravesite.<br /><br />Common sayings include: Dream of violets and advance in life. Wear a garland of violets to prevent dizziness. Violets are considered a good luck gift, but when violets bloom in autumn, epidemics will follow within the year.Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216146892864913559.post-25965010492368521102009-01-28T20:44:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:00:35.977-08:00Flower of Meaning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8wHDySGx_qvo-hq93hPMDNk19VKcgwXP-Ln6K8OEL4E_ihc-sEjJ4khO7Ww-M6FdZwARXkWHJeTsIkzdNPYZrpJcG9OjEQD4thKTIA4oUXxw8FtpP36v1CXgL8C7jiewl6BJ1TIScYoR/s1600-h/flower3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8wHDySGx_qvo-hq93hPMDNk19VKcgwXP-Ln6K8OEL4E_ihc-sEjJ4khO7Ww-M6FdZwARXkWHJeTsIkzdNPYZrpJcG9OjEQD4thKTIA4oUXxw8FtpP36v1CXgL8C7jiewl6BJ1TIScYoR/s400/flower3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296576064182998530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Are you sure! you know the meaning of flowers in your floral arrangement?</span><br /><br />What do you feel when someone gives you flowers? Will your reaction vary based on what kind of flower you received? Is color also a determining factor of what the real implication is? We normally associate what we feel based on flowers. For us, a rose may express a strong feeling of passion, a carnation could tell someone how thankful he is for being your friend or a yellow tulip may indicate that someone is hopelessly in love.<br /><br />Do flowers have a specific meaning? It all started because they have wonderful colors and because people use them as gestures and symbols for communicating with their loved ones. Whenever there is a special event, to express sympathy, to show how much love you have for someone, or simply by just telling that you are there; all these acts and emotions can be well represented by flowers. Traditional meanings may be provided for each and every flower that we have in the world but how will you know if that is the real message that the person wants to let you know?<br /><br />There are so many flower meanings and we could even give a special meaning of our own but what matters most is the effort and compassion that is enveloped in each flower that you give. The real meaning will still be up to the person giving it and the person receiving the gift. So be sure that when you give a flower, communicate the right words that you want to say!<br /><br />Well... most of the people will say "No". Knowing the message your flowers convey is equally important as giving flowers as a gift to your loved ones. Every flower has a different significance through its origine, appearance, looks and colors. At FlowerMeaning.org, we are providing a comprehensive information about flowers and their meanings. Brows through each flower meaning and flower color meanings.<br /><br />So next time when you send flowers to some one, it should express your hearts feeling.Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216146892864913559.post-12276946775492122152009-01-28T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:26:37.233-08:00Meaning of Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0uzzA1uEe2DlY8zipIIs0cOrrFqqCpLQ-ufXDMlXx6godAIdtkWQn8pXvV-rp5XGkMPRXTG2H7mA0w-JoxhBiqnm0-eCAgvCWjX2KQwZP8PoRAOE4wp5oTTPvVrFEbBiS5mAQ2qac1Fd/s1600-h/flower2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0uzzA1uEe2DlY8zipIIs0cOrrFqqCpLQ-ufXDMlXx6godAIdtkWQn8pXvV-rp5XGkMPRXTG2H7mA0w-JoxhBiqnm0-eCAgvCWjX2KQwZP8PoRAOE4wp5oTTPvVrFEbBiS5mAQ2qac1Fd/s400/flower2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296567200070519058" border="0" /></a><br /><table class="blktable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" height="35"><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16"><br /><br />a</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="510"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Absinth/Wormwood:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Separation and Torment of Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Acacia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Platonic Love, concealed love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Aconite/Monkshood:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Misanthropy and Poisonous Words</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Adams's Needle:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">A Friend in Need</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Adonis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Recollection of Life's Pleasure</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Almond:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Virginity and Fruitfulness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Almond Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Hope and Watchfulness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Aloe:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Wisdom and Integrity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Allspice:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Compassion</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Alyssum (sweet):</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Worth beyond beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Amaranth:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Fidelity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Amaranth, Globe:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Unchangeable</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Amaryllis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Pastoral Poetry, Pride</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Ambrosia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Your Love is reciprocated</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Anemone:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Refusal and Abandonment, Forsaken</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Apple:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Symbol of Perpetual Concord</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Apricot Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Timid Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Abor Vitae:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">True Friendship</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Arbutus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Thee only do I Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Artemesia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Symbol of Dignity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Asphodel:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Languor and Regret</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Aster:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Daintiness, Symbol of Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Azalea:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Fragile and Ephemeral Passion</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="b"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">b</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Baby's Breath:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Happiness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Bay Wreath:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Reward of Merit</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Begonia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"Beware! I am fanciful!"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Bindweed:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Coquette and Busybody</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Bittersweet:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Truth</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Blackthorn/Sloe:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Difficulty and Austerity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Blue Bell:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Delicacy and Humility</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Bouquet of Withered Flowers:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Rejected love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Burdock:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Importunity and Boredom</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Buttercup:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Childishness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="c"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">c</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cactus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Bravery and Endurance</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Camellia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Excellence and Steadfastness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Camellia, red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">You're a flame in my heart</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Camellia, white:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">You're adorable</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Camomile:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Initiative and Ingenuity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Candytuft:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Indifference</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Canterbury Bell:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Constancy and Warning</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cardinal Flower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Distinction and Splendor</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Fascination</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Emblem of Mother's Day, I will never forget you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, Purple:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Antipathy and Capriciousness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Admiration, my heart aches for you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, Striped:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">No, Sorry, I cannot be with you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Pure Love, Sweet Love, Innocence</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Carnation, Yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Disdain and Rejection</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cedar Leaf:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"I live for thee"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Chestnut:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Independence and Injustice</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">China Aster:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Jealousy and After-thought</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Chrysanthemum:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">You are a wonderful friend</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Chrysanthemum, Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">I love you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Chrysanthemum, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Truth</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Chrysanthemum, Yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Slighted Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cinnamon:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love and Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Clematis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Artifice and Ingenuity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Clove:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Dignity and Restraint</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Clover:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Fertility and Domestic Virtue</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Clover, Four leafed:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Symbol Of Good Luck</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Clover, Five leafed:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Symbol Of Bad Luck</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cockscomb/Celosia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Silliness or Foppery</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Coltsfoot:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Maternal Love and Care</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Columbine:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Cuckoldry and Deserted Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Convolvulus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Humble Perseverance</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Coreopsis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Always cheerful</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cornflower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Delicacy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Crane's-bill/Wild Geranium:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Constancy and Availability</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Crocus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Youthful Gladness, Attachment, Cheerfulness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Crown Imperial:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Majesty and Power</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Cyclamen:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Resignation & Goodbye</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="d"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">d</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Daffodil:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Emblem of Annunciation/Regard, Unrequited love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Dahlia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Good Taste</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Daisy:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Gentleness, Innocence, Loyal love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Dandelion:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Oracle of Time and Love, Faithfulness, Happiness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Day Lily/Hemerocallis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Emblem Of The Mother</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Delphinium:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Airy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Dogwood:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Durability</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="e"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">e</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Edelweiss:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Daring & Noble Courage</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Eglantine:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Spring & Poetry</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Elderberry Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Humility and Kindness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Everlasting:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Constancy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="f"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">f</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Fennel:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Strength</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Fern:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sincerity, Magic, Fascination, Confidence, Shelter</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Fir:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Time & Evaluation</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Forget-me-not:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Faithful Love, Memories</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Forsynthia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Anticipation</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Fuchsia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Amiability</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="g"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">g</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Gardenia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"I love you in secret"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Geranium, Oak-leaf:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Friendship</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Geranium, Rose:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Preference</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Gillyflower, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Bonds Of Affection</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Gladiolus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Strength Of Character, I am really sincere</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Gloxinia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love at first sight</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Goldenrod:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Treasure And Good Fortune</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="h"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">h</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Heather, Purple:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Admiration, Beauty and Solitude</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Heather, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"Good Luck"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Heather, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Protection From Danger</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Heliotrope:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Devotion, Eternal Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hibiscus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Delicate Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Holly:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Foresight</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hollyhock:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Ambition and Liberality</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Honeysuckle:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sweetness Of Disposition</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hyacinth:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Games & Sports</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hyacinth, purple:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">I am sorry, Please forgive me, Sorrow</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hyacinth, white:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Loveliness, I will pray for you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hyacinth, yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Jealousy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Hydrangea :</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Vanity, Thank you for understanding, Frigidity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="i"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">i</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Iris:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Faith, Wisdom, Valor, Your Friendship means so much to me</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Ivy:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Friendship, Wedded love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="j"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">j</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Jasmine, Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Folly and Glee</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Jasmine, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Amiability and Cheerfulness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Jasmine, Yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Timidity and Modesty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Jonquil:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Violent Sympathy and Desire, Love me, Affection returned</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="l"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">l</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lady's Slipper:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Capricious Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Larkspur:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Open Heart</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Laurel:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Success and Renown</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lavender:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Constancy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lilac, Mauve:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"Do You Still Love Me"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lilac, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Youth and Acceptance</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lilac, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"My First Dream Of Love"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lily, Calla:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Majestic Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lily, Day:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Coquetry</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lily, Orange:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Hatred and Disdain, Wealth, Pride</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lily, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Majesty and Purity, Virginity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lily-Of-The-Valley:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Purity and Humility, Sweetness</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Lotus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Mystery and Truth</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Love-In-The-Mist/Nigell:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Delicacy and Perplexity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="m"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">m</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Magnolia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Dignity, Splendid Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Marigold:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sacred Affection, Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Marjoram:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Comfort and Consolation</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Marvel-Of-Peru:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Flame of Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Mistletoe:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Affection and Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Mimosa:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sensitivity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Myrtle:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love, Mirth and Joy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="n"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">n</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Narcissus:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Egotism, Formality</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Nasturtium:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Patriotism</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="o"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">o</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Oleander:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Beauty and Grace</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Orange Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Your Purity Equals Your Loveliness, Innocence, Eternal Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Orange Mock:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Deceit</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Orchid:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Magnificence, Love, Beauty, Refinement</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="p"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">p</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Pansy:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Thoughtful Recollection</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Passionflower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Faith and Piety</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Peach Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Generosity and Bridal Hope</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Pear Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Health and Hope</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Peony:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Healing, Life, Happy Marriage, Gay life</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Peppermint:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Warmth of Feelings</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Periwinkle, Blue:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Early Friendship</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Periwinkle, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Pleasures of Memory</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Petunia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Anger and Resentment</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Phlox:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sweet Dreams</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Plum Blossom:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Beauty and Longevity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Poinsettia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"Be of Good Cheer"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Poppy:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Imagination, Dreaminess, Eternal sleep</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Poppy, yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Wealth, Success</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Primrose:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Young Love, I cannot live without you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Primrose, evening:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Inconstancy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="q"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">q</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Queen Anne's Lace:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Fantasy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="r"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">r</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Bridal:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Happy Love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Carolina:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love Is Dangerous</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Christmas:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Peace and Tranquility</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Coral/Orange:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Enthusiasm, Desire</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Dark Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Thank you</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Light Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Admiration</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Musk:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Capricious Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Pale:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Friendship</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Peach:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Let's get together, Closing of the deal</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love, Grace, Gentility, You're so Lovely, Perfect Happiness, Please believe me</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Pink & White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">I love you still and always will</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Love, Desire, Respect, Courage, Job well done</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Red & Yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Congratulations</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, White:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Charm, Secrecy, Silence, You're Heavenly, Reverence, Humility, Youthfulness and Innocence</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, White on Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Unity/Flower Emblem of England</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Yellow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Infidelity, Joy, Gladness, Friendship, Jealousy, Welcome Back, Remember me</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rose, Yellow & Orange:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Passionate thoughts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Rosemary:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Constancy, Fidelity and Loyalty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="s"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">s</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Salvia, Blue:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">"I Think of You"</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Smilax:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Lovely</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Snapdragon:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Presumption, Deception, Gracious lady</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Snowdrop:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Hope and Consolation</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Spearmint:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Warmth of Sentiment</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Spider Flower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Elope with me</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Statice:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Lasting Beauty</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Stephanotis:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Happiness in marriage</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Stock:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Bonds of affection, You will always be beautiful to me</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Sunflower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Homage and Devotion</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Sweet Basil:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Good Luck</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Sweet Pea:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Departure, Blissful pleasure, Thanks for a lovely time</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Sweet William:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Gallantry, Finesse and Perfection</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="t"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">t</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Thrift:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Sympathy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Thyme:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Courage and Activity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Tiger Lily:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Wealth and Pride</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Tuberose:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Dangerous Pleasures</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Tulip:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Symbol of The Perfect Lover</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Tulip, Red:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Believe me, Declaration of love</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Tulip, Variegated:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Beautiful eyes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="v"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">v</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Violet:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Modesty and Simplicity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Viscaria:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Will you dance with me?</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="w"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">w</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Wallflower:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Friendship and Adversity</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Water Lily:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Eloquence and Persuasion</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Wisteria:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Youth and Poetry</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="x"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">x</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Xeranthemum:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Eternity and Immortality</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="y"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">y</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Yarrow:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Healing</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="35"><a name="z"></a><span class="cTxt2 px12 lh16">z</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#b2c6a5" width="500"><img src="http://www.iflorist.com/clear.gif" alt="" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Zinnia:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Thoughts of Absent Friends</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="lh16">Zinnia, Pink:</span></td> <td valign="top"><span class="cTxt2 lh16">Lasting Affection</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216146892864913559.post-51998250975233429742009-01-28T20:07:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:09:20.843-08:00Types of Plants<span style="font-weight: bold;">Annuals</span><br /><br />marigoldAnnuals are plants that live for a year or less based on Latin 'annus', meaning ‘year’. Annuals are also known as seasonal flowering plants which flower only for three to four months. They are normally grown through seeds. They grow, flower, make more seeds and die, within a year. Annuals are great for creating instant effect and adding color to your garden. Planting annuals also gives you the option of changing the layout of your garden after a year. Most annuals are tender and some of them like phlox look beautiful and are excellent as borders and hedges.<br /><br />Examples of Annuals are Asters, Dianthus, Bachelor button, Phlox, Balsam, Basil, Cosmos, Petunias, Marigold, Salvias etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Biennials</span><br /><br />A plant that takes two years to grow from seed to fruition, bloom and die or a plant that lasts two years is a biennial, based on Latin 'biennis' meaning ‘two years’. These are also seasonal flowering plants that flower only in the second year of planting. After blooming, they don’t perform well the following year or become untidy and then dies. To have blooms year after year with biennial flowers, you have to plant seeds every year. Examples of biennials are Foxglove, Echium wildpretti etc. Some plants grown as biennials are, botanically speaking, short-lived perennials.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perennials</span><br /><br />bleeding heartThe Latin 'perennis' means ‘many years'. Perennials are those flowering plants that last longer and keep on flowering. Most take two years until they are old enough to bloom. Examples are Bleeding Heart, Water Lily, Gerberas, Geraniums, Anthuriums etc. Once you plant them there is no need for replanting year after year. But they are not a good option, if you want to change the layout of the garden frequently. Most perennials grow best in slightly acidic soils (pH 6.5 to 7.0) and prefer six to eight hours of sun per day. Watering should be deep, infrequent and applied directly to the soil. This type of watering will promote deep rooting and will help reduce leaf diseases.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shrubs</span><br /><br />Shrubs are woody plants smaller than trees, having a short stem with branches near the ground. Shrubs can be Flowering and Ornamental.<br /><br />Flowering shrubs are those that flower almost through out the year and will have bushy shape and size. For example, Ixora, Mosanda, Pentas, Hibiscus, Lantana etc. Flowering shrubs provide a long-lived, low-fuss, eye-fetching framework in any garden design. And their rich array of form, foliage, fruit, and flowers can yield year-round rewards.<br /><br />Acalypha Hispida-Cat's tailOrnamental shrubs : Ornamentals are those which will not flower but are best for their evergreen foliage, shapes and ornamental look. These can be trimmed or trained into various shapes and sizes. For example, Juniperus, Tuja compacta, Eranthemum, Aralia, Acalypha Hispida, Crotons etc.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flowering and Ornamental Trees</span><br /><br />Tress can be flowering trees, fruit trees, shade trees, ornamentals etc. Some attractiveTecoma argentea dwarf/medium height flowering trees or ornamental trees would be ideal for a home garden. Like, Cornus Florida (Flowering Dogwood), Magnolia, Hydrangea Paniculata, Cassia fistula, Jacaranda, Tecoma argentea, Cassia javanica etc. Tree saplings can be planted in trenches filled with a mixture of garden earth and manure in the ratio of 2:1. Support the saplings with stakes. Trees take a number of years to mature. In the first year, remove weak or unruly shoots. In the second or third year remove poorly spaced branches, leaving alone the central trunk. Once they settle, trees need to be watered only once in a while. But the watering should be deep and applied directly to the soil. Shade trees and ornamentals grow on a framework of older branches and need only infrequent maintenance pruning. Prune only dead, diseased or damaged wood or to correct a poor shape. Flowering trees can be pruned after flowering or fruition.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creepers and Climbers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creepers :</span> These plants can be grown along the top of the compound wall or as a cover for walls, or at the entrance as an arch. There are varieties of creepers available like, Bignonia venusta, allamanda, passiflora (fashion flower), Jacquemontia. Even Bougainvilleas can be a good creeper.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Climbers : </span>These are the plants with soft stems that grow only with a support. They rely on something else for support; another plant, a wall or trellis. Different types of climbers have devised many crafty ways to hold on to whatever they grasp. Examples are Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding Heart), Cissus rhombifolia (Grape Ivy), Jasminum multipartitum (Starry Wild Jasmine), Clematis montana (Clematis) etc.<br /><br />Creepers and climbers can be planted in a mixture of garden earth and manure 2:1, filled to 1 inch depth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bulbs</span><br /><br />A bulb is a specific stem structure which is planted beneath the soil and stays underground. Tulip Roots grow down from it, and stem and leaves grow up from it. Most bulb plants have a dormant (resting) period during which there is no growth visible. Bulb plants grow, flower, then the leaves remain for sometime and disappear completely until next year. They are easy to grow and guaranteed to bloom. Examples are Daffodils, Tulips, Bluebells etc. Bulb plants can be Real bulbs: Formulated in layers, with an outer scale (onion, tulip, lily). Corms: Appears like a bulb on the exterior, different structure inside (crocus, gladiolus). Tubers and Tuberous Roots: Bulb stems or roots with food stores which looks like a potato (Potato, Dahlia, Tuberous begonia).<br /><br />There are Summer-Flowering Bulbs (Tuberous begonia, calla, Canna lily, Dahlia, gladiolus and lily) which are dormant in winter and Spring-Flowering Bulbs (Crocus, snowdrop, hyacinth, Daffodil, Tulip, Iris, allium etc) which when planted in fall remain dormant in the summer.Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216146892864913559.post-9870760508968591182009-01-28T01:15:00.000-08:002009-01-28T01:20:39.601-08:00Flower Care Tips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kk6HPPskOs_cXjl8igg7lt8KRg63GtCWys_fMj2qhVQmz8bCMYS7nV1bCLWpBa2ru75sDXgW1NOkjo_UWEa5-wRR0NHoISe94avR_Op7K6dMJeD2_BANMN4_8t5BE8OSlbnLAl-0eMuv/s1600-h/flower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kk6HPPskOs_cXjl8igg7lt8KRg63GtCWys_fMj2qhVQmz8bCMYS7nV1bCLWpBa2ru75sDXgW1NOkjo_UWEa5-wRR0NHoISe94avR_Op7K6dMJeD2_BANMN4_8t5BE8OSlbnLAl-0eMuv/s400/flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296271959156090178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />For floral arrangements</span><br /><br /> * Keep the vase filled (or floral foam soaked) with water containing a flower food provided by your florist. Flower foods make flowers last longer but it is important to follow the mixing directions on the flower food packet. Most packets are to be mixed with either a pint or a quart of water. Flower foods should not be diluted with more water than is specified on the packet.<br /> * If the flower food solution becomes cloudy, replace it entirely with properly mixed flower food solution. If possible, re-cut stems by removing one to two inches with a sharp knife. Be sure to use a sharp knife or clippers that will not crush the stems. Immediately place the stems into solution.<br /> * Keep flowers in a cool spot (65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit), away from direct sunlight, heating or cooling vents, directly under ceiling fans, or on top of televisions or radiators. (Appliances like televisions give off heat, which causes flowers to dehydrate.) Most flowers will last longer under cool conditions.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For loose bunches or boxed flowers</span><br /><br /> * Keep your flowers in a cool place until you can get them in a flower food solution. Don't forget how important it is to follow the mixing directions on the flower food packet.<br /> * Fill a clean (washed with a detergent or antibacterial cleaning solution), deep vase with water and add a flower food from your florist.<br /> * Remove leaves that will be below the waterline. Leaves in water will promote bacterial microbial growth that may limit water uptake by the flower.<br /> * Re-cut stems by removing one to two inches with a sharp knife. Place the flowers in the vase solution you've prepared.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selecting Flowers</span><br /><br /> * When selecting flowers, look for flowers with upright, firm petals and buds beginning to open. Yellow, spotted or drooping leaves are signs of age.<br /> * When using woody stems and branches (such as quince, forsythia or lilac), cut the stem with sharp pruning shears. Place them in warm water containing fresh flower food to promote flower opening.Rekha Bhosalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084846614438689743noreply@blogger.com0