If you are trying to find a flower with a heavenly scent that is useful both in the kitchen and outside of it, you won’t find a better fit than lavender flowers. Technically an herb, lavender plants produce gorgeous spike-like violet flowers with multiple tiny purple blossoms. This plant has a soothing fragrance along with […]
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Elegant yet dainty at its core, the aster is a common flower that has been found in the wild – and widely revered! – for centuries. This beauty is often confused with the daisy, and while the two share several characteristics – they both like to grow in wild areas like roadsides, pastures, and alpine
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A petite and delicate flower, the Forget-Me-Not is a flower that is steeped in legend. Known as the Myosotis flower, this translates directly to “mouse’s ear.” That name is appropriate, given how small the Forget-Me-Not flower truly is. Most will rarely reach half an inch in width! As a perennial flower, this bloom is actually
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April showers bring May flowers, but do you know what else April brings? Lots and lots of daisies. The daisy is one of the two official birth flowers of the month of April (the other being the sweet pea) but is perfect to give someone in a bouquet at any time of the year. With its
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The birthday flower for the month of August, the poppy, or Papaver somniferum, is one of the most popular wildflowers in the United States. Although it’s best known for its vibrant shades of red, the poppy flower can be found in many other colors as well. The red poppy flower is used for military remembrance
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Lily flowers were first discovered in 1580 B.C., and since then, they have captivated people all over the world with their beauty and mystique. There are many kinds of lilies you will find, lots of which grow wild in various parts of the globe. From pure white lilies that symbolize chastity to stargazer lilies, which
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With delicate white blossoms that bloom during practically every season of the year, the Fukien Tea Tree is one of the best plants you can cultivate as a bonsai specimen. Even though it has fragrant white blossoms for much of the year, the tree is beautiful even when it’s not in full bloom. It has
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A tiny evergreen tree, the Chinese perfume tree, or Aglaia odorata, has the potential to grow up to 10 feet tall. However, it usually stays much smaller than this and is often grown as a bonsai tree for this very reason. Not only that, but the Chinese perfume tree is highly desired for its ability
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In Japan, there is a longstanding tradition of watching and admiring the appearance of the cherry blossom tree. Also known as Sakura, this cherry blossom tradition has been around for many centuries. As a result, bonsai cultivation of cherry blossom trees is also popular in Japan. You don’t have to live in Japan in order to appreciate
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Native to southeast Asia, the Chinese elm has a reputation as being a towering, statuesque tree. It can grow up to 80 feet tall, in fact, with a trunk diameter of more than three feet! However, despite its massive size, this plant is also one of the most commonly cultivated as a bonsai species. This
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