The Red Poppy is popular and widespread; however, there is some confusion about it. Even though the seed looks the same, it is not the species used for making poppy seed rolls in baking nor in …
May Flowers
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May Flowers: Sweet Pea
Sweet peas are climbing flowers that grow romantic, billowy blooms, and they are quite simple to grow and care for. They’re incredibly fragrant, and produce bicolor and solid flowers in a wide variety of colors, …
May Flowers: Casa Blanca Lily
This magnificent lily illuminates the garden, producing up to eight pure white flowers per stem. Casa Blanca is intensely fragrant and a classic favorite for flower arrangements. This beautiful flower is often used by florists …
May Flowers: Apple Blossom
There are, probably, nearly 1,000 varieties of Apple blossom cultivated in the United States, and all of which are said to be derived from the Wild crab (Pyrus coronaria, Linn). Apple blossom trees are a well-known tree, …
May Flowers: Bird of Paradise
Bird-of-paradise is a native of South Africa and is closely related to the banana. The herbaceous plant derives its common names from the unique flower it bears, which resembles a brightly colored bird in flight. …
May Flowers: Pussy Willow
Pussy Willows are so underrated. Growing in wet ground by rivers, canals and lakes, their tangle of roots help to bind the soil and stops the ground slipping. But this winter was so wet that …
May Flowers: Statice Flowers
Grown for both its colorful flowers and its everlasting calyx (the green leaf that encloses the flower bud), statice is also considered an herb, referred to as “sea lavender.” Statice is commonly used in dried …