Flowering flowers

Flowers, womans best friend

Stock

Mar-1-2011 By Types of flowers

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Stock details: Stocks have single or double flowers with a 1-inch diameter and a pleasing clove-like scent. The romantic beauty of this flower brings texture to garden designs, and its sweet, spicy fragrance is an added attraction.

Colors range from white, cream, yellow, peach, lavender, pink, purple and burgundy.

Vase life is five to eight days.

Stock Special care: Change the water frequently and be sure to remove any foliage below the water line.
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Statice Flowers

Feb-25-2011 By Types of flowers

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Also known as: statice, limonium, English statice, German statice, seafoam statice, latifolia

Statice Description: These cut flowers are available in several varieties.

  • English statice carries 1- to 2-inch clusters of calyxes, each about 1/2 inch across. Stems are 1 to 1 1/2 feet long.
  • Seafoam statices have smaller calyxes, arched clusters, smooth stems and no foliage.
  • German statices have small gray bracts that arch backward.
  • English statice calyxes are yellow, white, purple, lavender or pink with tiny white or yellow flowers inside.
  • Latifolia calyxes are white with blue-violet flowers.

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Snapdragon Flowers

Nov-15-2010 By Types of flowers

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Description: These tall-spike stems usually have fully opened florets upon arrival with the buds on the upper portion showing a hint of color. Colors include pink, purple, lavender, white, yellow, orange and burgundy. Snapdragons are available year-round and will last five to 10 days.

Special care: Snapdragons drink lots of water, so check water level frequently.
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Rose

Oct-5-2010 By Types of flowers

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The Rose is a plant that belong to Rosaceae family. It is spread in majority of Earth regions. 400 species belong to Rosa gene, and their ancestry are derived from the hills of Central Asia.

Due to its dispersion in places with different type of climate, results a large gamut of roses, everyone having specific characteristics.

Tips for roses:
- choose a neutral land, reach in alimentary matters, but with a good permeability for water.
- the soil must be worked two times per year (summer and springtime) with a deep dig.
- for a great flowering during the summer, the rose need a place with at least 5 hours with sun every day.
Excessive temperatures (50 degrees and more), associated with a drought affect negatively to the roses flowers. The petals bloom out, and than die down. To prevent this, give them water every day during the summer, before the sunrise.
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Orchid

Sep-27-2010 By Types of flowers

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Also known as: orchid, cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis
Description: Throughout the world, more than 17,000 species are known, and varieties vary in size and shape.
Oncidium blossoms are 1 1/2 to 1 inch and are usually yellow with orange-red markings.
Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches acress. The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender.
Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled and usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple with contrasting throats.
Phalaenopsis have moth- or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink, purple and bicolors
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