The Pure White of Edelweiss

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1PJSxr9ZGCpu8LnX4b2CxWt6SuNATfjE1EDEsNMazZyu5rCxaYUfTAX4wYUrsc4tUJfLyVnhXXknVpGn0Ye2ckaIqHWXR5GK_u_mlxtBfJRCy2kG6hIAsr_5-PeQb9HIX8B3_Jg3wPQ/s1600/Edelweiss-pure-white-flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1PJSxr9ZGCpu8LnX4b2CxWt6SuNATfjE1EDEsNMazZyu5rCxaYUfTAX4wYUrsc4tUJfLyVnhXXknVpGn0Ye2ckaIqHWXR5GK_u_mlxtBfJRCy2kG6hIAsr_5-PeQb9HIX8B3_Jg3wPQ/s200/Edelweiss-pure-white-flower.jpg" width="191"></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Edelweiss</b> (<i>Leontopodium alpinum</i>) is a well-known European mountain flower and named as the national flower of Austria.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Came from the <a href="http://flowerisblossoms.blogspot.com/2011/03/sunflower-symbol-of-indigenous-american.html">Sunflower family</a>, the <b>Edelweiss</b> has leaves and flowers that covered with white hairs and appear looks like wool. It's flowering stalks can grow to a size of 3–40 cm. Each <b>Edelweiss</b>' bloom consisting of five to six small yellow flower heads (5 mm) surrounded by bracts in star formation.</div>

Edelweiss ( Leontopodium alpinum ) is a well-known European mountain flower and named as the national flower of Austria. Came from t...

Hymenocallis Flower: The Spider Lilies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lLEy_UWUQqGOOrXRyGAU6BCqoiwZuEftu2KXaGLz1byN-AYWMphvY7QXvfWb8P0mPhvitbgYqML9yplaXWTMWQHvz1pmAayKDoOTjTe224R7WvYyAbTVvf2TY2nPeCnZPkqHsSvc3YI/s1600/Hymenocallis-Spider_lily_flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lLEy_UWUQqGOOrXRyGAU6BCqoiwZuEftu2KXaGLz1byN-AYWMphvY7QXvfWb8P0mPhvitbgYqML9yplaXWTMWQHvz1pmAayKDoOTjTe224R7WvYyAbTVvf2TY2nPeCnZPkqHsSvc3YI/s200/Hymenocallis-Spider_lily_flower.jpg" width="176"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Hymenocallis</i></b> or often called <i>Spider Lily</i> is <i>Amaryllis</i> plants that contains 63 species native to tropical and subtropical America.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hymenocallis</b> means "beautiful membrane" in Greek, referring to the staminal ring that connects the stalks of the stamens of a portion of their length. The plants have large spectacular flowers. The flowers have their stamens united into a crown feature.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hymenocallis</b> have long thin segments radiating from a circular center, giving the whole flower look like spiders, that's why it's known as <i>spider lilies</i>.</div>

Hymenocallis or often called Spider Lily is Amaryllis plants that contains 63 species native to tropical and subtropical America. Hymeno...

Gladiolus, The Sword Lily

<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sWqkKeRv03Ey6PvMLFVVU9htc0oOZJ2ibCEGSPemd51TBYThYnBNPVC4DHGdu7_YvcvLWpCFR5WOeDO9MA8i82Zaz2cHTG5zzjaLkHhVFVy537VAwtOuKJteEx9iYeO0nkn3unAAIXg/s1600/gladiolus-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sWqkKeRv03Ey6PvMLFVVU9htc0oOZJ2ibCEGSPemd51TBYThYnBNPVC4DHGdu7_YvcvLWpCFR5WOeDO9MA8i82Zaz2cHTG5zzjaLkHhVFVy537VAwtOuKJteEx9iYeO0nkn3unAAIXg/s200/gladiolus-flowers.jpg" width="133"></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Gladiolus</b></i> (means small sword in Latin, refers to the shape of the leaves) is is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (<i>Iridaceae</i>). <i><b>Gladiolus</b></i> commonly called as <i>Sword Lily</i>. It also common named </span><i>gladioli</i>, <i>gladioluses</i> or sometimes <i>gladiolas</i>.</div><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">The <b><i>Gladiolus</i></b> is a large genus contains about 260 species, of which 250 are native to sub-Saharan Africa, mostly South Africa. About 10 species are native to Eurasia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Gladiolus </i></b>are attractive, perennial herbs and semihardy in temperate climates. They grow from rounded, symmetrical corms, that are enveloped in several layers of brownish, fibrous</div>

Gladiolus (means small sword in Latin, refers to the shape of the leaves) is is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris f...

The Tulip Flowers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFuva3iqtxUm_HB2C2K2xTSUG3DBzsHxJs4rwBTcdSqzTVyHCvGYY33Vp8cxIarcqXrg8fy-0hmcm80hF0FRqJJYQ0hYEZcBU-KcVavUVJK3C_n-xqna8BelYentKMLBYsO-tmHulXPk/s1600/tulips-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFuva3iqtxUm_HB2C2K2xTSUG3DBzsHxJs4rwBTcdSqzTVyHCvGYY33Vp8cxIarcqXrg8fy-0hmcm80hF0FRqJJYQ0hYEZcBU-KcVavUVJK3C_n-xqna8BelYentKMLBYsO-tmHulXPk/s200/tulips-flowers.jpg" width="154"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>tulip</b> is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus <i><b>Tulipa</b></i>, which comprises 109 species<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WCSP_0-0"></sup> and belongs to the family <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliaceae" title="Liliaceae">Liliaceae</a>. </span><br> <br> Although <b>tulips</b> are often associated with The Netherlands, commercial cultivation of the flower began in the Ottoman Empire. The <b>tulip</b>, or <i>lale</i> (from Persian لاله, <i>lâleh</i>) as it is also called in Iran and Turkey, is a flower indigenous to a vast area encompassing arid parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. The word <i>tulip</i>, which earlier appeared in English in forms such as <i>tulipa</i> or <i>tulipant</i>, entered the language by way of French <i>tulipe</i> and its obsolete form <i>tulipan</i> or by way of Modern Latin <i>tulīpa</i>, from Ottoman Turkish <i>tülbend</i> ("<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslin" title="Muslin">muslin</a>" or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze" title="Gauze">gauze</a>"), and is ultimately derived from Persian <i>dulband</i> ("<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban" title="Turban">turban</a>").</div>

The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa , which comprises 109 species and belongs to the family Lil...

Dandelions: The Lion's Tooth Flowers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi_8_Y9Q1FNpyTINXlmKSYtp-b-PrrYrE8Etvl0GxC6yOgpA3j_VAsui3Q8GziIiR8QZNXW6z5M9vyWAXPmljaQ4vebijzqih8I3n7BMk6rXgY8yCitknen_2vAco22CE7EhPdOPG48k/s1600/dandelion-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi_8_Y9Q1FNpyTINXlmKSYtp-b-PrrYrE8Etvl0GxC6yOgpA3j_VAsui3Q8GziIiR8QZNXW6z5M9vyWAXPmljaQ4vebijzqih8I3n7BMk6rXgY8yCitknen_2vAco22CE7EhPdOPG48k/s200/dandelion-flowers.jpg" width="185"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dandelion</b> (<i>Taraxacum</i>) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family <a href="http://flowerisblossoms.blogspot.com/2011/03/asteraceae-largest-family-of-vascular.html">Asteraceae</a>. They are native to Eurasia and North America.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dandelions</b> are a perennial plant that grows best in full sun with moist soil. Once the plant is established, though, it can handle shade and water deprivation. The plant bears bright yellow, round flowers, and leaves that have a tooth-like shape. The plant's name comes from the French phrase <i>dent de lion</i>, means lion's tooth.</span><br> </div>

Dandelion ( Taraxacum ) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae . They are native to Eurasia and North America. Dand...