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| Flower
Name (with Scientific Name) |
About
the Flower |
Flower
Image |
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African
Daisy
( Dimorphotheca aurantiaca) |
African
Daisy is an annual with 2-4 inches wide daisy-like flowers, a native of
South Africa. African
Daisy comes in brilliant shades of
white, yellow, and orange. |
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Agave
(Agave americana) |
The agave
flower stalk is branched, and bears yellow-green flowers. |
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Alder
(Alnus glutinosa) |
The
calla lily flower spathe, is a
large,
flaring, trumpet-shaped bract, surrounds the spadix which is covered with
tiny flowers.
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Baby
Blue Eyes
(Callirhoe involucrata) |
The baby
blue eyes are the delicate, sky blue, cup-shaped flowers continue to bloom
throughout
spring, which are native
to california. |
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Barren
Strawberry
(Potentilla sterilis) |
The Barren
Strawberry white flowers are like miniature wild roses in form, with five
slightly notched petals
and a yellow centre. |
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Bird
cherry
(Prunus padus) |
The individual
flower-spikes of Bird cherry are very attractive; and these wild flowers
have a strong almondy scent during their prime season. |
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Butterbur
(Petasites hybridus) |
This
is the native Petasites, sometimes known as Monk's Rhubarb on account of
its enormous leaves, which appear after flowering. |
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Clasping
cone flower
(Dimorphotheca aurantiaca) |
The Clasping
cone flower identif
iable black, cone-shaped heads are surrounded by bright yellow, drooping
reflexed ray flowers. |
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| Corn
Flower/Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) |
The Cornflower
is an annual, native
of Europe. The original flower color
is blue, but it is now available in white, pink and red. |
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Dog
violet
(Viola riviniana |
The dog
violet flowers are round in shape. Dog violets appear a week later than
the wood violets. |
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Drummond
Phlox
(Phlox drummondii) |
Drummond
Phlox flowers are concentrated in clusters on top of sturdy, erect stems.
The exquisite deep red flowers bloom continually
if watered frequently. |
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| Elm
(Ulmus sp.) |
Elm produces
its flowers early in the season, which are wind-pollinated, and so there
are numerous anthers to produce the pollen. The purplish tuft is mainly
composed of anthers, and small green stigmas. |
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Common
or Field Speedwell
(Veronica persica) |
Speedwell
has relatively large flowers, clear blue with the bottom petal often pale
or even white, on long thread-like stalks. |
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Five
Spot
(Nemophila maculata) |
The Fivespot
flowers are an attra
ctive white with vivid purple spots
at the tip of each petal. A prolific bloomer all spring, with a low spreading
habit. |
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Foxgloves
(Digitalis purpurea) |
Foxgloves
are natives of woodlands, the foxglove thrives in a damp, partially shaded
spot. This wild
plant flowers during summers.
This
wild plant is biennial. |
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Gold
Yarrow
(Achillea filipendulina) |
The
beautiful and fragrant Lotus flower opens in the morning and petals fall
in the afternoon. Lotuses are found in white and pink colors in general
and they grow in shallow
and
murky waters. |
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Gorse
(Ulex europaeus) |
The
Gorse flowers have the "butterfly" form common to the Peaflower
family. The vicious spines deter animals from browsing
the bushes. |
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Great
Switchwort
(Stellaria holostea) |
The
great switchwort white flowers are showy, significantly larger than those
of other stitchworts. Great Switchwort flowers are seen
on roadsides. |
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Ground
Ivy
(Glechoma hederacea) |
Ground
Ivy is a very common little wild flower plantgrowing under hedges, also
grows along verges
and track-sides. It is a member of
the labiate or mint family and has small, blue, two-lipped flowers. |
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Hazel
(Corylus
avellana) |
The
Hazel catkins contain the male flowers, and shed copious amounts of yellow
pollen, which is wind-borne. The female flowers are tiny, and look like
little red brushes |
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Iceland
Poppy
(Papaver
nudicaule) |
The
Iceland Poppy are radiant white, yellow or orange flowers indivi
dually isolated on an upright hairy
stem, producing dazzling splashes
of color when planted in mass. |
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Blanket
Flower
(Gaillardia pulchella) |
Blanket
flowers have dense colo
nies of brilliant red flowers with yellow rims. The flower diameter is
slightly smaller than its perennial cousin Gaillardia aristata. |
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| Larch
(Larix sp.) |
The
beautiful and fragrant Lotus flower opens in the morning and petals fall
in the afternoon. Lotuses are found in white and pink colors in general
and they grow in shallow
and murky waters. |
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Maximilian
Sunflower
(Helianthus maximiliani) |
Maximilian
Sunflower is a stout, upright perennial native to Texas extending north
throughout the central plains states. Numerous bright yellow 3 inch flowers
are
found on the upper half of unbranched stems. |
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Mealy
Blue Sage
(Salvia farinacea) |
The
Mealy blue sage are densely congested violet-blue flowers concentrated
in whorls surrounding a square stem. A hardy, upright to sprawling perennial
native to Texas, and easily grown throughout the southern portion of the
United States. |
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Prim
Rose
(Primula vulgaris) |
This
Prim rose wild flower is a spri
ng-time favourite. Flowers grow on different plants, with the male or
female parts visible respectively
(the “other” partner, i.e. stigma or anthers, is hidden deep
in the tube
of the flower). |
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Pusssy
Willow
(Salix sp.) |
The
soft catkins of pussy willow appear before the leaves, often as early
as mid-February. The “sallows” or bush willows are a difficult
group, with several very similar species which also hybridise
with each other. |
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Red
Dead-nettle
(Lamium purpureum) |
Red
Dead-nettle is a common weed of hedge-banks and roadsides, like its cousin,
the White dead-nettle.
This
particular wild flower plant was growing at the edge of a field. |
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Rose
angel
(Viscaria oculata) |
This
Old World variety is regaining popularity for its consistent flow
ering over the long summer season. Without a doubt, a stunning spring
beauty with numerous one inch, bright rose colored flowers. |
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Snowdrop
(Galanthus spp) |
A
Snowdrop plant looks like three drops of milk hanging from a stem. This
accounts for the Latin name Galanthus which means
milk-white flowers. |
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Spurge
Laurel
(Daphne laureola) |
dA
relative of the garden Daphne,
this
small evergreen shrub has
green flowers and black berries. It growsin old woodland on limestone. |
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Sweet
Violet
(Viola odorata |
Sweet
violet occur in purple, blue
and
white forms, all of which bear
the characteristic fragrance.
They have blunt rather than
acutely-pointed sepals |
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| Texas
Paintbrush |
Texas
Paintbrush is actually the
tiny flower, creamy white to pale yellow, encircled by the red-orange
leaf-like bracts. |
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Toad
Flax/Spurred Snap Dragon
(Linaria
maroccana) |
Toad
flax are tiny, delicate flowers with long spurs glisten from short spikes.
Flowers come in a multitude of colors ranging from yellow, red and pink
to white or purple. |
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Toothwort
(Lathraea squamaria) |
This
toothwort is a curious pinkish plant lacks chlorophyll since it does not
make its own food, being a parasite on the roots of shrubs, usually hazel,
often growing
in quite large clumps. |
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Wall
Flower
(Cheiranthus allionii) |
Wall
flower is a charming species with an abundance of vivid orange flowers
occurring on short,
compact plants. |
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Wild
Cherry
(Prunus avium) |
The
wild cherry flowers grow in clusters rather than all along the twigs,
cf. Blackthorn and Bullace
/wild plum.The trees produce a mass of white flowers, usually in
April, before the leaves. |
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Wild
Daffodil
(Narcissus pseudonarcissus) |
The
true wild daffodil is smaller and more delicate than its garden cousins,
with the outer petals a pale primrose yellow and the trumpet a clear buttercup
yellow. |
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Daisy
(Bellis perennis) |
A
Daisy is a collection or composite of numerous individual flowers, each
with its own anthers and stigma; those in the centre of the flower-
head are known as “disk florets”,
and those round the edge bearing the white petals “ray florets&#*148;. |
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Wind
flower/Wood Anemone
(Anemone nemorosa) |
This
wild flower is common in old woodland, the wild anemone often carpets
the ground. Some of these wild flowers develop a pink or
purple tinge as they age. |
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Wine
cup
(Callirhoe involucrata) |
Wine
cup are the magnificent dark purple-redor flowers numerous found at the
end of slender stems. The flowers close each evening
and remain permanently shut after pollination. |
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Winter
Aconite
(Eranthis hyemalis) |
Winter
aconites have an underground corm, from which the yellow wild flowers
and characte
ristic “frill” of leaves emerge, sometimes as early as Christmas.
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Winter
Heliotrope
(Petasites
fragrans) |
This
heliotrope is probably a garden escape, and grows along roadsides. It
is related to the larger,
coarser Butterbur. |
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Yellow
Star of Bethlehem
(Gagea lutea) |
Yellow
Star Of Bethlehem is a beautiful, delicate wild flower and a spring flower
related to lilies. This rare wild flower plant, grows under shadow of
trees in damp woodlands or grasslands on limestone. |
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