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  Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Changing seasons have a profound effect on plant and animal life. Spring is the time of renewal of plant life.

Nature awakens in Spring, and Spring Flowers bloom. Spring is a wonderful time of the year for fresh Spring Flowers, particularly Spring flower bulbs. In spring, plants and trees sprout new leaves and Flowers bloom.

The number of daylight hours increases during spring, and in many countries, people celebrate spring festivals.

Many different species of Spring Flowers grow from bulbs. Spring gardeners and Flower lovers often overlook minor bulbs in favor of the larger showier bulbs such as Daffodils, Tulips, and Hyacinths that bloom later.

The minor bulbs do have a useful place in home landscapes as they extend the season of bloom and give the gardener a "jump on spring." These are best purchased and planted in the fall so that they Flower in Spring, just like other Spring Flowering Bulbs.
Crocus are considered by many as the first Spring Flowers, however many minor bulbs bloom even earlier during Spring. These early bloomers are usually short and small, but if planted in mass, they can be most effective in the landscape.

The following list of Spring Flowers will help you choose your fresh cut Spring Flowers or potted flowering bulbs at your local flower retailers. The details will give you some interesting information on Spring Flowers and useful tips for Spring Flower care along the way!
Agapanthus is also commonly known as the Lily of the Nile, African Blue Lily, and African Lily.

The genus, Agapanthus includes about 10 species. Agapanthus flowers bloom in large, round clusters or umbels of blue, white or violet- blue. The funnel shaped Agapanthus flowers gorw at the end of a thick 2 to 4 foot tall stem. The Agapanthus clusters measure about 6 to 8 inches across.

The Agapanthus africanus' anthers, like the petals, are bluish because the pollen is lilac in colour. Agapanthus africanus shares this characteristic with Agapanthus caulescens and Agapanthus coddii. Bees visit and pollinate the Agapanthus flowers. The Agapanthus seeds are dispersed by wind.

Agapanthus africanus are lily-like blooms and come in clusters made up of many bell-shaped flowers. The Agapanthus clusters are globe-shaped or pendular. Agapanthus flowers are in various shades of blue, from a dusky, powder blue to an almost indigo-purple, but there are some white varieties as well
Amaryllis is a monotypic (consisting of only one species) genus of flowering plants containing the Belladonna Lily, popularly known as the Amaryllis belladonna lily. Amaryllis is native of South and Central America and the Caribbean. The Hippeastrum genus of flowering bulbed plants is erroneously named as the Amaryllis or Christmas Amaryllis.

Amaryllis is cultivated for its beautiful and colorful flowers. The Amaryllis flower stem is erect, 5-60 cm tall, 1-3 cm in diameter, and hollow. The Amaryllis stem bears 2-5 large flowers at the apex, each flower 10-20 cm broad, with six brightly coloured tepals (three outer sepals, three inner petals, with similar appearance to each other). A stunning amaryllis flower with dark red markings, or different colors appear on the stalks. Common size bulbs often produce two 20-22 inches stems. Huge amarylllis flowers up to 6 inches across will also appear.

Facts About Amaryllis:
  1. Amaryllis is a perennial flowering plant.
  2. Amaryllis bulbs are 3-11 cm in diameter, and produce 3-7 long-lasting leaves   of 10-60 cm long and 1-5 cm broad.
  3. Amaryllis have narrow, flat leaves and with lily-like flowers borne on     separate, leafless stalks.
  4. Amaryllis are widely distributed throughout the world, especially in flatlands    of the tropics and subtropics.
  5. The Amaryllis hybrids are known as Hippeastrum.
The genus Anemone consists of 120 species of perennial flowering plants, which grow from tubers. Anemones grow wild in many European countries, in North America, and Japan. Anemones are closely related to Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) and Hepatica (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within the genus Anemone.

Facts About Genus Anemone:
  1. The name Anemone comes from Greek and roughly means wind flower, which signifies that the wind that blows the petal open will also, eventually, blow the dead petals away.
  2. The Anemone plants are perennial herbs with an underground rootstock, and radical, more or less deeply cut leaves.
  3. The elongated flower stem bears one or several, white, red, blue or rarely yellow flowers. There is an involucre of three leaflets below each flower.
  4. The fruits often bear long hairy styles, which aid their distribution by the wind. They produce cup-shaped yellowish, white, purple, violet, or red Anemone flowers.
  5. Among the most popular are the autumn-flowering Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis).
  6. Yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides), also known as the    Buttercup Anemone, is a similar plant with slightly smaller flowers of rich yellow colouring.
       In medicine, Anemone is used as a treatment for cramps, menstrual problems    and emotional distress.
Birds of Paradise, also known as Crane flowers are one of the most beautiful Exotic Flowers. Birds of Paradise are native to South Africa. Birds of Paradise bloom from September through May.

The flowers of the Birds of Paradise resemble a brightly colored bird in flight and so the name Birds of Paradiseg.

Facts About Birds of Paradise:
  1. Birds of Paradise are the mid-sized staples of tropical bouquets.
  2. Birds of Paradise need to be bound together, or supported in some way in larger vases and may bruise smaller flowers.
  3. Birds of Paradise are often thought of as the symbol of tropical flowers.
  4. Birds of Paradise are a medium-sized exotic blooms that instantly evoke palm trees, but do not last longer than a week.
  5. The name Birds of Paradise comes from the spectacular flower shape, which resembles a birds beak and head plumage.
  6. Because of the banana shaped leaves and other plant characteristics Birds of Paradise was classified in the banana family Musaceae.
     
    Some More Popular Species of Birds of Paradise:
    Strelitzia alba/syn. S. augusta - White Birds of Paradise
    Strelitzia caudata/Swaziland Strelitzia - African desert banana
    Strelitzia nicolai - White, or Giant Birds of Paradise; Wild banana
    Strelitzia reginae/S. parvifolia - Strelitzia, Birds of Paradise, or Crane lily
Cherry Blossom are one of the most beautiful flowers, coming in bright colors. The Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom, during the arrival of spring, is one of the most beautiful sights to behold.

Cherry Blossom is so popular that festivals are celebrated in its honor- the Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrated in the months of March and April.

Facts About Cherry Blossom:
  1. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift to the city of 3,000 Japanese cherry trees from the Mayor of Tokyo to strengthen the growing friendship    between the United States and Japan.
  2. Cherry Blossoms are rooted deep in the culture of Japan.Cherry Blossoms were used in ancient Japan to forecast how crops for the coming year would do. Modern Japan still celebrates Hanami - gatherings of    friends to picnic under a canopy of Cherry Blossoms, enjoying the brief burst    of the beauty of nature and springtime.
  3. Cherry Blossom has never been officially proclaimed, but the flowers and the enjoyment they provide are very important to the Japanese people.
  4. Through the centuries, the Japanese have developed many different varieties of the Cherry tree. All of these trees bloom for a short time with pink or white flowers. Cherries are part of the rose family and like roses, most cherry trees bloom during the spring.
  5. A few varieties are grown to flower later and actually show their blossoms in autumn or even during winter! Normally, it is just a week to ten days before all of the blossoms are carried away by the wind During this short time the land is covered with the colors and scent of the fragile Cherry Blossoms.
  6. The intense beauty and short survival span have associated Cherry Blossoms with spiritual and philosophical ideas such as the beauty and fragility of human life.
Decorative dahlias have fully double blooms showing no disc. The ray florets are either involute, scarcely involute, not involute, or revolute at apex and either come to a point, abruptly come to a point or indention
Freesia is a genus of about 14 species. Freesia bulbs are usually grown for use asCut Flowers. All the 14 species of Freesia are African in origin. Of The 14 Freesia species, 12 are native to Cape Province, South Africa, the remaining two to tropical Africa, with one these species extending north of the equator to Sudan.

Freesia flowers are very fragrant, typically white or yellow, and are borne in spikelike racemes. This blooming beauty captures your heart and is a springtime favorite.

Facts About Freesia:
  1. Freesia bloom was named by Dr. Freese (1785-1876) , a native of Kiel, Germany.
  2. The flowers come in a great variety of colors - white, golden yellow, orange, red, pink, mauve, lavender, purple and bicolors.
  3. Freesia perfume has a light, sweet, soap-like floral scent - trendy in soaps, lotions and so forth.
  4. Freesia flower bouquets are also used for gifting on special occassions. Freesia flowers are symbolic of innocence.
  5. Freesia are very poularly used in the perfume, scented oils and baths and other related industries.
Gladiolus is also commonly referred to by the name of its genus - Gladiolus, the plural form of which is either Gladiole, Gladioluses or Gladioli. Gladiolus is also known as the Sword Lily, due to its sword shaped leaves, or Corn Lily.

Facts About Gladiouls:
  1. An ancient name for the gladiolus was xiphium, from the Greek word xiphos, also meaning sword.
  2. African Gladioli were imported in large quantities to Europe from South    Africa during the 18th century.
  3. Most of the more than 10,000 named Gladioli cultivars probably were derived from just seven species native to South Africa and first brought to 4.   European gardens in the late 17 th century.
  4. The Mediterranean and British Gladiolus flowers were used to treat physical ailments..
  5. The Gladiolus flower signifies remembrance. It also expresses infatuation, telling the receiver that he or she pierces the heart. 
  6. Some parts of Gladiolus plant are poisonous, if ingested, and handling some species may cause skin irritation or allergic reactions.
  7. The English used the gladiolus flower's stem base (corms) as a poultice and for drawing out thorns and splinters; powdered corms mixed with goat's milk    was commonly used to soothe the symptoms of colic.
  8. Scab, Fusarium Rot and Yellows, Penicillium Storage Rot, Leaf Spots and Blights, Stromatinia Corm Dry Rot, Virus and Phytoplasma Disease are the    Common Gladioli diseases.
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) Scotch Heather/Ling Heather, is an evergreen branching shrub. Heather flowers bloom in late summer. Wild species of Heather flowers are usually in purple or mauve shades.

The flower's variuos cultivars come in colors ranging from white, through pink, a wide range of purples, and reds. Different varieties of Heather Flowers bloom from late July to November in the northern hemisphere.

Facts About Heather:
  1. The scietntific name, Calluna vulgaris, in general, came from Calluna from the    Greek Kallune - to clean or brush, as the twigs were used for making brooms    and vulgaris from Latin, meaning common.
  2. Heather flowers are a traditional remedy in Swedish herbal medicine.
  3. The Heather plant is sometimes also referred to as Ling derived either from the old Norse Lyng or from the Anglo Saxon Lig meaning fire and referring to use as a fuel.
  4. Heather flowers are seen in pink, lavender, white, magenta, amethyst, purple and red.
  5. Heather flower also comes in beautiful and varied colors of copper, pink, gold, silvery gray and almost infinite shades of green.
  6. Heather, the name most commonly used for the plant, is of Scottish origin, presumably derived from the Scots word Haeddre.
  7. Heather is one of Scotland's most prolific and abundant plants.
  8. There are a number of reasons why heathers are so abundant with such a wide distribution. Firstly, the plant's reproductive capacity is high with seeds    produced in very large numbers.
  9. Heather forms dense stands that shade and out-compete low-growing   vegetation, making it an unsuitable environment for native flora and fauna.
Hyacinths are spring-flowering bulbs with long, narrow leaves that are folded lengthwise. Hyacinths are highly fragrant flowers that bloom in dense clusters.

Hyacinth is the common name for approximately 30 perennial flowering plants of the genus Hyacinthus (order Liliales, family Liliaceae) of the Mediterranean region and Africa.

Facts About Hyacinths:
  1. An ancient Greek legend describes the origin of the Hyacinth. Two of the    gods, Apollo and Zephyr, adored a handsome young Greek called    Hyakinthos. Apollo was teaching Hyakinthos the art of throwing a discus.
  2. Zephyr, who was the god of the west wind, was overcome with jealousy and    he blew the discus back. It struck Hyakinthos on the head and killed him.    From his blood grew a flower, which the sun god Apollo named after him    The word 'Hyacinth' has also surfaced in an ancient language (called    'Thracopelasgian'), which was spoken 4,000 years ago.
  3. The wild Hyacinth is a native of Turkey and the Middle East, along the    eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Hyacinths were grown in Europe in the    time of the Greeks and Romans. Both Homer and Virgil noted the sweet    fragrance.
  4. After this, the Hyacinth faded from history, and did not reappear until the   16th century when it was reintroduced into Western Europe from Turkey and   Iran. Leonhardt Rauwolf, (a German doctor) collected some Hyacinths when   he visited Turkey in 1573.
  5. Hyacinths have been cultivated commercially since the second half of the 16th    century. They became very popular in 18th and early 19th century Europe.
  6. The bulbs are now grown commercially in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In the Netherlands Hyacinths are also grown as cut flowers.
  7. The common garden Hyacinth is cultivated to a minor extent in the Netherlands for the perfumery trade. However, most Hyacinth perfume sold is synthetic, based primarily upon phenylacetaldehyde. Hence, the Hyacinth is also called the Dutch Hyacinth.
Irises are wonderful garden plants. As the word Iris means rainbow, irises come in so many colors: blues and purples, whites and yellows, pinks and oranges, browns and reds, and even blacks. The genus Iris has about 200 species and is native of North Temperate regions of the world. Irises come in many forms, shapes, colors and sizes and the sword-like foliage is attractive when the plant is not in bloom.


Facts AboutIrises:
  1. Iris are among the best-known and loved among garden plants. Iris are hardy herbaceous perennials.
  2. The genus Iris is a large genus of bulbous and rhizomatous perennials.
  3. The Iris was named after the Goddess of the rainbow because of it's many colours.
  4. A flower on the Sphinx is considered to be an Iris, and another appears on a bas-relief of the time of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.
  5. Pliny also knew the Iris and praised its medicinal virtues.
  6. The Iris was also a favourite flower of the Moslems, who took it to Spain after their conquest in the 8th century.
The Orchids are one of the most exquisite and fascinating flowers in the world. In fact, so fascinated is the world with the Orchids that many countries have adopted different varieties of orchids as their respective National Flowers. Orchids are proliferated across most countries. The orchid flowers are especially prolific in the tropics, where the majority of the species grow on the trunks and branches of trees. In the temperate zones, such as southern Australia, most Orchids grow on the ground.

Facts About Orchids:
  1. Orchids have the largest variety of flowering plants with an estimated of 20,000 to 30,000 naturally occurring species.
  2. Orchids are seen growing in all the continents except Antarctica.
  3. In 1856, the first man made Orchid was cultivated.
  4. There are 2 species of Orchids growing in Australia and 3 species in the    Arctic circle, growing underground plants with their flowers shooting up    above the soil.
  5. In order to achieve pollination, some Orchids of the genus Ophrys (called bee    Orchids) bear flowers resembling female insects in appearance and smell. Male insects are attracted to the flowers and attempt to mate with them, thus pollinating the flowers.
  6. The bloom time or the life of an Orchid depends upon the type of Orchid in bloom.
  7. Phalaenopsis are among the easiest and most rewarding Orchids to grow.
  8. The Orchid genus, Vanilla, is commercially important, and is used as a foodstuff in flavoring as the vanilla essence.Orchids are among the most highly prized of ornamental plants.
Peonies are herbaceous perennials. There are 30 species of Peonies, but some are woody shrubs with 10 species. Peonies were named in honour of Paeon, the physician of the gods. Peonies produce large, often fragrant flowers.

Blooming inlate spring and early summer,Peonies come in shades of red to white or yellow. Peonies are native to Asia, Southern Europe and Western North America.

Facts About Peonies:
  1. The Roman legions first brought Peonies to England in about year 1200.
  2. Peonies were described in botanical books as early as 1636.
  3. Peonies (along with the Plum Blossoms) are the traditional floral symbols of China, where it is called Mudan. In 1903, the Qing Dynasty declared the Peony as the national flower of China.
  4. If grown in the sun, leaves of Peonies turn from green to burgundy in just one week. Planted among fall-flowering perennials such as Echinacea purpurea (the purple cone flower) and Eupatorum purpureum, Peonies come into their    own color once again!
  5. The Japanese name for the Peony, Ebisugusuri means medicine from China.In traditional folk medicine, Peony root was used as a treatment for menstrual    cramps, asthma and convulsions.
Roses are the most popular flowers in the world and have probably always been the most popular flowers. Roses have been symbols of love, beauty, war and politics from the beginning of time.

Facts About Roses:

1.The birthplace of the cultivated Rose was probably Northern Persia, on the    Caspian, or Faristan on the Gulf of Persia.
2.Historically, the oldest Rose fossils have been found in Colorado, dating back    to more than 35 million years ago.
3.Roses were considered the most sacred flowers in ancient Egypt and were    used as offerings for the Goddess Isis. Roses have also been found in    Egyptian tombs, where they were formed into funerary wreaths.
4.Confucius, 551 BC to 479 BC, reported that the Imperial Chinese library    had many books on Roses.
5.Ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (in the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley)    mentioned Roses in a cuneiform tablet (a system of writing) written in    approximately 2860 BC.
6.The English were already cultivating and hybridizing Roses in the 15th    Century when the English War of Roses took place. The winner of the war,    Tudor Henry VII, created the Rose of England (Tudor Rose) by     crossbreeding other Roses.
7.While no Black Rose yet exists, there are some of such a deep Red color as     to suggest Black.
8.Roses are omnipresent and grown over all parts of the globe.
9.The Netherlands is the world's leading exporter of Roses.
Did you know? Sweet Pea flowers are very popular because of their exclusive and unique fragrance.

Native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete, the Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) flowers come in a wide range of colors.

Facts About Sweet Pea:
  1. In the genus Lathyrus, there are 110 species and innumerable cultivars. In    broad terms, the genus is commonly known as vetchling or wild pea. Some garden peas (Pisum sativum), such as English peas, podded peas and snow peas are edible.
  2. The leaves on the Sweet Pea vine are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril.
  3. Sweet peas have been cultivated since the 17th century and a vast number of cultivars are commercially available.
  4. Henry Eckford, who hybridized and selected Sweet Pea vines for their best characteristics, introduced the "Grandifloras", which revolutionized the Sweet Pea.
  5. In 1901, Silas Cole, head gardener to the Earl of Spencer, found a natural    mutation of Sweet Pea and thus called "Multiflora".
  6. In recent years, New Zealand has also been a source of new Sweet Pea varieties, especially the with the breeding efforts of Dr. Keith Hammett. He made great strides in the development of new color patterns, many striped    varieties, short day flowering, with a focus on fragrance.
  7. English gardeners call Sweet Peas the Queen of Annuals. These alluring   annuals stand uniquely among garden flowers with their vivid colors, fragrance,   and length of bloom in the garden.
  8. The fact that Sweet Pea flowers are long-lasting cut flowers is the icing on the    cake. Several stems in a plain
Tulips are very popular to an extent that during the 17th century, most of Europe, particularly Holland, was gripped in a craze for Tulips as a result of which many had to even sell off their fortunes. It was popularly known as Tulipomania.

Tulips are one of the most popularspring flowers of all time, and the third most popular flowers world-wide next only to the Rose and Chrysanthemum. Tulips come in an incredible variety of colors, heights, and flower shapes. Some Tulips are even fragrant

Facts About Orchids:
  1. There are now over 3,000 different registered varieties of cultivated Tulips.
  2. Every year billions of Tulips are cultivated, a majority of which are grown and exported from Holland.
  3. Historically, Europe considered Tulips as the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.
  4. Tulips grow wild over a great territory from Asia Minor through Siberia to China.
  5. Tulips were first cultivated and hybridized by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
  6. Tulips symbolise imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover, and a declaration of love.
  7. Fresh out of onions? Use your Tulip bulbs instead! Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking.
Zinnia is a genus of the annual and perennial plants of the family Asteraceae.

Zinnias come in 20 species of composite flowers. The flowers are ideal for indoor arrangements. Zinnias bloom in a wide variety of colors with large, mixed blooms.

Zinnia flowers come in a reage of appearances, from a single row of petals, to the dome shaped variety. Hardy plants,Zinnias have erect stems that bear opposite leaves and terminal flower heads. The Zinnia species with small, orange flowers is Zinnia augustifolia, while the species with red, purple, or yellow petals is Zinnia peruviana.

Facts About Zinnias:
  1. The name of the genus derives from the German botanist Johann Gottfried    Zinn's name.
  2. There are two species of zinnia that occasionally obtain attention as ornamental plants, the Zinnia grandiflora and Zinnia tenuifolia.
  3. The common Zinnia of gardens, Zinnia elegans, is also called    youth- and- old- age.
  4. The most popular bedding plants, Zinnias originally grew as wildflowers     native to the southwest United States, Mexico and Central America.