Flowers

Flowers

Of or realting to the reproductive part of a flowering plant. The flower facilitates the unification of sperm and eggs. Also, flowers are used by humans as decoration, romance, ritual, religion, medicine, and food source.

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Flowers

Four o'clock

Plants; Flowers

Plant which flowers only in the afternoon, often with different coloured flowers on the same plant (and even different coloured petals on the same flower). It is supposedly native to Peru.

Globe amaranth

Plants; Flowers

Annual bedding plant known for its colourful leaves or inflorescences, originating from tropical areas of the Old World.

Golden champa

Plants; Flowers

Occuring in Himalayan areas, the golden champa has yellow-golden flowers and is native to Indonesia, India and other neighbouring areas.

Madan mogra

Plants; Flowers

A species in the J. Sambac family, with long, slender, oval-shape buds. Jasmine fragrance is emitted from the double flowers.

Kurinji

Plants; Flowers

A gregarious flowering plant which only blooms once in 12 years. It belongs to the species Strobilanthes, and is native to Nilgiris, India.

Blue water lily

Plants; Flowers

Named as the native flower of Sri Lanka fairly recently, the blue water lily, or nil manel, flowers between 7am and 5pm. Most likely originating from Egypt, the flower is now common in Thailand and ...

Crossandra

Plants; Flowers

A genus of plants common across Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Arabia, certain varieties of crossandra are cultivated for their brightly coloured flowers, earning them the nickname ...