Chrysanthemum
Common names: chrysanthemum, mum.
Chrysanthemum, often simply called mum, is a flowering perennial plant of genus Chrysanthemum in the daisy family (Asteraceae).
Chrysanthemums were cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the
15th century BC.
Many flower forms are now available.
Stems may carry one flower or multiple blooms.
There are also spoon-shaped, quill-shaped, threadlike or spiderlike florets.
Used as either cut flowers or blooming plants, their colors include pink, yellow, red, white, bronze, magenta plus purple. |
Lily
of the Valley
Common names: Lily of the Valley, May Lily, Convallaria, Our Lady's Tears, Convall-lily,
Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily.
Convallaria majalis, is a flowering plant of Ruscaceae, sole member of genus Convallaria.
This flower is native throughout cooler temperate Northern Hemisphere areas of Asia, Europe plus North America.
This popular plant has broad, spear-like foliage with fragrant little white bell-shaped flowers.
While it is a popular garden perennial, it has seen increasing popularity as a cut flower, especially in wedding bouquets. |
