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1-800-Flowers <=SEP=> 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. is a floral and gourmet foods gift retailer and distribution company in the United States. It was one of the first retailers to use a 24 x 7 toll-free telephone number and the Internet for direct sales to consumers.

A Mortal Flower <=SEP=> A Mortal Flower is an autobiography by Han Suyin.  It covers the years 1928 to 1938: her growing up in China and her journey to Belgium and her mother's family.  Also her marriage to a rising officer in the Kuomintang and the retreat to Chungking in the face of the Japanese invasion of China.

Acacia schinoides <=SEP=> Acacia schinoides is a shrub or tree indigenous to Australia. It has also been introduced into Kenya and Zimbabwe and it is cultivated there. A common name for the plant in Australia is green cedar wattle.

Acalypha rhomboidea <=SEP=> Acalypha rhomboidea ( common three-seeded mercury, Rhombic three-seeded-mercury, Rhomboid mercury, Copperleaf, Rhombic copper-leaf, Three-seeded-mercury, Ricinelle rhomboide, Diamond threeseed mercury; syn. Acalypha urticifolia Raf., Acalypha virginica L. forma intermedia Millsp., Acalypha virginica L. var. rhombifolia Riddell, Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperr.) is a plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

Achillea alpina <=SEP=> Achillea alpina, the Chinese yarrow or Siberian yarrow, is an Asian and North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Canada (including Yukon and Northwest Territories), the northern United States (Alaska, northern North Dakota, northern Minnesota).Achillea alpina is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall.

Achillea millefolium <=SEP=> Achillea millefolium, known commonly as yarrow /ˈjæroʊ/ or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for live stock in places like New Zealand and Australia.

Aconitum fischeri <=SEP=> Aconitum fischeri is a blue colored flowering plant species of the genus Aconitum in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants bloom early-late summer, native in Korea and Siberia and cultivated in gardens in temperate zones for its showy flowers.  The plant contains poisonous aconite, but according to ancient Chinese medical lore, if it is carefully measured, prepared, and used, it is believed to be beneficial in the treatment of colds, coughs, and fevers.

Actinotus minor <=SEP=> Actinotus minor, the Lesser Flannel Flower is a common plant growing in heathland in moist areas not far from Sydney, Australia.A small shrub, 15 to 50 cm tall, with white flowers, similar to the related and more famous Flannel Flower.Leaves are small and pointed, divided in threes. 6 to 8 mm long, white below the leaf. The leaf stem is up to 12 mm long. Stems are long and slender. Flowers are 12 mm wide, without petals, but they look similar to daisies, with the bracts appearing as petals.

Adonis (plant) <=SEP=> Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia.The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals. The Autumn Adonis, pheasant's-eye (A. annua), has flowers with bright red petals.The generic name Adonis refers to the mythic character Adonis, a lover of the goddess Aphrodite or Venus.

Agastache <=SEP=> Agastache (giant hyssop) is a genus of aromatic flowering herbaceous perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern Asia (one species) and North America (the rest).Most species are very upright, 0.5–3 m tall, with stiff, angular stems clothed in toothed-edged, lance shaped leaves ranging from 1–15 cm long and 0.5–11 cm broad depending on the species. Upright spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers develop at the stem tips in summer.

Agastache rupestris <=SEP=> Agastache rupestris, known as the threadleaf giant hyssop or licorice mint, is a wildflower of the mint family (Agastache) native to the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico. Popular in xeriscaping because of its heat tolerance and ability to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor soil, it is often planted in a containers or as a border flower and used to attract hummingbirds.

Agave <=SEP=> Agave (US: /əˈɡɑːviː/, UK: /əˈɡeɪviː/, Anglo-Hispanic: /əˈɡɑːveɪ/) is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies (see semelparity). Some species are known by the name century plant.In the APG III system, the genus is placed in the subfamily Agavoideae of the broadly circumscribed family Asparagaceae. Some authors prefer to place it in the segregate family Agavaceae.

Ageratina altissima <=SEP=> Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, richweed, white sanicle, or tall boneset, is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America.

Albizia julibrissin <=SEP=> This page is about the tree described by Antonio Durazzini. John Gilbert Baker used the same scientific name to refer to Prain's Albizia kalkora, the Mimosa kalkora of William Roxburgh.Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silk tree) is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, native to southwestern and eastern Asia.The genus is named after the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced it to Europe in the mid-18th century, and it is sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia.

Alliaria petiolata <=SEP=> Alliaria petiolata  is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and western China (Xinjiang).In the first year of growth, plants form clumps of round shaped, slightly wrinkled leaves, that when crushed smell like garlic.

Allium vineale <=SEP=> Allium vineale (Wild Garlic, Crow Garlic or stag's garlic) is a perennial, bulb-forming species wild onions, native to Europe, northwestern Africa and the Middle East. The species was introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become a noxious weed.

Alocasia brisbanensis <=SEP=> Alocasia brisbanensis is a species of plant in the family Araceae. Its common name is native lily or cunjevoi (the latter term also refers to a marine animal). It is native to rainforests of Eastern Australia. This plant has very large, spade shaped leaves on long, fleshy petioles. Alocasia may grow to a height of 1.5 metres. The summer flowers are a perfumed, greenish-cream colour that is similar to an arum lily. Red fruits follow the flowering.The plant is poisonous.

Althaea (plant) <=SEP=> Althaea is a genus of 6–12 species of perennial herbs native to Europe and western Asia. It includes Althaea officinalis, also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1–2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3–7 lobes.

Always Have, Always Will (Ace of Base song) <=SEP=> "Always Have Always Will" is a single by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid-1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with Mike Chapman. The song was originally titled "Killer on the Rampage" and contained different lyrics.

Amaryllis <=SEP=> Amaryllis (/ˌæməˈrɪlɨs/) is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley to Knysna.

Ambrosia trifida <=SEP=> Ambrosia trifida, called giant ragweed, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is present in Europe and Asia as an introduced species, and it is known as a common weed in many regions. Its common names include great ragweed, Texan great ragweed, giant ragweed, tall ragweed, blood ragweed, perennial ragweed, horseweed, buffaloweed, and kinghead.

Amphicarpaea bracteata <=SEP=> Amphicarpaea bracteata (hog-peanut or ground bean) is an annual to perennial vine in the legume family, native to woodland, thickets, and moist slopes in eastern North America.

Anacamptis <=SEP=> Anacamptis is a genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae); it is often abbreviated as Ant in horticulture. This genus was established by Louis Claude Richard in 1817; the type species is the Pyramidal Orchid (A. pyramidalis) and it nowadays contains about one-third of the species placed in the "wastebin genus" Orchis before this was split up at the end of the 20th century, among them many that are of hybrid origin.

Anemone canadensis <=SEP=> Anemone canadensis (Canada anemone, round-headed anemone, meadow anemone, crowfoot) is a herbaceous perennial native to moist meadows, thickets, streambanks, and lakeshores in North America, spreading rapidly by underground rhizomes, valued for its white flowers.

Anemone cylindrica <=SEP=> Anemone cylindrica is an upright growing, clump forming herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) tall, flowering early summer but often found flowering till late summer, the flowers are greenish-white. After flowering, the fruits are produced in a dense rounded columned spikes 20–35 millimetres (0.79–1.38 in) long.

Anemone narcissiflora <=SEP=> Anemone narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered anemone) is a herbaceous perennial in the genus Anemone and the buttercup family.

Anemone parviflora <=SEP=> Anemone parviflora (Northern anemone, Small-flowered anemone) is a herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow 10 to 30 cm tall, from a thin, 2 mm thick rhizome.  Stem leaves without petioles, basal leaves few with long petioles and deeply 3-parted. Plants flowering late spring to mid summer with the flowers composed of 5 or 6 sepals normally white or soft bluish colored, 8 to 13 mm long. The plants produce one peduncle with one solitary flower.

Anemone virginiana <=SEP=> Anemone virginiana is an upright growing herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow 30–80 centimetres (12–31 in)  tall, flowering early summer but often found flowering till late summer, the flowers are white or greenish-white. After flowering the fruits are produced in a dense rounded thimble shaped spikes 15–35 millimetres (0.59–1.38 in) long and 12 millimetres (0.47 in) wide.

Angelica gigas <=SEP=> Angelica gigas (Dang Gui or Giant Angelica, Purple Parsnip, Korean Angelica) is a monocarpic biennial or short lived perennial plant from China, Japan and Korea. It inhabits forests, grasslands and banks of streams. The roots are used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Angophora <=SEP=> Angophora is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1797. It is endemic to Australia, where species are distributed in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. The centre of diversity is along the northern and central coast of New South Wales.

Annual plant <=SEP=> An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year, and then dies. Summer annuals germinate during spring or early summer and mature by autumn of the same year. Winter annuals germinate during the autumn and mature during the spring or summer of the following calendar year.One seed-to-seed life cycle for an annual can occur in as little as a month in some species, though most last several months.

Anthriscus sylvestris <=SEP=> Anthriscus sylvestris, known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, keck, or Queen Anne's lace (UK), is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus Anthriscus. It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK), a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa; in the south of its range in the Mediterranean region, it is limited to higher altitudes.

Apios priceana <=SEP=> Apios priceana is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Price's potato-bean, Price's groundnut, and traveler's delight. It is a climbing yellow-green vine in the growing from a stout, potato-like tuber. It is native to the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It occurred in Illinois in the past but its population there was destroyed. There are about 25 known occurrences.

Aponogeton distachyos <=SEP=> Aponogeton distachyos or Aponogeton distachyum, also known as Waterblommetjie (lit. trans. water-floret), Cape-pondweed, Water Hawthorn, Vleikos and Cape Pond Weed is an aquatic flowering plant.

Apple mint <=SEP=> Apple mint is a common name for Mentha suaveolens, and hybrid mints involving M. suaveolens as a parentApple mints of hybrid origin include: Mentha × rotundifolia (M. longifolia × M. suaveolens)  Mentha × villosa (M. spicata × M. suaveolens) - also called Mentha nemorosa, popular in Cuba where it is called yerba buena and is used to make mojitos

Aralia nudicaulis <=SEP=> Aralia nudicaulis (commonly wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla, shot bush, small spikenard, wild liquorice, and rabbit root) is a flowering plant of northern and eastern North America which reaches a height of 30–60 cm (12–24 in) with creeping underground stems.In the spring the underground stems produce compound leaves that are large and finely toothed.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana <=SEP=> Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Bangalow palm, King palm, Illawara palm, piccabben, piccabeen) is an Australian palm. It can grow up to and over 20 metres tall. Its flower colour is violet and the red fruits are attractive to birds.

Arisaema triphyllum <=SEP=> Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, American wake robin, or wild turnip) is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing 30–65 centimetres (12–26 in) in height with three-parted leaves and flowers contained in a spadix that is covered by a hood.

Artemisia tridentata <=SEP=> Artemisia tridentata, commonly called "big sagebrush", Great Basin sagebrush or "sagebrush", is an aromatic shrub from the family Asteraceae, which grows in arid and semi-arid conditions, throughout a range of cold desert, steppe, and mountain habitats in the Intermountain West of North America.

Artificial flower <=SEP=> Artificial flowers are imitations of natural flowering plants used for commercial or residential decoration.

Aruncus dioicus <=SEP=> Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (known as goat's beard, buck's-beard or bride's feathers) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, and is the type species of the genus Aruncus. It has alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin, stiff stems, with plumes of feathery white or cream flowers borne in summer. This plant can be found in moist woodland, often at higher altitudes, throughout temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and eastern and western North America.

Arundina <=SEP=> The bamboo orchid, Arundina graminifolia, is a species of orchid and the sole accepted species of the genus Arundina. This tropical Asiatic genus extends from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, the Ryukyu Islands, Malaysia, Singapore, China to Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. It has become naturalized in Réunion, Fiji, French Polynesia, Micronesia, the West Indies, Costa Rica, Panama and Hawaii.

Asclepias incarnata <=SEP=> Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, swamp silkweed, and white Indian hemp)  is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp to wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar.  Like most other milkweeds, it has sap containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous animals.

Asclepias tuberosa <=SEP=> Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre (1 ft 0 in–3 ft 3 in) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5–12 cm long, and 2–3 cm broad.This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins.

Astilbe chinensis <=SEP=> Astilbe chinensis (Chinese astilbe) is a plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae.

Attila May <=SEP=> Attila May (born 16 September 1942) is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Bach flower remedies <=SEP=> Bach flower remedies are solutions of brandy and water—the water containing extreme dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English homeopath, in the 1930s.Bach believed that dew found on flower petals retain imagined healing properties of that plant. The remedies are intended primarily for emotional and spiritual conditions.The solutions contain a 50:50 mix of water and brandy plus a very small amount of flower material and is called mother tincture.

Baileya (plant) <=SEP=> Baileya (the desert marigolds) is a genus of plants in the aster family Asteraceae. All are native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico.They are typically annual, though B. multiradiata may be perennial.The leaves, which may range from being entire to deeply lobed, mostly occur in a basal cluster. From this arises several flower stems, up to 18 inches (50 cm) in height, usually carrying a single yellow radiate flower each, although B.

Banksia sceptrum <=SEP=> Banksia sceptrum, the Sceptre Banksia, occurs in Western Australia near the central west coast from Geraldton north through Kalbarri to Hamelin Pool. It extends inland almost to Mullewa. In nature, it grows in deep yellow or pale red sand in tall shrubland, commonly on dunes, being found as a shrub to 6 metres (20 ft) high, though often smaller in exposed areas. It is killed by fire and regenerates by seed. Follicles open with fire.

Banksia solandri <=SEP=> Banksia solandri, commonly known as Stirling Range Banksia, is a species of large shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs only within the Stirling Range in southwest Western Australia.This Banksia bears the name solandri in memory of the eminent Swedish Botanist Dr Daniel Carlsson Solander.Dr Solander came with Joseph Banks aboard the ship "Endeavour" of Captain James Cook in 1768-1770.Banksias were discovered by them on the voyage.

Birth flower <=SEP=> Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody's birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be "inherited" by whomever is born in that certain month person. Every month has a flower that is sometimes referred to as a Birth Month Flower.Flowers by month is a term describing flowers related to a recipient's birth month, and in general flowers associated with particular months of the year.

Blackberry <=SEP=> The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the Rubus genus in the Rosaceae family, hybrids among these species within the Rubus subgenus, and hybrids between the Rubus and Idaeobatus subgenera. The taxonomy of the blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis, so that species have often been grouped together and called species aggregates.

Boys Over Flowers (TV series) <=SEP=> Boys Over Flowers (Hangul: 꽃보다 남자; hanja: 꽃보다男子) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong (of SS501), Kim Bum, Kim Joon (of T-Max) and Kim So-eun. It aired on KBS2 from January 5 to March 31, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 for 25 episodes.It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio.

Brandon Flowers <=SEP=> Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and lyricist. He is a principal songwriter and lead singer of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers.  Flowers has also launched a successful solo career, releasing Flamingo (2010) and The Desired Effect (2015). He has topped the UK Albums Chart six times, including work by the Killers, and is a recipient of the Q Idol Award.

Bromus arvensis <=SEP=> Bromus arvensis, the field brome or Schrader's brome, is a grass native to Europe and Asia.

Broom (plant) <=SEP=> Brooms form a tribe, Genisteae, of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera  Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera (see box, right). These genera are all closely related and share similar characteristics of dense, slender green stems and very small leaves, which are adaptations to dry growing conditions.

Brunsvigia josephinae <=SEP=> Brunsvigia josephinae, commonly called Josephine's lily or candelabra lily, is a deciduous, subtropical species of Brunsvigia originating from South Africa.  It is marked by deep pink to red flowerheads which are about 12 to 15 inches long.  It flourishes in medium humidity, at temperatures between 50 and 75°F (10 to 24°C).  Flowering stems appear from the bulbs in March and April, and the leaves develop later.

Buddleja crispa <=SEP=> Buddleja crispa, sometimes called the Himalayan Butterfly Bush, is native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, Pakistan and China (Gansu, Sichuan, Xizang), where it grows on dry river beds, slopes with boulders, exposed cliffs, and in thickets, at elevations of 1400–4300 m.Named by Bentham in 1835, B.

Calceolaria crenata <=SEP=> Calceolaria crenata is a perennial plant belonging to family Calceolariaceae and native to the Peruvian Andes. The genus Calceolaria has been recently segregated from other members of the Scrophulariaceae, along with Porodittia, and Jovellana into its own family.Calceolaria crenata can grow to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high, with a branching habit, and has soft cordate leaves.

Calendula <=SEP=> Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/), or pot marigold, is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean.

Calliandra <=SEP=> Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.

Calluna <=SEP=> Calluna vulgaris (known as common heather, ling, or simply heather) is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae.  It is a low-growing perennial shrub growing to 20 to 50 centimetres (7.9 to 19.7 in) tall, or rarely to 1 metre (39 in) and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade.

Calochortus <=SEP=> Calochortus /ˌkælɵˈkɔrtəs/ is a genus of North American plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States).The genus Calochortus includes mariposas (or mariposa lilies) with open wedge-shaped petals, globe lilies and fairy lanterns with globe-shaped flowers, and cat's ears and star tulips with erect pointed petals. The word Calochortus is derived from Greek and means "beautiful grass".

Calostemma purpureum <=SEP=> Calostemma purpureum, known by its common name of Garland Lily, is a long-lived perennial flowering plant that is native to South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Related to the common daffodil, Garland Lilies were once common in large colonies in grassy areas, in particular the plain on which the city of Adelaide now stands.

Caltha palustris <=SEP=> Caltha palustris, known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Ranunculaceae, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.It becomes most luxuriant in partial shade, but is rare on peat.

Calystegia sepium <=SEP=> Calystegia sepium (larger bindweed, hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty, bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind) (formerly Convolvulus sepium) is a species of bindweed, with a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the temperate Northern and Southern hemispheres.It is an herbaceous perennial that twines around other plants, in a counter-clockwise direction, to a height of up to 2–4 m, rarely 5 m.

Campanula persicifolia <=SEP=> Campanula persicifolia (peach-leaved bellflower) is a flowering plant species in the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.

Caragana arborescens <=SEP=> Caragana arborescens, Caragana or Siberian peashrub, is a species of legume native to Siberia and parts of China (Heilongjiang Xinjiang) and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It was taken to the United States by Eurasian immigrants, who used it as a food source while travelling west. In some areas of the United States it is considered an invasive species.

Cardamine bulbosa <=SEP=> The Bulbous Cress, Bittercress, or Spring Cress (Cardamine bulbosa) is a perennial plant native to eastern North America. This plant grows in moist soils of bottomland woods and wet meadows.In late spring and early summer, white flowers are produced well above the foliage.

Carduus nutans <=SEP=> Carduus nutans, with the common names musk thistle, nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle, is a biennial herb in the Asteraceae—sunflower family.  It is native to regions of Europe and Asia.

Castanea crenata <=SEP=> Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut) is a species of chestnut originally native to Japan and South Korea. It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10-15 m tall. The leaves are similar to those of the sweet chestnut, though usually a little smaller, 8-19 cm long and 3-5 cm broad. The flowers of both sexes are borne in 7-20 cm long, upright catkins, the male flowers in the upper part and female flowers in the lower part.

Cattleya aclandiae <=SEP=> Cattleya aclandiae "\Lady Ackland's Cattleya") is a species of orchid from the genus Cattleya, named in honor of Lady Lydia Elizabeth Ackland, wife of Sir Thomas Dyke Ackland, 10th Baronet who was the first European to grow the plant successfully. The illustration of the plant which accompanied its first description was based on a drawing by Lady Ackland .  The genus was named in honour of William Cattley, a prominent British merchant and horticulturist.C.

Celosia palmeri <=SEP=> Celosia palmeri, commonly known as Palmer's Cockscomb, is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States as well as northeastern Mexico. The specific name honours British botanist Edward Palmer (1829-1911), who collected the type specimen in Monclova Municipality, Coahuila in 1880. It is a perennial shrub reaching a height of 0.3–1 m (0.98–3.28 ft). Flowering takes place from summer to winter.

Centaurea cineraria <=SEP=> Centaurea cineraria, the Velvet Centaurea, is – like some other plants – also known as "dusty miller" and "silver dust". It is a small plant in the family Asteraceae and originates from the Island of Capraia in Italy, where it is called fiordaliso delle scogliere.The mature plants will grow from 15 cm to 60 cm (6inches to 24 inches).  They prefer full sun, but will tolerate light shade, and also prefers average to rich well-drained soil.C.

Centaurea dealbata <=SEP=> Centaurea dealbata (the Persian Cornflower or Whitewash Cornflower) is a species of Centaurea native to the Caucasus Mountains. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental perennial.

Centaurea nigrescens <=SEP=> Centaurea nigrescens (Tyrol knapweed, short-fringed knapweed or Tyrol thistle) is a perennial plant of the star thistle genus that grows natively in Central and South-eastern Europe (from Southern Germany and Northern Italy to Romania and Bulgaria), but has also been introduced and is now a noxious weed in the Northern United States, Canada and Southern Australia. It has purple flowers and it flowers in the summer (June to September).

Cerastium tomentosum <=SEP=> Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer) is a herbaceous flowering plant and a member of the carnation family. It is generally distinguished from other species of its genus by "tomentose" or felty foliage. It is a low, spreading perennial native to alpine regions of Europe. The stems & leaves are silvery-grey, whilst the flowers are star-like, white & about 15mm across. Not surprisingly, C. tomentosum flowers in summer, but may also bloom at other times of the year.

Chamaecrista fasciculata <=SEP=> Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States.  It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall.  It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient.The flowers are hermaphroditic, although a fraction of plants, less than 5%, do not produce sufficient pollen to reproduce as males.

Chelone glabra <=SEP=> Chelone glabra (white turtlehead) is a plant. Its classification has in the past been controversial, but as a result of DNA sequence studies, it is now regarded as belonging to family Plantaginaceae (the plantain family).

Chelsea Flower Show <=SEP=> The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it is the most famous flower show in the United Kingdom, and perhaps in the world, attracting visitors from all continents.

Chimonanthus salicifolius <=SEP=> Chimonanthus salicifolius  is a species of the genus of wintersweets Chimonanthus and member of the family Calycanthaceae.

Chives <=SEP=> Chives is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum. It, like most of the other species of the Allium genus, is a choice edible.A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia and North America.A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds.The name of the species derives from the Greek σχοίνος, skhoínos (sedge) and πράσον, práson (leek).

Chrysothamnus <=SEP=> For other species of rabbitbrush see Ericameria and LorandersoniaChrysothamnus (common names include rabbitbrush, rabbitbush, and chamisa) are shrubs in the sunflower family. The native distribution is in the arid western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico.

Circaea lutetiana <=SEP=> Circaea lutetiana, known as enchanter's-nightshade, is a plant in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae.The genus name comes from the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology and the generic designation is derived from Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris. Paris at one time  was known as the "Witch City". Despite its name it is not especially toxic, but contains a lot of the astringent tannin.

Cleistocactus strausii <=SEP=> Cleistocactus strausii (silver torch or wooly torch) is a perennial cactus of the family Cactaceae. It is native to high mountain regions of Bolivia and Argentina, above 3,000 m (9,843 ft).Its slender, erect, grey-green columns can reach a height of 3 m (9.8 ft), but are only about 6 cm (2.5 in) across.

Clivia miniata <=SEP=> Clivia miniata (Natal lily, bush lily) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceae, native, growing in woodland habitats in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces) as well as in Swaziland. Given suitable conditions it grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. It is also reportedly naturalized in Mexico.

Clootie <=SEP=> A  clootie, diminutive of Scots cloot, is a strip or piece of cloth, a rag or item of clothing; it can also refer to fabric used in the patching of clothes or the making of proddy rugs (aka "clootie mats").

Cochleanthes <=SEP=> The genus Cochleanthes is made up of 4 species of orchids native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. The name Cochleanthes refers to the shape of the flower (in Greek, cochlos means "shell" and anthos means "flower").

Coreopsis auriculata <=SEP=> Coreopsis auriculata (lobed tickseed or mouse-ear tickseed) is a North American plant species of the sunflower family.  It is native to the southeastern and east-central United States, from Louisiana east to the Florida Panhandle and as far north as Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia.Coreopsis auriculata is a perennial growing from 10–30 cm (4-12 inches) tall and sometimes to 60 cm (24inches). Pants with rounded yellow flower heads bloom in spring and early summer.

Coreopsis basalis <=SEP=> Coreopsis basalis (Golden-mane Coreopsis) is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States from Texas to the Carolinas. Isolated populations (apparently escapes from cultivation) have been reported from Connecticut, Illinois, and California.

Coreopsis lanceolata <=SEP=> Coreopsis lanceolata, the Lance-leaved coreopsis, is a North American species of  Tickseed in the sunflower family. It is apparently native to the eastern and central parts of the United States and naturalized in Canada, the western United States, Mesoamerica, South America, South Africa, and eastern Asia.

Coreopsis maritima <=SEP=> Coreopsis maritima, the sea dahlia, is a species tickseeds in the sunflower family.Coreopsis maritima  is native to Southern California and Baja California, primarily in coastal California chaparral and woodlands habitats.

Coreopsis tripteris <=SEP=> Coreopsis tripteris is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of eastern and central North America from the Florida Panhandle west as far as eastern Texas and north to Québec and Ontario. Its common names include tall tickseed, tall coreopsis, and Atlantic coreopsis.This perennial herb usually reaches nearly 100 cm (40 inches) in height, sometimes approaching 200 cm (80 inches).

Cornus drummondii <=SEP=> Cornus drummondii, commonly known as the Roughleaf Dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern regions of the United States. It is also found around the Mississippi River. It is uncommon in the wild, and is mostly found around forest borders. The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes.

Corymbia 'Summer Red' <=SEP=> Corymbia 'Summer Red' is a cultivar of Corymbia, bred for a large mass of bright red flowers. It will grow to a height of five metres.

Corymbia ficifolia <=SEP=> Corymbia ficifolia or the red flowering gum also known as Albany red flowering gum (previously known as Eucalyptus ficifolia) is one of the most commonly planted ornamental trees in the broader eucalyptus family.In 2009,  Parra-O and colleagues published a  combined analysis of nuclear rDNA (ETS + ITS) and morphological characters published to clarify relationships within the genus Corymbia. C. ficifolia was shown to comprise a natural group with two other Western Australian species C.

Cota tinctoria <=SEP=> Cota tinctoria (golden marguerite, yellow chamomile, oxeye chamomile), is a species of perennial flowering plant in the sunflower family. Other common names include "dyer's chamomile", "Boston daisy", "Paris daisy". In horticulture this plant is still widely referred to by its synonym Anthemis tinctoria.It is a short-lived plant often treated as biennial, native to Europe, the Mediterranean and Western Asia and naturalized in scattered locations in North America.

Cranberry Glades <=SEP=> Cranberry Glades — also known simply as The Glades — are a cluster of five small, boreal-type bogs in southwestern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA.  This area, high in the Allegheny Mountains at about 3,400 feet (1,000 m), is protected as the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, part of the Monongahela National Forest.

Crassula helmsii <=SEP=> Crassula helmsii, known as swamp stonecrop or New Zealand pigmyweed, is an aquatic or semiterrestrial species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. Originally found in Australia and New Zealand, it has been introduced around the world. In the United Kingdom, this plant is one of five introduced aquatic plants which were banned from sale from April 2014. This is the first ban of its kind in the country.

Crassula tetragona <=SEP=> Crassula tetragona is a succulent plant native to Southern Africa.  It is widely distributed from the Orange River boundary of Namaqualand to beyond the Kei River in the Eastern Cape.  "Tetragona" comes from the phyllotaxy of the leaves. It is popularly named the "miniature pine tree" among ornamental plant enthusiasts, for its popular use as a "pine tree" in Bonsai.

Crataegus <=SEP=> Crataegus /krəˈtiːɡəs/, (from the Greek kratos strength and akis sharp, referring to the thorns of some species) commonly called hawthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name "hawthorn" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the common hawthorn C.

Crinum bulbispermum <=SEP=> Crinum bulbispermum is a herbaceous plant native to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It is naturalized in the Lesser Antilles, Honduras, Cuba, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Cruel Summer (Ace of Base album) <=SEP=> Cruel Summer is a 1998 album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as the band's third album in North America on September 1, 1998 and in Japan on August 25, 1998 by Arista Records. When Flowers saw the sale of four million copies after its release in Europe, Asia and Africa on June 15, 1998. Arista Records decided to release a different version of the album in the North America and Japan, re-titled Cruel Summer.

Cruel Summer (song) <=SEP=> "Cruel Summer" is a pop song written and originally performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side (of summer songs): it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We've all been there!"

Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve <=SEP=> Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve is located in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. It protects one of the largest remnants of the white swamp forest which once covered the uplands of the Till Plans of Ohio and Indiana. This type of swamp has poorly drained, white clay soil and is wet in the winter but dry in the summer.The most common trees in the swamp are Red Maple, Pin Oak, Shagbark Hickory, Shellbark Hickory, Swamp White Oak, American Elm and sweetgum.

Cut flowers <=SEP=> Cut flowers are flowers or flower buds (often with some stem and leaf) that have been cut from the plant bearing it. It is usually removed from the plant for indoor decorative use. Typical uses are in vase displays, wreaths and garlands. Many gardeners harvest their own cut flowers from domestic gardens, but there is a significant commercial market and supply industry for cut flowers in most countries. The plants cropped vary by climate, culture and the level of wealth locally.

Cyrtanthus elatus <=SEP=> Cyrtanthus elatus (many previous synonyms including Vallota speciosa), the Scarborough lily, is a bulbous flowering plant which originates from the Cape Province of South Africa. Other common names are fire lily or George lily.Cultivated varieties of the Scarborough lily have flowers which may be bright red, orange, yellow, or occasionally pink or white. The stems can grow to a height of up to 2 feet. They are relatively easy to grow, and can be grown in pots.

Dalibarda <=SEP=> Dalibarda repens (Dewdrop, False Violet, Star Violet, Robin Runaway. French Canadian: dalibarde rampante) is a perennial plant (a forb) in the rose family, native to eastern and central Canada and to the northeastern and north-central United States. It is the only species in the genus Dalibarda, which is closely allied with the genus Rubus (brambles, blackberries, raspberries). The species is often included in the genus Rubus as Rubus repens (L.) Kuntze.

Dasiphora fruticosa <=SEP=> Dasiphora fruticosa (syn. Potentilla fruticosa L., Pentaphylloides fruticosa (L.) O.Schwarz) is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the genus Dasiphora (formerly Potentilla) of the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil, shrubby five-finger, tundra rose, and widdy.

Datura inoxia <=SEP=> Datura inoxia (thorn-apple, downy thorn-apple, Indian-apple, lovache, moonflower, nacazcul, toloatzin, tolguache or toloache) is a species in the family Solanaceae. It is rarely called sacred datura, but this name in fact refers to the related Datura wrightii. It is native to Central and South America, and introduced in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The scientific name is often cited as D. innoxia.

Delphinium <=SEP=> Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.All members of the Delphinium genus are toxic to humans and livestock. The common name "larkspur" is shared between perennial Delphinium species and annual species of the genus Consolida. Molecular data show that Consolida, as well as another segregate genus, Aconitella, are both embedded in Delphinium.

Delphinium grandiflorum <=SEP=> Delphinium grandiflorum is a species of Delphinium known by the common name Siberian larkspur. It is native to Russia and China. There are several popular cultivars in many colours which are grown as ornamental plants, including 'Blue Butterfly' and 'Summer Stars'. Like many other larkspurs, this plant is poisonous. It is much shorter and more compact than the more familiar tall spikes of D. elatum. It is a short lived perennial.

Dendrobium <=SEP=> For the mining town, see Dendrobium, New South Wales. For the Mobile Suit Gundam unit, see RX-78 GP-03 Dendrobium. For the hydroid genus, see Solanderiidae.Dendrobium is a huge genus of orchids. It was established by Olof Swartz in 1799 and today contains about 1,200 species. The genus occurs in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam, and many of the islands of the Pacific.

Dianella caerulea <=SEP=> Dianella caerulea, commonly known as the blue flax-lily, blueberry lily, or paroo lily, is a perennial herb of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, found across the eastern states of Australia and Tasmania. It is a herbaceous strappy perennial plant to a metre high, with dark green blade-like leaves to 70 cm long. Blue flowers in spring and summer are followed by indigo-coloured berries.

Digitalis lutea <=SEP=> Digitalis lutea, the straw foxglove or (small) yellow foxglove, is a short-lived perennial plant.The flowers are tubular, yellow, with brown dots on the inside of the corolla. Flowers are borne beginning in late spring, then sporadically throughout the summer and fall.Like many foxgloves, this plant is often grown in gardens, where it readily self-sows and can become weedy.

Diplarrena <=SEP=> Diplarrena is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. The two species are endemic to Australia. The name is from Greek diploos "\double") and arren ("male"); plants in the genus have only two functional stamens, while all other Iridaceae have three. The name is often misspelled Diplarrhena, an error that began with George Bentham's Flora Australiensis in 1873.These plants are tufted perennial herbs with short rhizomes. The leaves are basal, linear, flat, and present all year.

Dipodium punctatum <=SEP=> Dipodium punctatum is a native orchid of Australia. It is commonly known as  blotched hyacinth-orchid or hyacinth orchid, though both names can refer to other species.D. punctatum is a leafless mycoheterotrophic plant. The species is terrestrial, favouring protected shady positions in dry forests or woodlands as it is drought and frost tender. The flowers are about 20-25 mm across and are pink with dense purple-red spotting on segments.

Doryanthes excelsa <=SEP=> Doryanthes excelsa, known as Gymea Lily, is a flowering plant indigenous to the coastal areas of New South Wales near Sydney.The plant has sword-like leaves more than a meter long. It flowers in spring and summer, sending up a flower spike up to 6 m high, which at its apex bears a large cluster of bright red flowers, each 10 cm across.The name "Gymea Lily" is derived from a local Eora dialect. Dory-anthes means spear-flower in Greek, and excelsa is Latin for exceptional.

Double-flowered <=SEP=> "Double-flowered" describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The double-flowered trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. (flore pleno, a Latin ablative form meaning "with full flower"). The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, double flowers are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations.

Drimia maritima <=SEP=> Drimia maritima (syn. Urginea maritima) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.

Drosera anglica <=SEP=> Drosera anglica, commonly known as the English sundew or great sundew, is a carnivorous plant species belonging to the sundew genus. It is a temperate species with a generally circumboreal range, although it does occur as far south as Japan, southern Europe, and the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi, where it grows as a subtropical sundew. It is thought to originate from an amphidiploid hybrid of D. rotundifolia and D.

Earina mucronata <=SEP=> Earina mucronata is endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet means "pointed" and refers to the shape of the tips of this orchid's very narrow leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately in one plane along a flattened, unbranched pseudobulb which can grow up to 1 m in length but which is generally shorter.

Echinacea <=SEP=> Echinacea /ˌɛkɨˈneɪʃⁱə/ is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in  the daisy family. The Echinacea genus has nine species, which are commonly called purple coneflowers. They are found only in eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in  moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer.

Echinacea simulata <=SEP=> Echinacea simulata Wavy-leaf purple coneflower or Pale purple coneflower is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family.Echinacea simulata is very similar to E. pallida except that it has yellow pollen grains.  Plants growing 50 to 100 cm (20-40 inches) tall from branched fusiform taproot. The foliage and stems with spreading hairs sparsely to densely distributed. The stems are mostly green or purple mottled.

Echinodorus bracteatus <=SEP=> Echinodorus bracteatus is a species of plants in the  Alismataceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

Echium wildpretii <=SEP=> Echium wildpretii is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is an herbaceous biennial plant that grows up to 3 m (10 ft) in height.  The nominal subspecies is endemic to the island of Tenerife, and is found mainly in Las Cañadas del Teide. The subspecies E. wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon occurs at high altitudes on La Palma. The common names are tower of jewels, red bugloss, Tenerife bugloss or Mount Teide bugloss. The Spanish name for this plant is tajinaste rojo.

Ecosystem <=SEP=> An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

Epilobium canum <=SEP=> As a genus name, Zauschneria also included Epilobium "eptentrionale.\Hummingbird flower" redirects here. For flowers visited by hummingbirds, see the Hummingbird and Pollinator articles.Epilobium canum, also known as California fuchsia or Zauschneria, is a species of willowherb in the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae). It is native to dry slopes and in chaparral of western North America, especially California.

Epiphyllum crenatum <=SEP=> Epiphyllum crenatum, the Crenate Orchid Cactus, is a species of cactus and one of the most important parents in creating the Epiphyllum-hybrids commonly cultivated throughout the world. It is cultivated for its beautiful diurnal flowers.

Epiphyllum oxypetalum <=SEP=> Epiphyllum oxypetalum (Dutchman's pipe or queen of the night) is a species of cactus and one of the most cultivated species in the genus. Though it is sometimes referred to as a nightblooming cereus, it is not closely related to any of the species in the tribe Cereeae, such as Selenicereus, that are more commonly known as nightblooming cereus. All Cereus bloom at night and are terrestrial plants; all Epiphyllum are epiphytic.

Epiphyllum pumilum <=SEP=> Epiphyllum pumilum is a cactus species native to Mexico and Guatemala. The species is commonly grown as an ornamental for its beautiful, fragrant flowers in the summer.

Eremophila decipiens <=SEP=> Eremophila decipiens is a shrub which is native to Australia. It is also known as Slender Fuchsia, although it is not closely related to the Fuchsia.

Eremophila glabra <=SEP=> Eremophila glabra, commonly known as tar bush, is a plant in the the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is sometimes a low, ground-hugging and sometimes an erect shrub. The leaves are variable in size and shape and there is a range of flower colours. In spite of its scientific name, not all forms of the plant are glabrous but most have many small, raised glands on the stems, flowers and leaves.

Eremophila hygrophana <=SEP=> Eremophila hygrophana is a shrub which is native to Australia.

Eremophila laanii <=SEP=> Eremophila laanii is a shrub which is native to Western Australia.

Eremophila maculata <=SEP=> Eremophila maculata, also known as spotted emu bush, swamp fuschia or native fuschia is a plant in the the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia.  It is the most widespread of its genus in nature and probably the most frequently cultivated Eremophila. It is a spreading, often densely branched shrub with variable leaf shape and flower colour, but the other features of the flowers such as the size and shape of the parts are consistent.

Erigeron alpinus <=SEP=> Erigeron alpinus (also called alpine fleabane) is a European species of perennial plant in the daisy family. It is widespread across much of Europe except the far north.Erigeron alpinus is an herb up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with spoon-shaped, hairy, medium green leaves. The plants flowers are narrow and have a thread-like ray florets, which are made out of 2 or more rows.

Eryngium amethystinum <=SEP=> Eryngium amethystinum, amethyst eryngo or amethyst sea holly, is a clump-forming, perennial, tap-rooted herb. Its stem is 30 to 50 cm long and is light blue to purple in colour. It has a basal circle of obovate, pinnate, spiny, leathery, mid-green leaves. It flowers in mid to late summer with cylindrical umbels, 2-3 cm long atop silvery blue bracts and branching stems. The plant is native to the eastern Mediterranean and prefers dry places and soils that are rich in calcium.

Erysimum 'Chelsea Jacket' <=SEP=> Small and short-lived, Erysimum 'Chelsea Jacket' is a perennial cultivar of Erysimum cheiri usually grown for its long-lasting and brightly coloured flowers. It is closely related to Cheiranthus. This plant has been given an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Normal height is about 30 cm, prostrate habit.The plant flourishes in full sun and well-drained soil and is fairly hardy. It flowers continually from late spring to late summer.

Erysimum baeticum <=SEP=> Erysimum baeticum is an annual to perennial herb endemic to some mountains in the SE of Spain. This species has two subspecies: Erysimum baeticum bastetanum is found only in the Sierra de Baza (Granada province), inhabiting the subalpine pine forests, from 1500 to 2000 m. a.s.l.. Erysimum baeticum baeticum is a subspecies endemic to the eastern range of the Sierra Nevada (Almería province), inhabiting subalpine shrublands.

Erythronium purpurascens <=SEP=> Erythronium purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common names purple fawn lily and Sierra Nevada fawn lily.It is endemic to California, where it grows in the high mountains of the southern Cascade Range, Coast Ranges, and northern Sierra Nevada from Siskiyou County south to Mendocino and Placer Counties.

Eucalyptus baueriana <=SEP=> Eucalyptus baueriana, Round Leaf box or Blue Box, is a small to medium-sized tree with rough and persistent bark on the trunk and branches, fibrous, flaky, light grey, with paler, almost white patches.Adult leaves are stalked, round to broadly ovate, undulate, to 10 x 7.5 cm, light green and thin, trees are usually mature in the juvenile leaf phase.White flowers appear in late spring and early summer.Distribution is from coastal eastern Victoria (with a few inland occurrences) from around Bairnsdale, extending northeast into New South Wales to north of Sydney.The species was first described by Johannes Conrad Schauer, the specific epithet is in honour of Ferdinand Bauer.Subspecies include:E.

Eucalyptus botryoides <=SEP=> Eucalyptus botryoides, commonly known as the Bangalay or Southern Mahogany, is a small to tall tree native to southeastern Australia. Reaching up to 40 metres (130 feet) high, it has rough bark on its trunk and branches. It is found on sandstone- or shale-based soils in open woodland, or on more sandy soils behind sand dunes. The white flowers appear in summer and autumn. It reproduces by resprouting from its woody lignotuber or epicormic buds after bushfire. E.

Eucalyptus cinerea <=SEP=> Eucalyptus cinerea, commonly known as the Argyle Apple, Mealy Stringbark, Silver-leaf Stringybark or Silver Dollar Tree, is a small to medium sized tree with rough bark, persistent on the trunk and larger branches, thick, fibrous, longitudinally furrowed, reddish-brown to grey-brown.Trees are usually mature in the juvenile leaf phase but can often produce intermediate and adult leaves which are stalked, broad-lanceolate to 11 x 2 cm, concolorous, greyish-blue and glaucous.White flowers appear in mid spring to early summer.Distribution is typically from north of Bathurst (33° S), in central west New South Wales, to the Beechworth area of Victoria (36° S).

Eucalyptus cretata <=SEP=> Eucalyptus cretata, Darke Peak Mallee, is a mallee or, rarely, a small tree restricted to the upper Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, particularly near Darke Peak and Carrapee Hill.The bark is smooth, grey over coppery underbark, shedding in ribbons, branchlets are shiny red or brownish green, glaucous, buds and fruit is glaucous.Adult leaves are  stalked, alternate, lanceolate, to 15 x 3 cm, concolorous, slightly glossy and dark green.White flowers appear in mid summer.

Eucalyptus dumosa <=SEP=> Eucalyptus dumosa, White Mallee is a mallee of the relatively dry country of South Australia from the northern Flinders Ranges and Murray Mallee eastwards to central western New South Wales and north western Victoria.

Eucalyptus elata <=SEP=> Eucalyptus elata, River peppermint, River white gum, is a medium to tall tree with rough bark on the lower trunk, compact with narrow longitudinal fissures, dark grey, shedding above in long ribbons, often remaining in the crown, to leave a smooth, grey, cream or whitish surface.Adult leaves are stalked, narrow-lanceolate to lanceolate to 12 x 2.8 cm, green.White flowers appear in spring to summer.Distribution occurs on the central tablelands and southern coastal ranges of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Victoria.E.

Eucalyptus gregsoniana <=SEP=> Eucalyptus gregsoniana, Wolgan Snow gum and also Mallee Snow Gum is a mallee that is found in the  highlands of New South Wales  Located in the  Blue Mountains, Budawang Range and south of Braidwood in New South Wales.It can grow to 5 metres.

Eucalyptus laeliae <=SEP=> Eucalyptus laeliae, Darling Range ghost gum is a small to medium sized tree occurring only on the western side of the Darling Range, particularly the western scarp, in Western Australia.The bark is smooth, powdery, usually white but in autumn, butter yellow.Adult leaves are stalked, alternate, lanceolate or falcate to 17 x 2.5 cm, concolorous, and dull green.White flowers appear in summer.

Eucalyptus macrocarpa <=SEP=> Eucalyptus macrocarpa, or Mottlecah,  is a  mallee Eucalyptus that is native to the south-west of Western Australia and noted for its large, spectacular flowers.

Eucalyptus marginata <=SEP=> Eucalyptus marginata is one of the most common species of Eucalyptus tree in the southwest of Western Australia.  The tree and the wood are usually referred to by the Aboriginal name jarrah. Because of the similar appearance of worked jarrah timber to the Honduras mahogany, jarrah was once called Swan River mahogany after the river system that runs through Perth.

Eucalyptus moluccana <=SEP=> Eucalyptus moluccana, commonly known as the grey box or gum-topped box, is a medium-sized to occasionally tall tree with rough, persistent bark on the lower trunk, shedding above to leave a smooth whitish or light grey, sometimes shiny surface; hence the original name Eucalyptus hemiphloia, from the Ancient Greek hemi- "half", -phloia or phloos "bark".The adult leaves are stalked, broad lanceolate to lanceolate, to 14 x 3.5 cm, glossy, green, with numerous oil glands.The white flowers appear in mid summer to mid autmmn.Distribution is widespread on the coastal plains and ranges northwards from Jervis Bay in New South Wales to the area between Rockhampton and Mackay in Queensland, then with a substantial gap to the northern occurrences in the ranges from west of Paluma to the southern part of the Atherton Tableland; also two small disjunct patches east of Clermont near Eungella Dam.

Eucalyptus nicholii <=SEP=> Eucalyptus nicholii, Narrow-Leaved Black Peppermint, Willow Peppermint is a small to medium sized tree with rough bark, persistent to small branches.

Eucalyptus olsenii <=SEP=> Eucalyptus olsenii, Woila gum, is an Australian eucalypt of restricted habitat.It is a small tree to 20 m with smooth, white bark, shedding in ribbons.Adult leaves are stalked, lanceolate or curved and oblique, 8–12 cm long, 1.5–2 cm wide, green, glossy, and concolorous.

Eucalyptus radiata <=SEP=> Eucalyptus radiata, commonly known as the Narrow-leaved peppermint or Forth River Peppermint, is a medium to tall tree to 30 m high (rarely 50 m) with persistent bark on the trunk and larger branches or persistent to smaller branches. The bark shortly fibrous "\peppermint"), grey to grey-brown, shedding in long ribbons. The branchlets are green.

Eucryphia <=SEP=> Eucryphia is a small genus of trees and large shrubs of the Antarctic flora, native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia. Traditionally placed in a family of their own, the Eucryphiaceae, more recent classifications place them in the Cunoniaceae. There are seven species, two in South America and five in Australia, and several named hybrids. They are mostly evergreen though one species (E.

Eupatorium sessilifolium <=SEP=> Eupatorium sessilifolium, commonly called upland boneset or sessile-leaved boneset, is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It is  native to the eastern and central United States, found from Maine south to North Carolina and Alabama, and west as far as Arkansas, Kansas, and Minnesota.

Eurybia divaricata <=SEP=> Eurybia divaricata (formerly Aster divaricatus), commonly known as the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. It occurs in the eastern United States, primarily in the Appalachian mountains, though it is also present in southeastern Canada, but only in about 25 populations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the U.S. it is abundant and common, but in Canada it is considered threatened due to its restricted distribution.

Eustoma <=SEP=> Eustoma, a genus of three species in the family Gentianaceae, grows natively in warm regions of the Southern United States, Mexico, Caribbean and northern South America. Examples grow mostly  in grassland and in areas of disturbed ground.

Euthamia graminifolia <=SEP=> Euthamia graminifolia (grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldentop) is a North American species of plants in the daisy family.It is native to much of Canada (from Newfoundland to British Columbia), and the northern and eastern United States (primarily the Northeast, the Great Lakes region, and the Ohio Valley, with additional populations in the Southeast, the Great Plains, and a few scattered locations in the Pacific Northwest).There are also introduced populations in Europe and Asia.

Eutrochium purpureum <=SEP=> Eutrochium purpureum kidney-root, sweetscented joe-pie weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant  in the sunflower family. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.Eutrochium purpureum is a clump forming herb that grows to 1.5–2.4 meters (4.9–7.9 ft) tall and about 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) wide.

Ferenc Csik <=SEP=> Ferenc Csik (12 December 1913 – 29 March 1945) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936, Olympics he won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle event and a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. Csik went on to become a medical doctor, and died during World War II in an air raid while assisting a wounded man.

Fern flower <=SEP=> The fern flower is a magic flower in Slavic mythology (Belarusian: папараць-кветка, Polish: kwiat paproci, Russian: цветок папоротника, Ukrainian: цвіт-папороть), in Baltic mythology (Lithuanian: paparčio žiedas, Latvian: papardes zieds) and in Estonian mythology (Estonian: sõnajalaõis).

Flamingo (Brandon Flowers album) <=SEP=> Flamingo is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter and the Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, released on September 3, 2010 by Island Records. It was recorded at Battle Born Studios, Winchester, Nevada, and Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.  The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Flora of Malta <=SEP=> Typical Flora of Malta consists of the following plants and flowers.  While small compared to other countries, the Maltese Islands contain special flowers that grow on islands such as  Malta, Gozo, Comino, Filfla, St Paul's Islands and Fungus Rock.

Floristry <=SEP=> Floristry is the production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade. Retail florists offer fresh flowers and related products and services to consumers.Floristry can involve the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, and to the business of selling them.

Flower <=SEP=> A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower).

Flower Communion <=SEP=> Flower Communion is a ritual service common in Unitarian Universalism, though the specific practices vary from one congregation to another. It is usually held before summer, when some congregations recess from holding services. During the ritual, congregants contribute flowers to a central location, and later the flowers are distributed among the participants.

Flower Fairies <=SEP=> Flower Fairies are illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker, created during the first half of the 20th century.

Flower Power (The Flower Kings album) <=SEP=> Flower Power is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band The Flower Kings, which was released in 1999. It is also their second double-CD and includes the nearly one hour long epic composition, "Garden Of Dreams".A Japanese edition was released that contained some bonus tracks at the end of each disc.

Flower bouquet <=SEP=> A flower bouquet is a collection of flowers in a creative arrangement.  Flower bouquets can be arranged for the decor of homes or public buildings, or may be handheld.  Handheld bouquets are classified by several different popular shapes and styles, including nosegay, crescent, and cascading bouquets. Flower bouquets are often given for special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries. They are also used extensively in weddings.

Flower child <=SEP=> Flower child originated as a synonym for hippie, especially among the idealistic young people who gathered in San Francisco and environs during the Summer of Love in 1967.  It was the custom of "flower children" to wear and distribute flowers or floral-themed decorations to symbolize ideals of universal belonging, peace and love. The mass media picked up on the term and used it to refer in a broad sense to any hippie.

Flower power <=SEP=> Flower power was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful affirmative spectacles.

Flower preservation <=SEP=> Flower preservation is as early as the history of man, although deliberate flower preservation is a more recent phenomenon. In the Middle East, the bones of pre-historic man were discovered with delicate wild flowers probably as a tribute to a passing loved one.  Evidence of deliberate use of specific flowers is indicated by the pollen grains that were present. Brightly colored and vivid flowers were also found in Egyptian tombs.  These flowers were approximated to be 4,000 years old.

Flowers (Ace of Base album) <=SEP=> Flowers is the third album by Swedish pop music group, Ace of Base. It was released in June 1998 in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and August 10 in the United Kingdom.  An American version, titled Cruel Summer, was released on September 1 and contained remixes, re-recordings, and new recordings deemed appropriate for an American audience.

Flowers (The Rolling Stones album) <=SEP=> Flowers is an American compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in the summer of 1967. The songs either appeared as singles, had been omitted from the American versions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons, were collected from studio sessions dating back to 1965, or are reissues of songs recently released on other albums.Three tracks had never been released.

Flowers (name) <=SEP=> Flowers is a surname.

Flowers Foods <=SEP=> Flowers Foods, headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. The company operates 46 bakeries that produce breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, pastries, and tortillas. The company’s products are sold regionally through a direct store delivery network that encompasses the East, South, and Southwest, and are sold nationwide via delivery to retailer's warehouses.Flowers Foods has two operating segments.

Flowers of the Four Seasons <=SEP=> The Flowers of the Four Seasons are a group of flowers in Chinese art and culture which represent the four seasons, consisting of the orchid (spring), the lotus (summer), the chrysanthemum (autumn) and the plum blossom (winter). They contain three of the elements of the Four Gentlemen.

Frank E. Flowers <=SEP=> Frank E. Flowers is a Caymanian independent filmmaker, film director and screenwriter, writer and director of the award-winning 2003 short film Swallow and the 2004 feature motion picture Haven, the latter photographed on the island of Grand Cayman.  Flowers is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television (now the USC School of Cinematic Arts).Frank Ewen Flowers Jr. was born in August 1979 to Frank Sr. and Eve Flowers.

Fuchsia <=SEP=> Fuchsia /ˈfjuːʃə/ FEW-shə is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first, Fuchsia triphylla, was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti) about 1696–1697 by the French Minim monk and botanist, Charles Plumier during his third expedition to the Greater Antilles. He named the new genus after the renowned German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566).

Gahnia clarkei <=SEP=> Gahnia clarkei (also known as tall sawsedge) is a species of evergreen plant from a sedge family that can be found in Australia. The plant is 1.5–2 metres (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) high, with the same width. They grow during summer and have large black to brownish flowers. The flowers contain seed heads that produce small red seeds.

Gaillardia <=SEP=> Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑrdiə/, the blanket flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies.

Gaillardia pulchella <=SEP=> Firewheel redirects here, for the Garland, Texas, shopping center see Firewheel Town CenterGaillardia pulchella (firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, Indian paintbrush, or sundance), is a North American species of short-lived perennial or annual flowering plants in the sunflower family.

Galanthus <=SEP=> Galanthus (snowdrop; Greek gála "milk", ánthos "flower") is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous herbaceous perennials in the Amaryllis family. Most flower in winter, before the vernal equinox (20 or 21 March in the Northern Hemisphere), but certain species flower in early spring and late autumn.Snowdrops are sometimes confused with the two related genera within Galantheae, snowflakes Leucojum and Acis.

Gardenia jasminoides <=SEP=> Gardenia jasminoides, (gardenia, cape jasmine, cape jessamine, danh-danh, or jasmin) is an evergreen flowering plant of the family Rubiaceae. It originated in Asia and is most commonly found growing wild in Vietnam, Southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar and India. With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely used in gardens in warm temperate and subtropical climates, and as a houseplant in temperate regions.

Gaultheria oppositifolia <=SEP=> Gaultheria oppositifolia is a shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, endemic to New Zealand. G. oppositifolia is a stout bushy spreading shrub that grows mostly in rocky places in the North Island, often observed beneath manuka scrub.  The pairs of oval leathery toothed leaves are attached directly to the twigs. Late summer flowers are white and bell-shaped, and appear in clusters up to 10 cm long at the tips of twigs. Leaves 3–6 cm long by 2–3 cm wide. Autumn fruit is a dry red or white capsule.

Genista aetnensis <=SEP=> Genista aetnensis or Mount Etna broom is a large shrub or small tree endemic to Sicily and Sardinia where it is associated with sunny, open landscapes and poor, stony soil. It is a very common constituent of the garigue plant communities, Mediterranean shrubby vegetation, around the lower slopes of Mount Etna.The young plant is typical of brooms, clothed in narrow linear leaves which soon drop off leaving almost bare branches.

Gentiana acaulis <=SEP=> Gentiana acaulis (stemless gentian) is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern Europe, from Spain east to the Balkans, growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps, Cevennes and Pyrenees, at heights of 800–3,000 m (2,625–9,843 ft).It is a perennial plant, growing to 2 cm tall and 10 cm or more wide. The leaves are evergreen, 2-3.5 cm long, in a basal rosette, forming clumps.

Gentiana andrewsii <=SEP=> Gentiana andrewsii (bottle gentian, closed gentian, or closed bottle gentian) is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the Gentian family Gentianaceae.Plants are native to northeastern North America from the Dakotas to the East Coast and bloom in late summer (August–October). The flowers are 2 to 4 cm long, typically a rich blue color and bottle shaped with closed mouths. The flowers are clustered at the top of the plant or in the axis of the top leaves.

Geranium cinereum <=SEP=> Geranium cinereum (Ashy Cranesbill) is a small, semi-evergreen perennial plant usually grown for low ground cover or in rockeries.  They generally grow to 15 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm. Leaves are deeply divided and grey-green. It flowers in summer, with striking black-eyed flowers with black stamens. The plant grows in full sunlight, and is considered "semi" hard.This plant has been given a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

Geranium maculatum <=SEP=> "Wood Geranium" redirects here. Not to be confused with Wood Cranesbill or Woodland Geranium, G. sylvaticum.Geranium maculatum, the spotted geranium, wood geranium, or wild geranium is a woodland perennial plant native to eastern North America, from southern Manitoba and southwestern Quebec south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. It is known as Spotted Cranesbill or Wild Cranesbill in Europe, but the Wood Cranesbill is another plant, the related G.

Goldenrod <=SEP=> Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world.

Goyang International Flower Festival <=SEP=> Goyang International Flower Festival (Hangul: 고양 국제 꽃박람회; RR: Goyang Gukje Kkotbangamhoe) is one of the largest flower festivals and takes place in Goyang, South Korea. It attracts many visitors annually. The festival is considered to be a good model for local culture festivals, in which various foreign flower farmers participate.During the Festival, various flower events and cultural performances are held and visitors can purchase flowers from all over the world.

Grandmaster Flowers <=SEP=> Grandmaster Flowers (Jonathon Cameron Flowers) was a DJ from Brooklyn, New York. One of the earliest DJs to mix records together in sequence, Flowers was known as one of the earliest pioneers of hip hop. Flowers was involved in the disco and funk scene and used to hold block parties. Flowers is cited as having a "formative influence" on hip hop DJs such as Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa in the early 1970s. In 1969, Grandmaster Flowers opened for James Brown at Yankee Stadium.

Great Orme <=SEP=> The Great Orme (Welsh: Y Gogarth or Pen y Gogarth) is a prominent limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, next to the town of Llandudno. It is referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd in a poem by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr. Its English name derives from the Viking (Old Norse) word for sea serpent, which it is said to resemble. It is echoed by the Little Orme, a smaller but very similar limestone headland on the eastern side of Llandudno Bay in the parish of Llanrhos.

Grevillea bipinnatifida <=SEP=> Grevillea bipinnatifida, also known as Fuchsia Grevillea, is a  shrub which is endemic to Western Australia.

Grevillea rosmarinifolia <=SEP=> Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea) is a plant of the family Proteaceae.

Gymnadenia <=SEP=> Gymnadenia is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) containing 22 terrestrial species.They can be found in damp meadows, fens and marshes, and on chalk or limestone, often in alpine regions of Europe and Asia from Portugal to Kamchatka, including China, Japan, Mongolia, Siberia, the Himalayas, Iran, Ukraine, Germany, Scandinavia, Great Britain, etc.

Gymnadenia conopsea <=SEP=> Gymnadenia conopsea, the fragrant orchid, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae.

He Junquan <=SEP=> He Junquan is a Chinese swimmer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist.He represented China at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal, a gold and a silver. Competing again at the 2004 Paralympics, he won four gold medals. He is representing China again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In his favorite event, the 50 m backstroke, he earned a silver, "outtouched" 0.15 seconds by Brazilian Daniel Dias.

Helenium autumnale <=SEP=> Helenium autumnale is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed.

Helianthemum apenninum <=SEP=> Helianthemum apenninum, the white rock-rose, is a white-flowering rock rose found in dry grassy and rocky places across large parts of Europe.H. apenninum flowers from March to July, and may grow up to 50 cm tall. The flowers are pentamerous, up to 30 mm across, and are white with yellow centres and yellow stamens. The three outer sepals are hairy and striped; the 2 inner sepals are very small. The flowers grow in clusters of 3 to 10 on a stem.

Helianthus annuus <=SEP=> Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus Helianthus grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits (sunflower seeds). This sunflower species is also used as bird food, as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), and in some industrial applications. The plant was first domesticated in the Americas. Wild Helianthus annuus is a widely branched annual plant with many flower heads.

Helianthus grosseserratus <=SEP=> Helianthus grosseserratus, commonly known as sawtooth sunflower or thick-tooth sunflower, is a perennial sunflower in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The plant may reach 3–12 feet (91–366 cm) in height and is found along streams, damp prairies and roadsides in the eastern and central parts of Canada and the USA, primarily in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes Region, with additional populations as far as Maine, Georgia, and Texas.

Helianthus × laetiflorus <=SEP=> Helianthus × laetiflorus (cheerful sunflower) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is widespread in scattered locations across much of Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and the central and eastern United States as far south as Texas and Georgia.

Helichrysum italicum <=SEP=> Helichrysum italicum is a flowering plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong smell of its leaves. It grows on dry, rocky or sandy ground around the Mediterranean. The stems are woody at the base and can reach 60 cm or more in height. The clusters of yellow flowers are produced in Summer, they retain their colour after picking and are used in dried flower arrangements.

Hernán Medina <=SEP=> Hernán Medina (born 19 August 1937) is a former Colombian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hershey Gardens <=SEP=> Hershey Gardens is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) botanical garden and arboretum located at 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are set atop a hill overlooking Hersheypark. It was built as a gift from chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey for his community and to honor his wife, Catherine.

Hesperis matronalis <=SEP=> Hesperis matronalis is a herbaceous plant species in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including  dame's rocket, damask violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, summer lilac, sweet rocket, mother-of-the-evening and winter gilliflower.

Heuchera americana <=SEP=> Heuchera americana, or American alumroot, is a small (under 2 ft. high and wide) evergreen perennial native to Central U.S. Lobed semi-palmate green, purple, or brown leaves are often veined or marbled. Loose racemes of insignificant green to cream flowers are born on 3' stalks in early summer.

Hibiscus denudatus <=SEP=> Hibiscus denudatus (common names: paleface, rock hibiscus) is a perennial shrub of the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is in the rosemallow genus, Hibiscus.It is found in the southwest of North America in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in the states of extreme southeast California, southern Nevada, southern Arizona and New Mexico, southwest Texas, Baja California-north, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.

Hibiscus laevis <=SEP=> Hibiscus laevis (syn. Hibiscus militaris), the halberd-leaf rosemallow, is a herbaceous perennial flower native to central and eastern North America. Their showy, creamy-white or pink flowers are large, up to 6 inches (15 cm) across, and are hard to miss. These flowers require exposure to sunlight to open up properly, and then last only a single day. The unbranched stems of this plant are round and hairless, frequently growing to 6 feet (2 m) tall and sometimes taller.

Hibiscus mutabilis <=SEP=> Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as the Confederate rose, Dixie rosemallow or the cotton rosemallow, is a plant noted for its flowers.  Confederate roses tend to be shrubby or treelike in Zones 9 and 10, though it behaves more like a perennial further north. Flowers can be double or single and are 4 to 6 inches in diameter; they open white or pink, and change to deep red by evening. The 'Rubra' variety has red flowers.  Single blooming flowers are generally cup-shaped.

Hoheria <=SEP=> Hoheria is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. All are endemic to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. The genus name is a latinization of the Māori language name, Houhere.  That name, as well as lacebark and ribbonwood, are often used as common names. The name lacebark comes from the lace-like fibrous inner bark layer.Hoheria are mostly evergreen,with Hoheria glabrata/ Mountain ribbonwood a deciduous species.

Holocarpha macradenia <=SEP=> Holocarpha macradenia, commonly known as the Santa Cruz tarplant, is an endangered plant endemic to Northern California.  Alternative common names for this plant are Santa Cruz tarweed or Santa Cruz sunflower.

Howellia <=SEP=> Howellia aquatilis (water howellia) is a small plant in the family Campanulaceae and is considered to a threatened species since 1994. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Howellia. Thomas Jefferson Howell and Joseph Howell discovered the species in 1878.

Hoya carnosa <=SEP=> Hoya carnosa, the porcelainflower or wax plant, is an Asclepiad species in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is one of the many species of Hoya that are native to Eastern Asia and Australia. It is a common house plant grown for its attractive waxy foliage, and sweetly scented flowers.The flowers are typically light pink, but may vary from near-white to dark pink; they are star-shaped, and are borne in clusters that look like tiny wax miniatures.

Hundred Flowers Awards <=SEP=> The People's Hundred Flower Award (Chinese: 大众电影百花奖; pinyin: Dàzhòng Diànyǐng Bǎihuā Jiǎng) or Hundred Flowers Awards, equivalent the China's Golden Globes, are considered, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards in China. The awards were set up by China Film Association in 1962 and sponsored by Popular Cinema (大众电影) magazine, which has the largest circulation in China.The awards were formerly voted by the readers of Popular Cinema annually.

Hundred Flowers Campaign <=SEP=> The Hundred Flowers Campaign, also termed the Hundred Flowers Movement (simplified Chinese: 百花运动; traditional Chinese: 百花運動; pinyin: Bǎihuā yùndòng), was a period in 1956 in the People's Republic of China during which the Communist Party of China (CPC) encouraged its citizens to openly express their opinions of the communist regime.

Hydrangea <=SEP=> Hydrangea (/haɪˈdreɪndʒⁱə/;  common names hydrangea or hortensia) is a genus of 70–75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Japan, and Korea. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m (98 ft) by climbing up trees.

Hydrangea macrophylla <=SEP=> Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to China and Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn. Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny mac and hortensia. It is widely cultivated in many parts of the world in many climates. It is not to be confused with H. aspera 'Macrophylla'.

Hydrangea petiolaris <=SEP=> Hydrangea petiolaris,  a climbing hydrangea (syn: Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris), is a species of Hydrangea native to the woodlands of Japan, the Korean peninsula, and on Sakhalin island of easternmost Siberia in the Russian Far East.Hydrangea petiolaris is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the closely related Hydrangea anomala from China, Myanmar, and the Himalaya, as Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris.

Hylocereus costaricensis <=SEP=> Hylocereus costaricensis, the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and northwestern South America.  The species is grown commercially for its Pitahaya fruit, but is also an impressive ornamental vine with huge flowers.  Most plants grown under the name Hylocereus polyrhizus refer to this species.  The latter name is ambiguous and not used.

Hylocereus undatus <=SEP=> Hylocereus undatus (White-fleshed Pitahaya) is a species of Cactaceae and is the most cultivated species in the genus. It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop - the Pitahaya or Dragon fruit. The native origin of the species has never been resolved.

Hymenocallis <=SEP=> Hymenocallis /ˌhaɪmɨnəˈkælɪs/ (US) or /ˌhaɪmɛnoʊˈkælɪs/ (UK) is a genus of American plants in the amaryllis family.Hymenocallis contains more than 60 species of herbaceous bulbous perennials native to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals in warm nations around the globe, and a few have become naturalized in parts of Africa and on various tropical islands.

Hymenocallis speciosa <=SEP=> Hymenocallis speciosa (green-tinge spiderlily) is a species of the genus Hymenocallis that is native to the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. It is cultivated as an ornamental in some areas, and reportedly naturalized in Cuba and the Bahamas.Hymenocallis speciosa is a bulb-forming perennial. Stipe can attain a height of up to 50 cm. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 50 cm long and 10 cm across, narrowing to a petiole below. One umbel can produce as many as 20 flowers.

Hypericum perforatum <=SEP=> Hypericum perforatum, known as Perforate St John's-wort, Common Saint John's wort and St John's wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The common name "St John's wort" may be used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum.  Therefore, Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "Common St John's wort" or "Perforate St John's wort" in order to differentiate it.

Ipomoea hederacea <=SEP=> Not to be confused with Ipomoea hederifolia or ivy morning gloryIpomoea hederacea (ivy-leaved morning glory) is a flowering plant in the bindweed family. The species is native to tropical parts of the Americas, and has more recently been introduced to North America. It now occurs there from Arizona to Florida and north to Ontario and North Dakota. Like most members of the family, it is a climbing vine with alternate leaves on twining stems.

Iris (plant) <=SEP=> Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris.  Some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.

Iris domestica <=SEP=> Iris domestica (blackberry lily, leopard flower, leopard lily) is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis, the sole species in the genus Belamcanda, was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica. Other synonyms are Epidendrum domesticum L., Vanilla domestica (L.) Druce, Belamcanda punctata Moench, Gemmingia chinensis (L.) Kuntze, Ixia chinensis L., Morea chinensis, and Pardanthus chinensis Ker Gawl.)

Iris sibirica <=SEP=> Iris sibirica is a species in the genus Iris. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Europe (including  France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine and northern Turkey) and Central Asia (including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Siberia (of the Russia Federation)). It has long green grass-like leaves, tall stem, 2-5 violet-blue, to blue, and occasionally white flowers.

Itea virginica <=SEP=> Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire or Virginia willow) is a plant in the Iteaceae.

Ixora <=SEP=> Ixora is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It consists of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs and holds around 500 species. Though native to the tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world, its centre of diversity is in Tropical Asia. Ixora also grows commonly in subtropical climates in the United States, such as Florida where it is commonly known as West Indian Jasmine.

J.C. Flowers & Co. <=SEP=> J.C. Flowers & Co. is an American private equity investment firm, focused on investments in the financial services sector. The firm, founded in 2001, is based in New York City and run by billionaire J. Christopher Flowers, a former Goldman Sachs partner.JC Flowers manages two private equity funds, J.C. Flowers I LP, closed in 2002 with $900 million of committed capital, and J.C. Flowers II LP, closed in 2006 with $7.0 billion of committed capital.

Jacaranda mimosifolia <=SEP=> Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers.  It is also known as jacaranda, blue jacaranda, black poui, or as the fern tree. Older sources give it the systematic name Jacaranda acutifolia, but it is nowadays more usually classified as Jacaranda mimosifolia.

Jacqueline Kennedy Garden <=SEP=> The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is located at the White House south of the East Colonnade. The garden balances the Rose Garden on the west side of the White House Complex.

Jasmine <=SEP=> Jasmine (taxonomic name Jasminum /ˈjæsmɨnəm/) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers. A number of unrelated plants contain the word "Jasmine" in their common names (see Other plants called "Jasmine").

Jersey Battle of Flowers <=SEP=> The Jersey Battle of Flowers is an annual carnival held in the Channel Island of Jersey in the second Thursday of August. The festival consists of music, funfairs, dancers, majorettes and a parade of flower floats alongside various street entertainers. It was inaugurated in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The largest attendance to date is thought to be that of 1969, when 60,000 people were present.

Jewel Flowers <=SEP=> Jewel Flowers Evans (22 July 1923 – 6 February 2006) was an American pin-up model best known for her work with Rolf Armstrong as a "Calendar Girl" during the 1940s and 1950s.Jewel Flowers was born in 1923, in East Lumberton, North Carolina, in the part of the town known as a cotton mill village, to Calton and Leah Flowers. She was the youngest of three children. She had a sister, Evelyn Flowers, and a brother, C.F. Flowers. As a teenager she was crowned "Miss Lumberton, North Carolina".

John Flowers (footballer) <=SEP=> John Edward Flowers (born 26 August 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and Eastwood in the 1960s and 1970s. He scored four goals in 206 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League, with the bulk of these appearances coming at Doncaster, where he won the Fourth Division title in 1968–69. He is the younger brother of Ron Flowers, and the nephew of George Flowers.

June <=SEP=> June (/dʒuːn/ joon) is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days.  June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.

Kalmia angustifolia <=SEP=> Kalmia angustifolia is a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as sheep laurel. It is distributed in eastern North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Virginia.[1] It grows commonly in dry habitats in the boreal forest, and may become dominant over large areas after fire or logging. Like many plant species of infertile habitats it has evergreen leaves and mycorrhizal associations with fungi. It is also found in drier area of peat bogs.

Kalmia latifolia <=SEP=> Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain-laurel,calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heather family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882).

Kennedia <=SEP=> Kennedia is a genus of plants comprising 16 species, all native to Australia. They are evergreen climbing plants with woody stems. They usually have trifoliate leaves and pea-type flowers of various colours from pink to dark red and yellow to black. The genus was named by Étienne Pierre Ventenat after John Kennedy, a partner in the renowned firm of nurserymen, Lee and Kennedy of Hammersmith, London.

Kigo <=SEP=> Kigo (季語, "season word") (plural kigo) is a word or phrase associated with a particular season, used in Japanese poetry. Kigo are used in the collaborative linked-verse forms renga and renku, as well as in haiku, to indicate the season referred to in the stanza. They are valuable in providing economy of expression.

Kiritappu Wetland <=SEP=> Kiritappu Wetland (霧多布湿原, きりたっぷしつげん) is a 3,168ha. wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Koelreuteria elegans <=SEP=> Koelreuteria elegans, more commonly known as flamegold or Taiwanese rain tree, is a deciduous tree to 15-20 metres native to Taiwan. It is widely grown throughout the tropics and sub-tropical parts of the world as a street tree.It flowers in early to mid-summer. Flowers are small, to 20 mm in length, and occur in branched clusters at the stem tips. They are butter-yellow with five petals that vary in length until opening.

Kurihara, Miyagi <=SEP=> Kurihara (栗原市, Kurihara-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the city had an estimated population of 70,379 and a population density of 87.4 persons per km². The total area was 804.97  km². Parts of the city are within the borders of the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park.

Laelia speciosa <=SEP=> Laelia speciosa, commonly known as the Mayflower orchid, is a species of showy orchid found in area of Mexico with high elevation of 1,400 m (4,593 ft) to 2,400 m (7,874 ft). The plant is very drought resistant and can tolerate cool to warm conditions. It blooms from summer to fall, producing fragrant flowers. There are usually three to four flowers on an inflorescence.  This species is highly prized and much sought after by orchid enthusiasts for its showy, highly fragrant flowers.

Lambertia multiflora <=SEP=> Lambertia multiflora, commonly known as many-flowered honeysuckle, is a multi-stemmed shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres high and flowers from winter to summer.There are two varieties:Lambertia multiflora var. darlingiensis Hnatiuk - with yellow flowersLambertia multiflora var. mutiflora - with orange-red flowers↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

Lamprocapnos <=SEP=> Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart)  is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym).

Language of flowers <=SEP=> The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Last Summer at Mars Hill <=SEP=> Last Summer At Mars Hill is the first short story collection by Elizabeth Hand. It contains the Nebula Award-winning story of the same name. It also contains her first ever published story, Prince Of Flowers. Many of the stories have themes that prefigure those of her novels. For example, The Bacchae is thematically similar to aspects of Waking the Moon and "Prince of Flowers" 'grew into the poisonous bloom of Winterlong'.

Lasthenia conjugens <=SEP=> Lasthenia conjugens, commonly known as Contra Costa goldfields, is an endangered species of wildflower endemic to a limited range within the San Francisco Bay Area of the state of California, USA. Specifically this rare species occurs in Napa,  Santa Barbara, Solano, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Monterey and Alameda Counties. This annual herb typically flowers from March through June, and its colonies grow in vernal pool habitats at elevations not exceeding 100 meters above sea level.

Lavandula pinnata <=SEP=> Lavandula pinnata (sometimes called fernleaf lavender) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

Leucocrinum <=SEP=> Leucocrinum montanum, commonly known as the sand lily, common starlily or mountain lily, is the only species in the monotypic genus Leucocrinum, placed in the family Asparagaceae, and subfamily Agavoideae. It is native to the western United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin.This species is a perennial plant growing from a deep system of fleshy roots. It is stemless, growing no more than about 10 cm (4 in) tall.

Leucojum <=SEP=> Leucojum is a small genus of bulbous plants belonging to the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae native to Eurasia.As currently circumscribed the genus includes only two known speciesLeucojum aestivum L. - summer snowflake or Loddon lily - Europe, Middle East, Caucasus; naturalized in Australia + North AmericaLeucojum vernum L. - spring snowflake - southern + central Europe from Spain to UkraineLeucojum is a compound of Greek λευκος, leukos "white" and ἰόν, ion "violet".

Leucophyta <=SEP=> Leucophyta is a plant genus which is endemic to Australia.  The genus was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1817.A number of species which were formerly included in the genus have been transferred to Blennodia and Calocephalus, leaving one single species Leucophyta brownii  (also known as Cushion Bush).Leucophyta brownii  is a small, rounded shrub with tangled tomentose branchlets that give it a silvery appearance.

Liatris <=SEP=> Liatris (/laɪˈætrɨs/; is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas). Common names include blazing star and gayfeather.

Life Is a Flower <=SEP=> "Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me", and in a different key.  The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.

Ligustrum vulgare <=SEP=> Ligustrum vulgare (wild privet, also sometimes known as common privet or European privet), is a species of Ligustrum native to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia, from Ireland and southwestern Sweden south to Morocco, and east to Poland and northwestern Iran.It is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m (rarely up to 5 m) tall. The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels.

Lilium <=SEP=> Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.

Lilium candidum <=SEP=> Lilium candidum (popularly known as the Madonna lily) is a plant in the true lily family. It is native to Greece, the western Balkans and the Middle East, and naturalized in other parts of Europe (France, Italy, Ukraine, etc.) as well as in North Africa, the Canary Islands, Mexico, and other places. It forms bulbs at ground level, and unlike other lilies, has a basal rosette of leaves through the winter, which die back in summer.

Lilium humboldtii <=SEP=> Lilium humboldtii (Humboldt's lily) is a species of lily native to the US State of California and the Mexican State of Baja California. It is named after naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. It is native to the South High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, south Outer South Coast Ranges, and the Santa Monica Mountains and others in  Southern California, growing at elevations from 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).

Lilium michauxii <=SEP=> Lilium michauxii, commonly known as the Carolina lily can be found in the Southeastern United States from southern Virginia in the north to the Florida Panhandle in the south to eastern Texas in the west.  It is most common in July and August but can be found blooming as late as October.

Lilium parvum <=SEP=> Lilium parvum is a species of lily known by the common names Sierra tiger lily and alpine lily. It is native to the mountains of the western United States, primarily the Sierra Nevada of California but also with additional populations in northwestern Nevada and southwestern Oregon. The plant grows in high altitude forests, sending up flowering stalks during the summer months.

Linum marginale <=SEP=> Linum marginale, known by the common name of 'Native Flax' or 'Australian Flax', is a short lived perennial flowering herb, native to Australia. A slender, wispy, upright plant, growing to around 1 metre high, Native Flax is often overlooked when not in flower. It should not be confused with species of Wahlenbergia, which occurs in the same area and can appear similarly.

List of Sonoran Desert wildflowers <=SEP=> The wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert typically appear after a rain, some after the winter rains, and some after the summer \monsoons.\""

List of Sweet Blue Flowers chapters <=SEP=> The manga series Sweet Blue Flowers is written and illustrated by Takako Shimura. The series was serialized in Manga Erotics F between November 17, 2004 and July 6, 2013. The chapters were released in eight tankōbon volumes released by Ohta Publishing under their F×comics imprint between December 15, 2005 and September 12, 2013 in Japan. The manga has been licensed for release in French by Asuka under the title Fleurs Bleues.

List of U.S. state flowers <=SEP=> This is a list of U.S. state flowers:

List of basil cultivars <=SEP=> Basil cultivars are cultivated varieties of basil. They are used in a variety of ways: as culinary herbs, landscape plants, healing herbs, teas, and worship implements. All true basils are species of the genus Ocimum. The genus is particularly diverse, and includes annuals, non-woody perennials and shrubs native to Africa and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New World.

List of early summer flowers <=SEP=> These flowers come into bloom in early summer: Allium sativum Calystegia soldanella Helianthus annuus Helianthemum apenninum Ipomoea batatas Iris Kalmia latifolia Lasthenia conjugens Luzula campestris

List of kigo <=SEP=> This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry. They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.

List of paintings by Rachel Ruysch <=SEP=> The following is a list of works by Rachel Ruysch that are generally accepted as autograph by the Netherlands Institute for Art History and other sources.

Lobelia inflata <=SEP=> Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco, puke weed) is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada (Nova Scotia to southeast Ontario) south through the eastern United States to Alabama and west to Kansas.

Lobelia siphilitica <=SEP=> Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, is a plant species within the Campanulaceae family.  It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States.  Growing up to three feet tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils.  It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer.It blooms from August to October.

Lonicera maackii <=SEP=> Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle or bush honeysuckle) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in northern and western China (south to Yunnan), Mongolia, Japan (central and northern Honshū, rare), Korea, and southeastern Russia (Primorsky Krai).It is listed as an endangered species in Japan.

Luis Saldarriaga <=SEP=> Luis Saldarriaga (born 22 June 1944) is a former Colombian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Luzula campestris <=SEP=> Luzula campestris is a rush commonly known as field wood-rush, Good Friday grass or sweep's brush. It is a very common plant throughout temperate Europe and Asia. This species of Luzula is found on all types of native grasslands, and cultivated areas such as lawns, golf-course greens, and fields.

Lycopus <=SEP=> Lycopus (waterhorehound, gypsywort, or bugleweed) is a genus in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. The species are most often found in wetlands, damp meadows, and stream banks. Some of the wetland species have become endangered.

Lycoris squamigera <=SEP=> Lycoris squamigera (resurrection lily) is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.  It is also sometimes referred to as naked ladies. It is believed to have originated in Japan or China, perhaps a hybrid between Lycoris straminea and Lycoris incarnata. It is now cultivated as an ornamental in many places, and naturalized in Korea.

Lysimachia ciliata <=SEP=> Lysimachia ciliata (fringed loosestrife) is a species of flowering plant in the Primulaceae family. It is an erect, herbaceous perennial growing to 120 cm (47 in) tall and 60 cm (24 in) broad, with opposite, simple leaves, and smooth, green stems. The star-shaped yellow flowers are borne in midsummer. It is native to North America, including most of southern Canada and most of the United States except for the southwest.

Lysimachia quadrifolia <=SEP=> Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife, whorled yellow loosestrife, crosswort) is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae. It native to the eastern United States and Canada.

Lysimachia terrestris <=SEP=> Lysimachia terrestris (swamp candles, Lake Loosestrife or earth loosestrife) is a plant in the Primulaceae family.

Magnolia sieboldii <=SEP=> Magnolia sieboldii, Siebold's Magnolia, also known as Oyama Magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to east Asia in China, Japan, and Korea. It is named after the German doctor Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866).

Maianthemum bifolium <=SEP=> Maianthemum bifolium (false lily of the valley or May lily) is often a localized common rhizomatous flowering plant, native from western Europe (including Britain) east to Siberia, China and Japan.Non-flowering stems usually have only one waxy leaf, but on flowering plants there is one basal leaf that withers away before flowering, and two stem leaves produced alternately up the 10-20 cm tall stems, which are topped off with many star shaped white flowers.

Malus coronaria <=SEP=> Malus coronaria, also known by the names sweet crabapple or garland crab, is a North American species of Malus (crabapple). It grows primarily in the Great Lakes Region and in the Ohio Valley, with outlying populations as far away as Alabama, eastern Kansas, Long Island, and Ontario.Malus coronaria often is a bushy shrub with rigid, contorted branches, but frequently becomes a small tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall, with a broad open crown.  It prefers rich moist soil.

Malva moschata <=SEP=> Malva moschata (musk-mallow) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland, and east to southern Russia and Turkey.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall, with hairy stems and foliage. The leaves are alternate, 2–8 cm long and 2–8 cm broad, palmately lobed with five to seven lobes; basal leaves on the lower stem are very shallowly lobed, those higher on the stems are deeply divided, with narrow, acuminate lobes.

Mandevilla laxa <=SEP=> Mandevilla laxa, commonly known as Chilean jasmine, is an ornamental plant in the Mandevilla genus of Apocynaceae family.M. laxa is native to southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. It grows as a vine and is deciduous in cool climates. It can grow to 6 meters (20 feet) tall. Masses of heavily scented white flowers are produced in the summer.

Marshallia <=SEP=> Marshallia is a genus of plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.Marshallia is native to the southeastern and south-central United States. A common name applied to most species in the genus is Barbara's buttons.

Masdevallia veitchiana <=SEP=> Masdevallia veitchiana, (pronounced "veech-e-anna") also known as Veitch's masdevallia or king of the masdevallias, is a species of the Masdevallia genus of orchids.The plant is found in the wild in northwestern Peru, where it is known as gallo-gallo, meaning "rooster" after the rooster-like red comb, crest and wattles of the flower. and Colombia.

Matthiola incana <=SEP=> Matthiola incana, known as hoary stock, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Matthiola. The common name stock usually refers to this species, though it may also be applied to the whole genus.  The common name "night-scented stock" or "evening-scented stock" is applied to Matthiola longipetala (syn. bicornis).  M. incana is also known in the USA by the common name tenweeks stock.

Mazus reptans <=SEP=> Mazus reptans, common name creeping mazus, is a low-growing perennial plant native to the Himalayas region of Asia.

Melaleuca preissiana <=SEP=> Melaleuca preissiana, commonly known as stout paperbark, modong or moonah, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of southwest Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with papery bark, small leaves and spikes of usually white flowers. It occurs chiefly in areas that are seasonally wet.

Melaleuca salicina <=SEP=> Melaleuca salicina, commonly known as white bottlebrush or willow bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. (Some Australian state herbaria continue to use the name Callistemon salignus). It is a shrub or small tree with soft foliage, pink new growth, white papery bark and spikes of usually white or creamy bottlebrush flowers in spring. Pink and red forms are also seen in cultivation.

Melissa (plant) <=SEP=> Melissa is a genus of perennial herbs  in the Lamiaceae, native to Europe and Asia but cultivated and naturalized in many other places. The name Melissa is derived from the Greek word mélissa meaning honey, owing to the abundance of nectar in the flowers.  The stems are square, like most other plants in the mint family. The leaves are borne in opposite pairs on the stems, and are usually ovate or heart-shaped and emit a lemony scent when bruised.

Metrosideros excelsa <=SEP=> Metrosideros excelsa (pōhutukawa, New Zealand pohutukawa, New Zealand Christmas tree) is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow or white) flowers made up of a mass of stamens. The pōhutukawa is one of twelve Metrosideros species endemic to New Zealand.

Metrosideros fulgens <=SEP=> Metrosideros fulgens (Scarlet rātā, rātā vine or in Māori akatawhiwhi) is a forest liane or vine endemic to New Zealand and belongs to subgenus Mearnsia. It occurs in coastal and lowland forest throughout the North Island, on the west coast of the South Island and on the Three Kings Islands north of Cape Reinga.

Minuartia groenlandica <=SEP=> Minuartia groenlandica, the Greenland stitchwort or mountain stitchwort, is a rare perennial which grows low to the ground in clumps linked together at the bottom. It has three to five pairs of leaves in a linear opposite pattern along the length of the slender stem. The main stem breaks into one to thirty cymes which each flower separately. The flowers are white and arise five to ten centimeters above the thick foliage. The white flower petals are six to ten millimeters long.

Mo Li Hua <=SEP=> Mo Li Hua (Chinese: 茉莉花; pinyin: Mòlìhuā; literally: "Jasmine Flower";), is a popular Chinese folk song. The song dates to 18th century. In time, many regional variations were created, and the song gained popularity both in China and abroad.It has been used during events such as 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Shanghai Expo opening ceremony, and controversially during the 2011 Chinese protests.

Moluccella laevis <=SEP=> Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) is a summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus. It is cultivated for its spikes of flowers. In the language of flowers, it represents luck.The tiny white flowers are surrounded by apple green calyces which are persistent. The rounded leaves are pale green.

Monarda <=SEP=> Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family,  Lamiaceae. The genus is endemic to North America. Common names include bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, and bergamot, the latter inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia). The genus was named for the Spanish botanist Nicolás Monardes, who wrote a book in 1574 describing plants of the New World.

Monarda citriodora <=SEP=> Monarda citriodora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native much of the United States and Mexico. Common names include lemon beebalm, lemon mint (this may also apply to Melissa officinalis) and purple horsemint. When crushed, the leaves emit an odor reminiscent of  lemons. This odor is sometimes described as more resembling oregano, especially late in the season. Its purple flowers are highly attractive to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.

Monofloral honey <=SEP=> Monofloral honey is a type of honey which has a distinctive flavor or other attribute due to its being predominantly from the nectar of one plant species. It is stored and labeled separately so as to command a premium price.

Monotropa hypopitys <=SEP=> Monotropa hypopitys — called Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, or yellow bird's-nest — is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the families Monotropaceae or Pyrolaceae, but now included within the subfamily Monotropoideae of the blueberry family (Ericaceae). It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and is scarce or rare in many areas. However, it is still the most widespread member of the subfamily.

Muan County <=SEP=> Muan County (Muan-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do), South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of Jeollanam-do following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location, Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. Muan International Airport was opened here, and will eventually replace the airports in Gwangju and Mokpo.

Natural environment <=SEP=> The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species.

Nelumbo lutea <=SEP=> Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the monotypic family Nelumbonaceae.  Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée.  It is native to North America.  The Linnaean binomial Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) is the currently recognized name for this species, which has been classified under the former names Nelumbium luteum and Nelumbo pentapetala, among others.

Nuttallanthus canadensis <=SEP=> Nuttallanthus canadensis (syn. Linaria canadensis (L.) Dumort., Antirrhinum canadense L.; blue toadflax, Canada toadflax, old-field toadflax) is a species of Nuttallanthus in the Plantaginaceae family, native to eastern North America from Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Texas and Florida.It is an annual or biennial plant growing to 25–80 cm tall, with slender, erect flowering stems. The leaves are slender, 15–30 mm long and 1-2.5 mm broad.

Nymphaea odorata <=SEP=> Nymphaea odorata, also known as the American white waterlily, beaver root, fragrant white water lily, fragrant waterlily, white water lily, sweet-scented white water lily, and sweet-scented water lily, is an aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It can commonly be found in shallow lakes, ponds, and permanent slow moving waters throughout North America where it ranges from Central America to northern Canada. It is also reported from Brazil and Guyana.

Oenothera odorata <=SEP=> Oenothera odorata is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Oenothera and native to South America.Oenothera odorata grows to 60-90 cm (24-36 in) tall. It flowers in summer with yellow flowers which become red in time.

Oenothera speciosa <=SEP=> Oenothera speciosa is a species of evening primrose known by several common names, including pinkladies, pink evening primrose, showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, and amapola.

On Nature's Trail <=SEP=> On Nature's Trail was a television show produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting in Owings Mills, Maryland in 1978. The show featured Elmer and Jean Worthley observing and discussing plants growing at different locations in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Opuntia basilaris <=SEP=> Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave Desert, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and Colorado Deserts, and also in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico; it ranges through the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region to southern Utah, and in western Arizona, regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley.

Ornamental grass <=SEP=> Ornamental grasses are grasses grown as ornamental plants. They have become increasingly popular in gardens in recent years.

Osmanthus <=SEP=> Osmanthus /ɒzˈmænθəs/  is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. Most of the species are native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, Indochina, the Himalayas, etc.) with a few species from the Caucasus, New Caledonia, Sumatra, and North America (Mexico, Central America, southeastern United States).Osmanthus range in size from shrubs to small trees, 2–12 m (7–39 ft) tall.

Oxypetalum coeruleum <=SEP=> Oxypetalum coeruleum is a species of flowering plant, native to South America from southern Brazil to Uruguay. The synonymous name Tweedia caerulea is also used. Growing to 100 cm (39 in) long, it is a straggling evergreen perennial with heart shaped, gray-green, downy leaves. It is grown for its clear pale blue, star-shaped flowers, which are long lasting and cut well. The summer flowers age to purple and are followed by 30 cm (12 in) long, boat-shaped seed pods.

Paeonia mascula <=SEP=> The Wild Peony (Paeonia mascula) also known as the Male or Balkan Peony and sometimes referred to by the synonym Paeonia corallina is a species of peony. A herbaceous perennial plant 0.5–1.5 metres tall, the Wild Peony has leaves which are divided into three segments and large red flowers in late spring and early summer. Native to China, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel this wild peony has become naturalised on two small islands in the UK.

Panagbenga Festival <=SEP=> Panagbenga Festival (English: Blooming Flowers Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming". The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

Pancratium illyricum <=SEP=> Pancratium illyricum is a species of bulbous plant native to Corsica, Sardinia and the Capraia Islands of Tuscany. Pancratium illyricum grows on rocky slopes and sparse woodland areas, from sea level to more than 1300 m above sea level. It is a bulbous perennial with glaucous leaves, 30–60 cm long, 1½–½ cm wide. Leaves whither after flowering time, in early summer, and the plants goes dormant.

Pancratium maritimum <=SEP=> Pancratium maritimum, or sea daffodil, is a species of bulbous plant native to both sides of the Mediterranean region and Black Sea from Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands east to Turkey, Syria, Israel and the Caucasus. It can also be seen on the south Bulgarian and north Turkish and Georgian coasts of Black Sea, where it is threatened with extinction. It is also naturalized in southern California, Bermuda and the Azores.

Passiflora lutea <=SEP=> Passiflora lutea (yellow passionflower) is a flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae, native North America, in the eastern and south-central parts of the United States from Pennsylvania west to Kansas, and south to Florida and Texas. It is the northernmost species of Passiflora, occurring slightly further north than P.

Pentas <=SEP=> Pentas is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. The plants have hairy green leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of red, white, pink, and purple. Pentas are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Some species are commonly cultivated and can be grown in pots and baskets. Species such as P.

Peony <=SEP=> The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Southern Europe and Western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25  to 40.Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.5–1.5 metres (1.6–4.9 ft) tall, but some resemble trees 1.5–3 metres (4.9–9.8 ft) tall.

Persicaria bistorta <=SEP=> Persicaria bistorta (bistort, common bistort) is a species of flowering plant native to Europe and north and west Asia. The generic placement of this species is in flux. While treated here in Persicaria, it has also been placed in Polygonum or Bistorta.

Persicaria sagittata <=SEP=> Persicaria sagittata, common names American tearthumb, arrowleaf tearthumb, or arrowvine, is a plant species widespread in the eastern half of North America as well as in eastern Asia. It has been found in every state and province from Texas to Manitoba to Newfoundland to Florida, plus Colorado and Oregon. It also grows in China, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern India and Mongolia.

Peñalara Natural Park <=SEP=> The Peñalara Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de la Cumbre, Circo y Lagunas de Peñalara) is a natural park of 7.68 km² in the northwest of the Community of Madrid, Spain.The park is situated in the central zone of the Sierra de Guadarrama, (part of the mountainous axis called the Central System) in Spain. The reserve includes Peñalara's summit, the highest peak of the mountain system, and an area to the south-east of the peak in Rascafría district.

Phacelia bolanderi <=SEP=> Phacelia bolanderi is a species of flowering plant known by several common names, including Bolander's phacelia, Bolander's scorpionweed, blue-flowered grape-leaf, and caterpillar flower.  The plant is native to Oregon and coastal northern California. It was named for the California botanist Henry Nicholas Bolander.It bears attractive papery inch-wide purple, lavender, or blue flowers and strongly toothed leaves which resemble those of grape.

Phlox paniculata <=SEP=> Phlox paniculata (fall phlox, garden phlox, perennial phlox or summer phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern and central United States and eastern Canada. It is extensively cultivated in many lands as an ornamental plant and has become established in the wild in scattered locales in other regions.

Phlox subulata <=SEP=> Phlox subulata (creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink, or mountain phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to eastern and central USA, and widely cultivated. Growing to 15 cm (6 in) high and covering a 50 cm (20 in) wide area, it is an evergreen perennial forming mats or cushions of hairy, linear leaves.

Pinguicula alpina <=SEP=> Pinguicula alpina, also known as the alpine butterwort, is species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia.  It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species, being found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during a period of winter dormancy in the winter.

Pinguicula gypsicola <=SEP=> Pinguicula gypsicola is an insectivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula native to the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, a heterophyllous member of the section Orcheosanthus. It grows in gypsum soils and forms stemless rosettes of upright, narrow leaves.

Pinguicula moranensis <=SEP=> Pinguicula moranensis /pɪŋˈɡwɪkjʊlə ˌmɒrəˈnɛnsɨs/ is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous herb native to Mexico and Guatemala.  A species of butterwort, it forms summer rosettes of flat, succulent leaves up to 10 centimeters (4 in) long, which are covered in mucilaginous (sticky) glands that attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey. Nutrients derived from the prey are used to supplement the nutrient-poor substrate that the plant grows in.

Plumbago indica <=SEP=> Plumbago indica (Indian leadwort, scarlet leadwort) syn. P. rosea is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to south east Asia. Growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with oval leaves and racemes of deep pink or scarlet flowers in winter.With a minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F), it enjoys subtropical or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates.

Pollen source <=SEP=> The term pollen source is often used in the context of beekeeping and refers to flowering plants as a source of pollen for bees or other insects. Bees collect pollen as a protein source to raise their brood. For the plant, the pollinizer, this can be an important mechanism for sexual reproduction, as the pollinator distributes its pollen.

Polygonum polymorphum <=SEP=> Polygonum polymorphum (knotweed) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, native to Russia.

Primula beesiana <=SEP=> Primula beesiana, now treated as a subspecies of Primula bulleyana. is one of the species known as candelabra primroses. It is a tall Primula with purple-red flowers.Stems of Primula beesiana grow 50–60 cm high and flower in late spring or early summer. They prefer full sun or partial shade, and live a long time. The flowers are fragrant and require diligent watering.

Pseudanthium <=SEP=> A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower") or flower head is a special type of inflorescence, in which anything from a small cluster to hundreds or sometimes thousands of flowers are grouped together to form a single flower-like structure. Pseudanthia take various forms. The individual flowers of a pseudanthium commonly are called florets.

Psorothamnus emoryi <=SEP=> Psorothamnus emoryi, syn. Dalea emoryi, common names dyebush, white dalea, or Emory's indigo bush, is a perennial legume shrub or subshrub common to the desert mesas of the southern part of the U.S. states of Arizona and California, and regions of the Mexican state of Baja California.

Puriri <=SEP=> Puriri (Vitex lucens) is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium <=SEP=> Pycnanthemum tenuifolium ( narrowleaf mountainmint, slender mountainmint, common horsemint, Virginia thyme) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to eastern North America.This is an herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed.

Pycnanthemum virginianum <=SEP=> Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountain mint) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white with purplish spotting, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.

Pyracantha <=SEP=> Pyracantha is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southeast Europe east to Southeast Asia, resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).The plants reach up to 6 m (20 ft) tall. The seven species have white flowers and either red, orange, or yellow berries (more correctly pomes).

Raceme <=SEP=> A raceme (/reɪˈsiːm/ or /rəˈsiːm/) is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along its axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inforescences like racemes, the oldest flowers are borne towards the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows, with no predetermined growth limit.

Rambutan <=SEP=> The rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/; taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Malay-Indonesian region, and other regions of tropical Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, and mamoncillo.

Ranunculus <=SEP=> Ranunculus /ræˈnʌŋkjʊləs/ is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the  lesser celandine. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species.

Raphanus raphanistrum <=SEP=> Raphanus raphanistrum, wild radish or jointed charlock, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.  It is sometimes claimed to be the ancestor of the edible radish, Raphanus sativus.  Native to Asia (or, according to some authorities, the Mediterranean), it has been introduced into most parts of the world, and In southeastern USA, the pale yellow form is common, sometimes entirely taking over fields in wintertime. It is often erroneously identified as mustard.

Remarkable Gardens of France <=SEP=> The Remarkable Gardens of France is intended to be a list and description, by region, of the more than three hundred gardens classified as "Jardins remarquables"  by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. The complete list of  gardens can be found on: site of the Comité des Parcs et Jardins.

Rhododendron County Park <=SEP=> Rhododendron County Park is located on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington and contains a small campground. The distinctive feature of the park is that is filled with wild rhododendrons which fill the park with blooms underneath the forest canopy in late spring and early summer. Seeing the rhododendrons in bloom can help one understand why the rhododendron is the State Flower of Washington.

Rhododendron lochiae <=SEP=> Rhododendron lochiae is a species of pretty looking shrub plants, the only recognised species of the genus found growing naturally in Australia, only in restricted mountain–top cloud forest habitats (endemic) within the tropical rainforests region of north eastern Queensland.It is a member of the plant family Ericaceae.

Rhus copallina <=SEP=> Rhus copallinum  (Rhus copallina is also used but, this is not consistent with the rules of the  International Association for Plant Taxonomy.)  Shining Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac or Winged Sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that is native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous tree growing to 3.5–5.5 metres (11–18 ft) tall and an equal spread with a rounded crown.  A 5-year-old sapling will stand about 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).

Rhus pendulina <=SEP=> Rhus pendulina, commonly known as the white karee (English) or witkaree (Afrikaans), is a hardy, very fast growing, semi-deciduous tree. It occurs naturally along the Orange river and some of its tributaries. It is wind and drought resistant and has a pleasing, slightly drooping effect, somewhat similar to a weeping willow. It can reach a height of up to 10 metres but usually only reaches 6 to 8 metres height, with a spread of about 5 metres.

Richmond Flowers (American football) <=SEP=> Richmond McDavid Flowers, Jr. (born June 13, 1947) is a former American football player and track star.  He played safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.  He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft.Flowers participated in track and field primarily as a hurdler, specializing in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Romneya <=SEP=> Romneya /ˈrɒmniːə/  is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the poppy family (Papaveraceae). There are two species in genus Romneya, which was named for Irish astronomer John Thomas Romney Robinson. They are known commonly as Matilija poppies (/məˈtɪlɨhɑː/ mə-TIL-i-hah) or tree poppies and are native to southern California and northern Mexico.They are perennial subshrubs with woody stems.

Ron Flowers <=SEP=> Ronald "Ron" Flowers (born 28 July 1934) is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.

Rosa henryi <=SEP=> Rosa henryi is a rose species native to  China. The species is a climbing shrub, 3–8 m, with long repent branches. Prickles are absent or scattered, curved. Leaves are glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent with commonly 5 leaflets. The flowers appear in mid to late summer, 5–15 in an umbel-like corymb, each flower 3–4 cm in diameter, white, and fragrant. The hips are brownish red. It grows in forest margins, thickets or scrub, valleys or farmland at 1700–2000 m alt.

Rosa multiflora <=SEP=> Rosa multiflora, commonly known by its synonym Rosa polyantha and as multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose, is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan and Korea. It should not be confused with Rosa rugosa, which is also known as "Japanese rose", or with polyantha roses which are garden cultivars derived from hybrids of R.

Rosa palustris <=SEP=> Rosa palustris (swamp rose) is a shrub in the rose family native to much of eastern North America. It can be found from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the north, south to Florida and west to Arkansas and Ontario.

Rosa rugosa <=SEP=> Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, Japanese rose, or Ramanas rose) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on the coast, often on sand dunes. It should not be confused with Rosa multiflora, which is also known as "Japanese rose".

Rosa × damascena <=SEP=> Rosa × damascena, more commonly known as the Damask rose, or sometimes as the Rose of Castile, is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. Further DNA analysis has shown that a third species, Rosa fedtschenkoana, is associated with the Damask rose.The flowers are renowned for their fine fragrance, and are commercially harvested for rose oil (either "rose otto" or "rose absolute") used in perfumery and to make rose water and "rose concrete". The flower petals are also edible.

Rose <=SEP=> A rose (/ˈroʊz/) is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa.

Rothmannia capensis <=SEP=> Rothmannia capensis is a South African tree belonging to the Rubiaceae, usually about 5 m high in the open, but reaching 20 m under forest conditions. It occurs from the south-western Cape Province along the coastal regions and inland to the Waterberg and Soutpansberg in the Transvaal. It is a common tree on the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. It produces abundant sweetly fragrant flowers in summer, and these are followed by smooth, dark green spherical fruits about 80mm in diameter.

Rudbeckia hirta <=SEP=> Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed-susan, is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to the Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States.Rudbeckia hirta is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed susan.

Salvia reflexa <=SEP=> Salvia reflexa (lanceleaf sage, Rocky Mountain sage, blue sage, lambsleaf sage, sage mint) is a perennial subshrub native to the United States and Mexico and introduced to Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.It reaches 4-28 inches (10-71 cm) in height with small, opposite, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic leaves up to two inches (5 cm) long. The flowers grow in whorls, and are pale blue to dark blue and bloom from Summer to Autumn.

Salvia splendens <=SEP=> Salvia splendens (scarlet sage, tropical sage) is a tender herbaceous perennial native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation where it is warm year-round and with high humidity. The native plant, rarely seen in cultivation, reaches 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall. Smaller selections are very popular as bedding plants, seen in shopping malls and public gardens all over the world.

Sambucus canadensis <=SEP=> Sambucus canadensis (American elderberry) is a species of elderberry native to a large area of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, and south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Panama. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry soils, primarily in sunny locations.

Sambucus nigra <=SEP=> Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae native to most of Europe. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry and European black elderberry. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny locations.

Saxifraga oppositifolia <=SEP=> Saxifraga oppositifolia, the purple saxifrage or purple mountain saxifrage, is a species of edible plant that is very common all over the high Arctic and also some high mountainous areas further south, including northern Britain, the Alps and the Rocky Mountains.

Scabiosa graminifolia <=SEP=> Scabiosa graminifolia, grass-leaved scabious is a species of scabious found in the Mediterranean region. The plant grows on rocky slopes. As its name indicates, this species has grass-like leaves. Its flowers are pink or lilac and open in summer.

Schefflera actinophylla <=SEP=> Schefflera actinophylla is a tree in the Araliaceae family. It is native to tropical rainforests and gallery forests in Australia (eastern Queensland and the Northern Territory), New Guinea and Java. Common names include Queensland umbrella tree, octopus tree and amate.

Securigera varia <=SEP=> Securigera varia (synonym Coronilla varia), commonly known as crown vetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US.Crown vetch grows 1 to 2 feet tall and bears small clusters of 1/2-inch pink and white flowers from early summer to late fall.

Selenicereus anthonyanus <=SEP=> Selenicereus anthonyanus is a cactus species native to southern Mexico. It is grown as an ornamental because of its beautiful nocturnal flowers and unusual stems. Common names include Fish Bone Cactus, Rick Rack Cactus, Zig-zag cactus and St. Anthony's Rik-Rak.

Senna wislizeni <=SEP=> Senna wislizeni is commonly called Wislizenus' Senna or Shrubby Senna (formerly "cassia", but this generally refers to larger Cassiinae). Formerly in the "wastebin taxon" Cassia sensu lato, it is now placed in the genus Senna or sometimes separated in Palmerocassia together with Senna unijuga.This is a perennial, deciduous shrub native to Chihuahua and Hidalgo in Mexico; and Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the U.S. It is a desert plant with good heat and drought tolerance.  S.

Shabad, Telangana <=SEP=> Shabad is a village and a Mandal in Rangareddi district in the state of Telangana in India. Its name is sometimes written as Shahabad. It is situated about 45KM from Hyderabad, the state capital. This town is well connected with roads, a state highway runs through Shabad, which connects Shabad with Hyderabad, and nearby Chevella, Shamshabad and Shadnagar towns.

Silene virginica <=SEP=> Fire pink (Silene virginica) is a wildflower in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae. It is known for its distinct brilliant red flowers. Each flower is approximately five centimeters in diameter and composed of five notched, brilliant red petals which extend into a long tube. It is a small (20-80 cm tall), short-lived perennial (2-3 years), with lance shaped leaves. Its stems, and the bases of the flowers, are covered in short sticky hairs.

Singles of the 90s <=SEP=> Singles of the 90s is a compilation album by Swedish pop music group, Ace of Base.

Sisyrinchium bellum <=SEP=> Sisyrinchium bellum (western blue-eyed grass, Californian blue-eyed grass) is the common blue-eyed grass of California and Oregon in and west of the Sierra Nevada, its range extending south into Baja California. In parts of its range, western blue-eyed grass has previously been classified as Sisyrinchium eastwoodiae, S. greenei and S.

Snowball bush <=SEP=> Snowball bush is a common name for several ornamental plants which produce large clusters of white flowers and may refer to:Species of Hydrangea, which tend to flower in the summer: Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea paniculataSpecies of Viburnum, which tend to flower in the spring: Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese snowball bush) Viburnum opulus  (European snowball bush) Viburnum plicatum (Japanese snowball bush)

Solidago virgaurea <=SEP=> Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod or woundwort) is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of Europe as well as North Africa and northern, central, and southwestern Asia (China, Russia, India, Turkey, Kazakhstan, etc.). It is grown as a garden flower with many different cultivars. It flowers profusely in late summer.Solidago virgaurea is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with a branching underground caudex and a woody rhizome.

Spartium <=SEP=> Spartium junceum, commonly known as Spanish broom or weaver's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. It is the sole species in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista.

Spiraea tomentosa <=SEP=> Spiraea tomentosa, commonly known as the steeplebush, meadowsweet, or hardhack, is a plant similar in characteristics to S. douglasii.Spiraea tomentosa grows to up to four feet high, and prefers moist to wet soil and full sun.  It blooms in summer.  Individual Steeplebush flowers are about 1/16 of an inch wide and are arranged in narrow, pyramid-shaped clusters that can be up to eight inches long.  Butterflies and other nectar-feeding insects find the flowers highly attractive.

Stachys monnieri <=SEP=> Stachys monnieri, alpine betony is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant from the mint family Lamiaceae. Purplish pink colored flowers are produced in dense heads above a thick growth of wrinkled leaves. Plants grow about 18 inches tall when in bloom in mid summer.

Stephanotis floribunda <=SEP=> Stephanotis floribunda syn. S. jasminoides (Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Hawaiian wedding flower, bridal wreath) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Madagascar. Growing to 6 m (20 ft) or more, it is an evergreen woody climber with glossy, leathery oval leaves and clusters of pure white, waxy, intensely fragrant tubular flowers.

Stephen Flowers <=SEP=> Stephen Edred Flowers (born May 5, 1953), commonly known as Stephen E. Flowers, and also by the pen-names Edred Thorsson, and Darban-i-Den, is a former American professor, scholar, runologist, runosophist, goði  and proponent of occultism, Odianism, esoteric runosophy, Germanic mysticism, Asatru, and Mazdaism, being instrumental in the early establishment of the Germanic Neopagan movement in North America and has also been very active in Left-Hand Path occult organizations.

Stewartia ovata <=SEP=> Stewartia ovata, sometimes spelled Stuartia ovata, known commonly as Mountain Camellia, is a species of Stewartia native to low to mid-elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains and nearby regions from Mississippi to Virginia. A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain Stewartia.Although not endangered, the plant does have a limited range and is considered to be rare.

Stewartia pseudocamellia <=SEP=> Stewartia pseudocamellia (also Stuartia pseudocamellia; Japanese Stewartia or Deciduous Camellia; Japanese: ナツツバキ natsutsubaki, "summer camellia"; Korean: 노각나무 nogaknamu, "overripe cucumber tree") is a plant species in the genus Stewartia in the family Theaceae, native to Japan (southern Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Korea. It is a small to medium sized deciduous tree, growing to 10–15 m (rarely to 18 m) tall often with multiple stems and/or low branching trunks.

Stratiotes aloides <=SEP=> Statiotes aloides, commonly known as the water soldier or water pineapple, is a submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia. In Britain it was once common in East Anglia and still is in many places, particularly wet ditches and healthy ponds.

Summer <=SEP=> Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, falling between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest   and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition and culture, but when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.

Summer Festival in The Nilgiris <=SEP=> Summer Festival is a festival celebrated in the Nilgiri mountains of India each May. The festival is organized by the Tamil Nadu Department of Tourism and the national Ministry of Tourism. Events during the festival include cultural programmes, a Flower Show, a Rose Show, a Dog Show, a Fruit Show, a Spice Show, a Vegetable Show, a Boat Race, and Boat pageantry.Cultural programmes.

Summer of Love <=SEP=> The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Although hippies also gathered in major cities across the U.S., Canada and Europe, San Francisco remained the center of the hippie movement.

Summer savory <=SEP=> Summer savory (Satureja hortensis) is the better known of the savory species. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory.

Syringa <=SEP=> Syringa (Lilac) is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.The genus is most closely related to Ligustrum (privet), classified with it in Oleaceae tribus Oleeae subtribus Ligustrinae.Lilacs are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Copper Underwing, Scalloped Oak and Svensson's Copper Underwing and Saras.

Tairia Flowers <=SEP=> Tairia "Mims" Flowers (born January 9, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American softball player. She is best known for competing on the Gold medal winning United States National softball team. She played college softball at UCLA, the program with the most national championships in NCAA Division I softball, having won 10 of the 24 National Championships.Flowers currently serves as the head coach for the softball team at California State University Northridge.

Teucrium chamaedrys <=SEP=> Teucrium chamaedrys (wall germander) is a species of ornamental plant native to Mediterranean region of Europe and North Africa, and to the Middle East as far east as Iran.   It was historically used as a medicinal herb for the treatment of gout and sometimes as a component of Venice treacle.Subspecies Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. albarracinii (Pau) Rech.f. - France, Spain Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. algeriense Rech.f. - Algeria Teucrium chamaedrys subsp.

Thai basil <=SEP=> Thai basil (Thai: โหระพา, rtgs: horapha, ISO: h̄oraphā, pronounced [hǒː.rá(ʔ).pʰāː]; Vietnamese: húng quế) is a type of basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Widely used throughout Southeast Asia, its flavor, described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy, is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.

Thalictrum polygamum <=SEP=> Thalictrum polygamum (tall Meadow-rue; also Thalictrum pubescens), is a herbaceous perennial plant native to wet areas in eastern North America. Its common name is from its height — up to 8 feet.

Thalictrum pubescens <=SEP=> Thalictrum pubescens (tall meadow-rue) is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

The Desired Effect <=SEP=> The Desired Effect is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, released in Ireland on May 15, 2015, in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2015 and on May 19, 2015 in the United States. It was recorded at Battle Born Studios, Winchester, Nevada.  It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Brandon Flowers and mixed by Alan Moulder. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making it Flowers' sixth overall UK number-one record.

The Flower Book (Edward Burne-Jones) <=SEP=> The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) is a series of 38 round watercolours, each about six inches across, painted from 1882 to 1898. The paintings do not depict flowers; rather, they were inspired by the flowers' names. Burne-Jones called them "a series of illustrations to the Names of Flowers". "Not a single flower itself appears", according to his wife Georgiana.

The Flower Shop <=SEP=> The Flower Shop is a visual novel series by Winter Wolves. The first game The Flower Shop - Summer In Fairbrook was released on February 1, 2010, while the sequel The Flower Shop - Winter in Fairbrook was released on December 8, 2011. The games are for the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. Both games were also released for Android and iOS.

The Flowers of Evil (manga) <=SEP=> The Flowers of Evil (Japanese: 惡の華, Hepburn: Aku no Hana) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine between September 9, 2009, and May 9, 2014, and licensed by Vertical in North America.

Tillandsia caput-medusae <=SEP=> Tillandsia caput-medusae is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae.  Common names include Octopus Plant and Medusa's Head. An epiphyte native to Central America and Mexico, T. caput-medusae is a commonly cultivated bromeliad species. The thick, channeled, tapering and twisting leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long and are covered in fine gray hairs. The rosette of leaves arise from an inflated pseudobulb.

Tim Flowers <=SEP=> Timothy David "Tim" Flowers (born 3 February 1967) is an English former professional footballer and goalkeeping coach.As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1984 until 2003. He was notably part of the Blackburn Rovers side that won the Premier League in 1995 and earnt 11 caps for England.

Tommy Flowers <=SEP=> Thomas "Tommy" Harold Flowers, MBE (22 December 1905 – 28 October 1998) was a British engineer. During World War II, Flowers designed Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve encrypted German messages.

Torenia fournieri <=SEP=> Torenia fournieri (Wishbone flower, Torenia) is an annual plant in the Linderniaceae, with blue, white, or pink flowers that have yellow markings. It is typically grown as a landscape annual, reaching 12-15 in. tall. It has simple opposite or subopposite leaves with serrated edges.

Tradescantia virginiana <=SEP=> Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia spiderwort) is the type species of Tradescantia (spiderwort) native to the eastern United States.  Spiderwort is commonly grown in gardens and many garden spiderworts seem to be hybrids of T. virginiana and other Tradescantia species.

Travel to Romantis <=SEP=> "Travel to Romantis" was the third single from Flowers, an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base.  The song was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".

Trichostema dichotomum <=SEP=> Trichostema dichotomum (forked bluecurls) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Bahamas, Quebec, Ontario, eastern + south-central United States.Trichostema dichotomum is an annual herbaceous forb with opposite, simple leaves, and square, erect, hairy stems. The flowers are blue, borne in late summer.

Trifolium incarnatum <=SEP=> Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover or Italian clover, is a species of clover in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe. The species name incarnatum means "blood red".This upright annual herb grows to 20-50 cm tall, unbranched or branched only at the base. The leaves are trifoliate with a long petiole, each leaflet hairy, 8-16 mm across, with a truncated or bilobed apex.

Trillium cernuum <=SEP=> Trillium cernuum (Nodding Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, or Whip-poor-will flower) is a species of Trillium native to northeastern North America, from Newfoundland west to southern Saskatchewan, and south to northern Virginia and Iowa. It occurs on rich, moist soils in both broadleaf and coniferous woodland.It is a perennial herbaceous plant with one or more unbranched stems 15–60 centimetres (5.9–23.6 in) tall growing from an underground rhizome.

Trillium grandiflorum <=SEP=> Trillium grandiflorum (common names white trillium, large-flowered trillium, great white trillium, white wake-robin, French trille blanc) is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. A monocotyledonous, herbaceous perennial, it is native to eastern North America, from northern Quebec to the southern parts of the United States through the Appalachian Mountains into northernmost Georgia and west to Minnesota. It also thrives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Tsvety <=SEP=> Template:TsvetyThe Flowers, (Russian: Цветы, "flowers") is a Soviet and Russian rock band that, according to the Itogi magazine, "started all Russian alternative culture". It was one of the first bands to introduce rock music to the Soviet show business. The Flowers were established in 1969 by guitar player and song writer Stas Namin. In 1973 The Flowers released flexis with producing company Melodiya; overall seven million copies were sold.

Tweedia <=SEP=> Tweedia is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynaceae family, first described as a genus in 1835. The genus is native to South America.  An ornamental plant, Oxypetalum coeruleum, formerly included in this genus is commonly referred to as "tweedia".Species Tweedia andina (Phil.) G.H.Rua - Chile Tweedia aucaensis G.H. Rua -  Argentina Tweedia australis (Malme) C. Ezcurra - Argentina Tweedia birostrata (Hook. & Arn.) Hook. & Arn. - Chile Tweedia brunonis Hook. & Arn.

Typha <=SEP=> Typha /ˈtaɪfə/ is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.The genus has a largely Northern Hemisphere distribution, but is essentially cosmopolitan, being found in a variety of wetland habitats.These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupō.

Typha latifolia <=SEP=> Typha latifolia (bulrush, common bulrush, broadleaf cattail, common cattail, great reedmace, cooper's reed, cumbungi) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha.  It is found as a native plant species in North and South America, Europe, Eurasia, and Africa.  In Canada, broadleaf cattail occurs in all provinces and also in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and in the United States, it is native to all states except Hawaii.

Universiade <=SEP=> The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad". The Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students, as well.

Valley of Flowers National Park <=SEP=> Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found in the park include Himalayan monal pheasant and other high altitude birds.

Verbascum blattaria <=SEP=> Verbascum blattaria, or moth mullein, is a flowering biennial weed belonging to the Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) family. An invasive species native to Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado.

Vernonia noveboracensis <=SEP=> Vernonia noveboracensis (New York ironweed or vein-leaf hawkweed) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is native to  the eastern United States, from Florida to Massachusetts and west to Tennessee, Alabama, and West Virginia.

Veronicastrum sibiricum <=SEP=> Veronicastrum sibiricum (Sibirian veronicastrum) is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae.

Vicia cracca <=SEP=> Vicia cracca (tufted vetch, cow vetch, bird vetch, blue vetch, boreal vetch), is a species of vetch  native to Europe and Asia. It occurs on other continents as an introduced species, including North America, where it is a common weed. It often occurs in disturbed habitats, including old-fields and roadside ditches.

Vicia pyrenaica <=SEP=> Vicia pyrenaica  is a species from the large genus Vicia. It is grown as an ornamental and is a hardy perennial with compact foliage that produces deep crimson flowers in Summer.

Vinca minor <=SEP=> Vinca minor (common names  lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant native to central and southern Europe, from Portugal and France north to the Netherlands and the Baltic States, east to the Caucasus, and also southwestern Asia in Turkey. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle, common periwinkle, and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle.

Viola (plant) <=SEP=> Viola (US /vaɪˈoʊlə/ and UK /ˈvaɪ.ələ/)is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, however some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes.Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are annual plants, and a few are small shrubs.

Viola betonicifolia <=SEP=> Viola betonicifolia, commonly known as the arrowhead violet, showy violet or mountain violet, is a small perennial herbaceous shrub of the Viola, which contains pansies and violets. It occurs from India and Pakistan in southern Asia throughout eastern Australia and Tasmania. It grows in shaded habitat in forests.

Wayland Flowers <=SEP=> Wayland Parrott Flowers, Jr. (November 26, 1939 – October 11, 1988) was an American puppeteer. He was born and raised in Dawson, Georgia. Flowers was best known for the puppet act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Madame" were a major national success on stage and on screen in the 1970s and 1980s.

Whenever You're Near Me <=SEP=> "Whenever You're Near Me" was the second single from Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer.  The original version of the song was called "Life Is a Flower" and was a huge hit in Europe and Japan.  The lyrics were rewritten by song composer Mike Chapman, and the song was released to radio stations in North and South America on October 6, 1998.

White Butte <=SEP=> White Butte is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of North Dakota.  At an elevation of 3,506 ft (1,069 m), it is a prominent butte in Slope County, in the Badlands of the southwestern part of the state. It is located 3 miles east of US 85 and about 6.5 miles south of Amidon.The nearest town is Amidon, about seven miles to the northwest.

White House Rose Garden <=SEP=> The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38 meters by 18 meters). It balances the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the east side of the White House Complex.

Wild River State Park <=SEP=> Wild River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, curving along 18 miles (29 km) of the St. Croix River.  This long, narrow park is shaped somewhat like a sideways 'S', with development largely concentrated in the lower third.  The remote upper sections flank the mouth of a tributary called the Sunrise River.

Wildflower <=SEP=> A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted.  Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets.  The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the way it appears in the wild as a native plant, even if it is growing where it would not naturally.

William Robinson (gardener) <=SEP=> William Robinson (5 July 1838 – 17 May 1935) was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that led to the repopularising of the English cottage garden style, a parallel to the search for honest simplicity and vernacular style of the British Arts and Crafts movement.

Winika <=SEP=> ₴Winika is a monotypic genus of epiphytic orchids that is endemic to New Zealand. Its sole species is Winika cunninghamii.It is commonly found growing in rainforest in the North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. It normally flowers in summer and early autumn.  Its common names are winika, pekapeka, christmas orchid, bamboo orchid (owing to the bamboo / reed-like stems).

Winter savory <=SEP=> Winter savory (Satureja montana) is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe and Mediterranean.It is a perenial plant growing to 16 in (41 cm) tall. The leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate, 1–2 cm long and 5 mm broad. The flowers are white.

Wisteria <=SEP=> Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria or Wysteria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants. An aquatic flowering plant with the common name wisteria or 'water wisteria' is in fact Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae.

Wisteria frutescens <=SEP=> Wisteria frutescens (American wisteria) is a woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine, one of various wisterias of the Fabaceae family. It is native to the wet forests and stream banks of the southeastern United States, with a range stretching from the states of Virginia to Texas (Northeast Texas Piney Woods) and extending southeast through Florida, also north to Iowa, Michigan, and New York.American wisteria can grow up to 15m long over many supports via powerful clockwise-twining stems.

Ynyslas Sand Dunes <=SEP=> Ynyslas Sand Dunes are sand dunes located in Ceredigion, Wales. They border Cardigan Bay and the Dyfi Estuary between Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Aberdyfi, Gwynedd. The sand dunes are part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

Yucca filamentosa <=SEP=> Yucca filamentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to the southeastern United States as far west as Louisiana, and along the East Coast from central Florida to southeast Virginia. They have become naturalized north along the East Coast to coastal Rhode Island and into parts of the lower Midwest.  They are normally hardy in USDA hardiness zones of 5 to 9.

Zantedeschia elliottiana <=SEP=> Zantedeschia elliottiana, Golden Arum or Calla Lily, is a herbaceous ornamental plant in the Araceae family. Zantedeschia elliottiana occurs in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa, but appears to be a hybrid of garden origin.

Zhang Yimou <=SEP=> Zhang Yimou (Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ îmɤ̌ʊ̯]) (born 14 November 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer.

Zingiber zerumbet <=SEP=> Zingiber zerumbet (awapuhi), also known as bitter ginger, shampoo ginger (Malay = lempoyang) or pinecone ginger, is a vigorous species of the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It is found in many tropical countries. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine.

Zucchini <=SEP=> Zucchini (/zuːˈkiːniː/) or courgette (/kʊərˈʒɛt/) is a summer squash which can reach nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less.Along with certain other squashes and pumpkins, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.In a culinary context, zucchini is treated as a vegetable; it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment.