Once punningly depicted on a British coin, the sea pink is an alternative name for which flower?
"the coin's center. Across the top lettering reads ""YEAR OF THE SHEEP · 2015"" plus details of the mass and metal content of the coin. The reverse design features a leaping Rhesus monkey jumping forward from a tree with another money also jumping in the background. Lettering on the coin reads ""YEAR OF THE MONKEY· 2016"" plus details of the mass and metal content of the coin. The Chinese character for Monkey (猴) is displayed in the lower right of the coin. The reverse design features a crowing rooster amongst ten sea thrift flowers, the number ten symbolising of perfection"
"conservation charity Plantlife chose sea thrift as the ""county flower"" of the Isles of Scilly. Armeria maritima Armeria maritima, commonly known as thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems that support globes of bright pink flowers. In some cases purple, white or red flowers also occur. It is a popular garden flower and has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower. It does well in gardens designed as xeriscapes or rock gardens. ""Armeria maritima"""
"a strong aphrodisiac. They are named in a speech by Falstaff: Sea holly was nominated the 2002 County flower for the city of Liverpool. Asteroid 199194 Calcatreppola was named after this plant. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). ""This article is based on a translation of an article from the "" Eryngium maritimum Eryngium maritimum, the sea holly or seaside eryngo, is a species of ""Eryngium"" in the plant family Apiaceae and native to most European coastlines. It resembles a plume thistle in that its flower is burr-shaped, but the flowers are"
"four emblems to represent each of the nations of the United Kingdom – the English rose, the leek for Wales, the Scottish thistle, and the shamrock for Northern Ireland – emerging from a single stem within a crown. The original, round £1 coin replaced the Bank of England £1 note, which ceased to be issued at the end of 1984 and was removed from circulation on 11 March 1988, though still redeemable at the Bank's offices, like all English banknotes. One-pound notes continue to be issued in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and by the Royal Bank of"
"a leek “for I am Welsh, you know, good countryman.” The 1985 and 1990 British one pound coins bear the design of a leek in a coronet, representing Wales. Alongside the other national floral emblems of countries currently and formerly in the Commonwealth or part of the United Kingdom (including the English Tudor Rose, Scottish thistle, Irish shamrock, Canadian maple leaf, and Indian lotus), the Welsh leek appeared on the coronation gown of Elizabeth II. It was designed by Norman Hartnell; when Hartnell asked if he could exchange the leek for the more aesthetically pleasing Welsh daffodil, he was told"
"Armeria maritima Armeria maritima, commonly known as thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems that support globes of bright pink flowers. In some cases purple, white or red flowers also occur. It is a popular garden flower and has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower. It does well in gardens designed as xeriscapes or rock gardens. ""Armeria maritima"" sensu lato has a circumpolar distribution can be found in the wild in coastal areas"
"years daffodils have been popular on the annual Saint Piran's day march on Perran Sands, although the plants are donated by a local daffodil grower and the daffodil is already considered to be the national flower of Wales. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose Thrift (""Armeria maritima"") as the ""county flower"" of the Isles of Scilly. The Cornish eyebright (""Euphrasia vigursii"") is found on heathland in Cornwall and south Devon. The Cornish moneywort (""Sibthorpia europaea"") is found locally in south-west England, Wales and the south of Ireland; in the rest of southern England"
"Latin abbreviation should be doubled to indicate the plural. The coin is dubbed the ""Bun Head penny"" or ""Bun penny"" for the Queen's hairstyle. The reverse depicts Britannia, wearing flowing robes, a breastplate and helmet, and grasping a trident. Her right hand grips a shield, on which is seen the combined crosses of the Union Jack. A ship sails out to sea on her right, and a lighthouse, supposedly the old Eddystone Lighthouse, is seen behind her on her left. The denomination, , appears for the first time on the base-metal piece. There are many varieties of the Bun penny,"
"(""Lotus geniculatus""); sea pink/thrift (""Armeria maritima""); eyebright (""Euphrasia nemorosa""); yellow rattle (""Rhinanthus minor""); sea plantain (""Plantago maritima""); meadow cranesbill (""Geranium pratense""); purple loosetrife (""Lythrum salicalia""); pineapple weed (""Matricaria matricariodes""); curled dock (""Rumex crispus""); scentless mayweed (""Matricaria maritima""); corn sowthistle (""Sonchus arvensis""); marsh thistle (""Cirsium palustre""); lady's bedstraw (""Galium verum""); mugwort (""Artemisia vulgaris""); celery-leaved crowfoot (""Ranunculus scleratus""); ragged robin (""Lychnis flos-cuculi""); yellow flag iris (""Iris pseudacorus""); parsley water-dropwort (""Oenanthe lachenalii""); greater woodrush (""Luzula sylvatica""); amphibious bistort (""Polygonum amphibian""); crow garlic (""Allium vineale var. compactum""); Japanese rose (""Rosa rugosa""); alder (""Alnus glutinosa""); sea buckthorn (""Hippophae rhamnoides""); wood sage (""Teucreum scorodonia""); hemlock water-dropwort"
"Since then, the shamrock has regularly appeared alongside the rose, thistle and (sometimes) leek for Wales in British coins such as the two shilling and crown, and in stamps. The rose, thistle and shamrock motif also appears regularly on British public buildings such as Buckingham Palace. Throughout the nineteenth century the popularity of the shamrock as a symbol of Ireland grew, and it was depicted in many illustrations on items such as book covers and St. Patrick's Day postcards. It was also mentioned in many songs and ballads of the time. For example, a popular ballad called ""The Shamrock Shore"""
"Sisyrinchium bermudiana Sisyrinchium bermudiana, known as Bermudiana or, along with other members of the genus, as blue-eyed-grass, is a flower of the ""Sisyrinchium"" genus (of the iris family), that is indigenous to the Atlantic archipelago, and British Overseas Territory, of Bermuda. The plant appears and blooms in the spring. It has been used as a totemic flower by Bermudians, and appears in art, jewellery, banknotes and elsewhere. Long believed to be limited to Bermuda, the plant has also been found around Lough Erne and Lough Melvin in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where it is known as ""feilistrín gorm"", or ""blue-eyed"
"sibilla"". A genus of exotic flowering plants was named ""Meriana"". A bulbil bugle-lily was given the name ""Watsonia meriana"". In 2018 a rare butterfly, ""Catasticta sibyllae"" was named after her. In the last quarter of the 20th century, the work of Merian was re-evaluated, validated, and reprinted. Her portrait was printed on the 500 DM note before Germany converted to the euro. Her portrait has also appeared on a 0.40 DM stamp, released on 17 September 1987, and many schools are named after her. In the late 1980s Archiv imprint of the Polydor label issued a series of new recordings"
"it is known as ""shí hú"" (石斛) or ""shí hú lán"" (石斛兰). Many species and cultivars of this genus are well-known floral emblems and have been figured in artwork. Among the former are: The Cooktown orchid was figured on Australian stamps in 1968 and 1998, and flowers of several ""Dendrobium"" greges are depicted on the obverse side of the Singapore Orchid Series currency notes issued between 1967 and 1976: The golden-bow dendrobium (""D. chrysotoxum""), colloquially called fried-egg orchid was one of the species grown by the fictional private detective and orchid fancier Nero Wolfe, and plays a role in ""The"
"Crithmum Crithmum is a genus of flowering plant with the sole species Crithmum maritimum, known as samphire, rock samphire, or sea fennel. Rock samphire is an edible wild plant. It is found on southern and western coasts of Britain and Ireland, on mediterranean and western coasts of Europe including the Canary Islands, North Africa and the Black Sea. ""Samphire"" is a name also used for several other unrelated species of coastal plant. In the 17th century, Shakespeare referred to the dangerous practice of collecting rock samphire from cliffs. """"Half-way down, Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade!"""" In the 19th"
"this species has been described, of particular note is how the metabolism of this species is altered with elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Pollination is by various insects including bees and Lepidoptera. Armeria maritima is a common species in the UK, however there are several subspecies and in England, subspecies ""elongata"" (Tall Thrift) has vulnerable conservation status and is designated as a species of principal importance for biodiversity conservation under the NERC Act (2006). The British threepence coin issued between 1937 and 1952 had a design of thrift on the reverse. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant"
"coin depicts Changi International Airport, the ten-cent coin featuring public housing and the five-cent coin featuring the Esplanade. The Orchid Series of currency notes is the earliest to be in for circulation in Singapore. Issued in the years 1967 to 1976, it has nine denominations: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, and $10,000. Each note has an orchid design in the centre of the note's front, the orchid being the national flower of Singapore. A scene of Singapore is depicted on the back, which varies across denominations. Standard on each note, is the Coat of Arms, a lion"
"Ironside designed the obverse of a Kuwaiti coin commemorating the 15th anniversary of the National Day of the State of Kuwait, which remained uncirculated. It was struck as: Singapore's second series of coins, designed circa 1981, and put into circulation 1985, were known as the Floral Series, and designed by Ironside. The design rationale was to highlight the botanical diversity of Singapore as part of a government effort to foster national pride and identity. The Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' orchid was chosen as the country's national flower in 1981. Description These coins were struck as: There is a possibility that the"
"about tall. The flowers present in short, papery clusters in colours ranging from white to pink, purple, and yellow. It has been known to become invasive. Limonium sinuatum Limonium sinuatum, commonly known as wavyleaf sea lavender,statice, sea lavender, notch leaf marsh rosemary, sea pink, is a Mediterranean plant species in the family Plumbaginaceae known for its papery flowers that can be used in dried arrangements. It is common to find it in Southern Spain, North Africa, Canary Islands and even in Israel. It usually grows up in sandy grounds. It is a short-lived perennial plant, and is often treated as"
"was being used to refer to the pastel red known as pink in English today. Whether the pinking shear shares a common origin, or is named after the flower, is uncertain. Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius, also known as the common pink, garden pink, or wild pink, is the species of pink-coloured flower in the family, Caryophyllaceae. ""Dianthus plumarius"" is a compact ground cover evergreen reaching on average of height. The stem is green, erect, glabrous and branched on the top, the leaves are opposite, simple, linear and sessile, more or less erect and flexuous, with a sheath embracing the stem."
"coat of arms, its flag and its coins; its Chinese name has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 ""yáng"" means ""foreign"" in Chinese, and this would be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government), although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to another genus called ""Cercis"". A statue of the plant has been erected in Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong. Although the flowers are bright pinkish purple in colour, they are depicted in white on the Flag of Hong Kong. The endemic plant of Hong Kong was introduced to Taiwan in 1967. In 1984 it was chosen to be the city flower of"
"for having the sin of pride. When told the flower had the name because Londoners were proud of it he wrote another poem apologising to it. Saxifraga × urbium London pride, Saxifraga ""×"" urbium, is a perennial garden flowering plant. Alternative names for it include St. Patrick's cabbage, whimsey, prattling Parnell, and look up and kiss me. Before 1700 the “London pride” appellation was given to the Sweet William. In 1846, Theresa Cornwallis West made a journey to Ireland. Near Dunloe in County Kerry ""heareabouts grew quantities of our London Pride, and upon my expressing a wish for some roots"
"and Chinese. In 1980 the current round coin was issued, being slightly smaller and heavier. This coin replaced the lion on the reverse with a number five, but retained Machin's portrait. In 1985, the portrait of the Queen was changed to the one by Raphael Maklouf, introduced to British coins in the same year. In 1993 the image of the Queen on the obverse was replaced by a Bauhinia flower. Since that year the flower features on all of Hong Kong's coins in circulation. The name of the country in both English and Chinese has been moved onto the obverse."
"to refer to the shape of the flower. The species epithet ""palustris"" is Latin for ""of the marsh"" and indicates its common habitat. In the UK, ""Caltha palustris"" is known by a variety of vernacular names, varying by geographical region. These include in addition to the most common two, marsh marigold and kingcup, also brave bassinets, crazy Beth, horse blob, May blob, mare blob, boots, water boots, meadow-bright, bullflower, meadow buttercup, water buttercup, soldier's buttons, meadow cowslip, water cowslip, publican's cloak, crowfoot, water dragon, drunkards, water goggles, meadow gowan, water gowan, yellow gowan, goldes, golds, goldings, gools, cow lily, marybuds,"
"grey-yellow in colour, and have longer (23mm), more fusiform (spindle-shaped) or cylindrical pollen presenters tipping unopened flowers. Finally, the follicles are smaller. ""Banksia aemula"" was called ""wallum"" by the Kabi people of the Sunshine Coast, giving rise not only to its common name of wallum banksia but also to the name of the ecological community it grows in. Frederick Manson Bailey reported in 1913 that the indigenous people of Stradbroke Island knew it as ""mintie"". ""Banyalla"" is another aboriginal name for the species. ""Banksia aemula"" was collected by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in June 1801 in the vicinity of Port"
"soils and thrives in rock crevices and on cliffs, and also grows inland on walls and hedge banks. In Great Britain, it is much more common in the west of the country than in the east. Sedum anglicum Sedum anglicum or English stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ""Sedum"" in the family Crassulaceae. ""Sedum anglicum"" is a low-growing perennial with stubby, succulent, untoothed, alternate leaves. These are often greyish-green, and may turn pink in dry conditions. The flowers are short-stalked and star-like, white (sometimes tinged pink), with ten contrasting stamens and five carpels. The fruits are"
"to China, the British Prime Minister David Cameron and his entourage rejected the demand from the Chinese government to not wear the Remembrance poppy, which was mistaken as the opium poppy, a plant with enduring connotations of the Opium Wars in China. In Persian literature, red poppies, especially red corn poppy flowers, are considered the flower of love. They are often called the eternal lover flower. In classic and modern Persian poems, the poppy is a symbol of people who died for love (Persian: راه عشق). Many poems interchange ""poppy"" and ""tulip"" (Persian: لاله). <poem>[I] was asking the wind in"
"spend, will always find another sixpence beside it"". A Devonian superstition is that carrying crooked coins is good luck and keeps the devil away. In Ireland it is thought to be bad luck to give money away on a Monday. The 1932 silver yuan coin from China showed a junk, rays of sunshine and a flock of birds. These were seen as symbolising Japan (the rising sun symbol) and its fighter planes (the birds) invading China. The coin was re-issued in 1933 without the sun or the birds. The Queen Victoria ""Godless"" florin (which omitted all the Queen's titles, including"
"Eryngium maritimum Eryngium maritimum, the sea holly or seaside eryngo, is a species of ""Eryngium"" in the plant family Apiaceae and native to most European coastlines. It resembles a plume thistle in that its flower is burr-shaped, but the flowers are metallic blue rather than mauve. Protected from winds this dune plant grows to a height of 20 to 60 cm. Although widespread, it is considered endangered in many areas, such as Germany where its occurrence has been greatly reduced throughout and has become locally extinct in several districts. In Elizabethan times in England, these plants were believed to be"
"Limonium sinuatum Limonium sinuatum, commonly known as wavyleaf sea lavender,statice, sea lavender, notch leaf marsh rosemary, sea pink, is a Mediterranean plant species in the family Plumbaginaceae known for its papery flowers that can be used in dried arrangements. It is common to find it in Southern Spain, North Africa, Canary Islands and even in Israel. It usually grows up in sandy grounds. It is a short-lived perennial plant, and is often treated as an annual. The leaves are pinnate, lobed, and lance-shaped – up to long. All parts are downy. The winged flower stems appear in summer, and are"
"September to November in Australia and from March to June in Asia. In 1778, John Fothergill sent specimens of this orchid back from China to England and in 1788, after one had flowered, Joseph Banks formally described the species, giving it the name ""Limodorum tankervilleae"". In 1859, Carl Ludwig Blume changed the name to ""Phaius tankervilleae"". The specific epithet (""tankervilleae"") honours Lady Emma Tankerville, as the orchid had flowered in her greenhouse at Walton-on-Thames near London. Other spellings of the specific epithet are sometimes used. When Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle published his book ""Sertum Anglicum"" and cited Joseph Banks'"
"the Azores. In Britain it also occurs rarely in the mountains. Silene uniflora Silene uniflora is a species of flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name sea campion. ""Silene uniflora"" is a herbaceous perennial plant, similar in appearance to the bladder campion (""Silene vulgaris"") but with flowers generally solitary. It is generally prostrate, mat-forming. The leaves are linear, grey-green glabrous and glaucous in opposite and decussate pairs, the flowers white with five deeply notched petals, the 5 sepals fused and inflated to form a bladder. ""Silene uniflora"" is a maritime species, almost confined to Iceland,"
"Gibraltar, where it appeared on the local 50 pence coin between 1988 and 1989. Iberis gibraltarica Iberis gibraltarica (Gibraltar candytuft) is a flowering plant of the genus ""Iberis"" and the family Brassicaceae. It is the symbol of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in Gibraltar, but is a native of North Africa. Gibraltar is the only place in Europe where it is found growing in the wild. The candytuft grows from crevices in the limestone, and is often seen growing in abundance from the north face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Its flowers range from pale violet to almost white, and"
"had been by far the top choice in an earlier poll for the nation's favourite flower. A stylised bluebell is used as the logo for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly ""Endymion non-scriptus"" or ""Scilla non-scripta"") is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, ""Campanula rotundifolia"". In spring, ""H. non-scripta"" produces a nodding, one-sided"