"with the stems and leaves can cause skin irritation. Various preparations of the plant are used in traditional medicines for a variety of complaints in both Africa and India. Plants have leaf tip tendrils. ""Gloriosa"" are perennial herbs that climb or scramble over other plants with the aid of tendrils at the ends of their leaves and can reach 3 meters in height. They have showy flowers, many with distinctive and pronouncedly reflexed petals, like a Turk’s cap lily, ranging in colour from a greenish-yellow through yellow, orange, red and sometimes even a deep pinkish-red. ""Scandent herbs, the rootstock a"
"funnel-shaped flowers are terminal, and colors are mostly reddish, ranging from fuchsia to pink to red-orange. The wide degree of variation has led to the description of many subspecies, mostly no longer recognised as distinct due to the extensive intergradation between them; the following are still recognised: As befits their origin, they prefer to be cultivated in well-drained soil exposed to full sun but protected from the wind, and need little watering. A small number of hybrid cultivars have been introduced by various growers, in some cases by working from isolated populations, such as those on Santa Cruz Island off"
"diameter. The bracts are cream to white in colour. Flowering occurs in spring and may be profuse after bushfires. Flannel flowers grow in sandstone heathland in coastal New South Wales and Queensland, and are commonly seen around the Sydney basin in spring. Plants may be propagated by seed or cutting and grow in a well-drained sunny position, and are suitable for use in a rockery or cottage garden. The Mount Annan Botanic Garden has been involved in selecting and breeding cultivars for the home garden and the cut flower industry. One selection was named ""Actinotus"" 'Federation Star', and was chosen"
"of the stem. There are some small leaves at the stop of the stem. They flower during the summer. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical spike between 5 and 30 cm long. It can consists of up to 150 small pleasant-smelling flowers. It is recently discovered that eugenol and isoeugenol, floral volatile scent compounds, are catalyzed by single type of enzyme in Gymnadenia species and gene encoding for this enzyme is first functionally characterized gene in this species so far. Their color can vary from pale purple to pink and white. The lip is wide with three lobes. The marginal"
"glossy, dark green, simple, entire, 2-ranked, undersides often whitish or tomentose, with dark brown punctations or not, usually with complex caducous hairs colored golden yellow to red. The flowers are usually small, highly reduced, fragrant, with 3-5 tepals, inner perianth whitish-green, yellow, orange, reddish-pink to rusty-brown, arranged in axillary paniculate inflorescences or unbranched wart-like structures (like ""Knema""). The female flowers are without staminodes, with stigmas often lobed. The male flowers with fused stamens arranged in a synandrium. Pollen is monosulcate, often boat-shaped. The fruit is a leathery dehiscent capsule, with rusty indument or not, containing a single seed that is"
"Ferula tingitana Ferula tingitana (the giant Tangier fennel) is a species of the Apiaceae genus ""Ferula"". Despite the name, the plant is not a type of fennel proper, which belongs to another genus (""Foeniculum""). ""Ferula tingitana"" is a tall perennial herb. It has alternate leaf arrangement and yellow, unisexual flowers which, like other Apiaceae, grow in umbels. It grows in scrubland (batha and phrygana) and rocky areas. Its range is the Mediterranean coast, in Spain, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Cyprus, and Turkey. In the 1980s there was chemical interest in esters and ethers extracted from it. This species has been"
"are present, they are small. The flowers, one to four in number, are small, white, pink, purple, pale purple, or pale blue in colour. They arise from the axils of the leaves, on a slender footstalk almost as long as the leaves. The pods are oblong, slightly inflated, and about 1.5 cm long. Normally, each of them contains two seeds, about 0.5 cm in diameter, in the characteristic lens shape. The seeds can also be mottled and speckled. The several cultivated varieties of lentil differ in size, hairiness, and colour of the leaves, flowers, and seeds. Lentils are self-pollinating. The"
"in the home garden and cut flower industry. It grows alongside the related lesser flannel flower (""A. minor""). The flannel flower is generally a herbaceous shrub growing up to 50 cm (18 in) high, although rare specimens can be found to be 1.5 m (5 feet) high. The stem, branches and leaves of the plant are a pale grey in colour, covered in downy hair (rather like flannel in texture). The attractively lobed leaves are up to 10 cm (4 in) long and 7 cm (3 in) wide, with daisy-shaped flowerheads around 5 or occasionally 8 cm (2–3 in) in"
"Ferula Ferula (from Latin ""ferula"", ""rod"") is a genus of about 170 species of flowering plants in the carrot family, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1–4 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems. The leaves are tripinnate or even more finely divided, with a stout basal sheath clasping the stem. The flowers are usually yellow, rarely white, produced in large umbels. Many plants of this genus, especially ""F. communis"" are referred to as ""giant fennel,"" although they are not fennel in the strict"
"have pink-purple stalks with dark purple anthers. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, but is cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. Several cultivars are available for garden use, of which 'Mrs Kendall Clark' and 'Plenum violaceum' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Meadow cranesbill is its most common name, although other names include 'meadow crane's-bill' and 'meadow geranium'. Geranium pratense Geranium pratense, the meadow crane's-bill or meadow geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to Europe and Asia. Forming a clump roughly tall and broad, it is a herbaceous perennial"
"of . The stem is green, with two membranous basal leaves and 6-8 upper leaves, lanceolate and glossy green or reddish. The inflorescence is composed by a narrow and elongated spike, with three to ten flowers. The relevant bracts are lanceolate and much longer than the tepals. Their color is red-purple, with darker longitudinal venation. The outer tepals are lanceolate and erect, forming an helmet-like structure. Their color is purple-red or pinkish, with veins of darker color. The internal lateral tepals are brownish-purple and almost entirely hidden by the helmet. The labellum is brick red, trilobed and larger than the"
"Campanula medium Campanula medium, common name Canterbury bells, also known as the bell flower, is an annual or biennial flowering plant of the genus ""Campanula"", belonging to the family Campanulaceae. In floriography, it represents gratitude, or faith and constancy. The genus Latin name (“campanula”), meaning small bell, refers to the bell-shape of the flower, while the specific epithet (“medium”) means that this plant has intermediate characteristics in respect of other species of the same genus. In Persian, it is called گل استکانی (Gol-e Estekani) meaning ""Glass flower"", which refers to its glass shape. ""Campanula medium"" reaches approximately in height. This"
"flower stalks branch). Other species names (now considered invalid) may be encountered in older literature, including ""H. hyemalis"", ""H. polychromus"", ""H. ranunculinus"", ""H. trifolius"". Hybridising (deliberate and accidental) between ""H. orientalis"" and several other closely related species and subspecies has vastly improved the colour-range of the flowers, which now extends from slate grey, near-black, deep purple and plum, through rich red and pinks to yellow, white and green. The outer surface of the sepals is often green-tinged, and as the flower ages it usually becomes greener inside and out; individual flowers often remain on the plant for a month or"
"or smell of ripe plums, or apricots, or greengages, or between grapes and plum tarts. The flowers come in a range of shades, from purple, blue-violet, purple violet, violet crimson, reddish purple, violet, lavender, and blue. It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'. The falls have a long haft or claw, (section closest to the stem) and a small rounded or oval blade. They are long. The centre of the blade has a pale yellow, or white central area, which is"
"is only a single plane of symmetry. Bracteoles occasionally subtend the pedicels, but they are usually absent. The flowers are either bisexual or male. There are three unequal sepals, which may either be free or the two lateral ones may be fused. The petals are free and unequal with the two upper ones being larger and clawed while the lower petal is typically reduced and often differs in colour from the other two. Flower colour is most typically blue, but lilac, lavender, yellow, peach, apricot and white also occur. There are three stamens and two to three staminodes, or infertile"
"terminal (top of stem), in early summer, between May and June. The lanceolate and membranous at the top, spathes are long and 2 cm wide. It has flowers that are in diameter, ranging in colour from white, yellowish to grey purple, and violet. It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'. It has fiddle=shaped falls, with a narrow section between the claw (section closest to the stem) and limb or blade (outer part). The claw is 2–3 cm long and 0.5 cm"
"as 'biscuit root'. Most ""Lomatium"" spp. have finely divided, hairlike leaves; their roots have a delicate rice-like odor, unlike the musty odor of hemlock. ""Lomatium"" species tend to prefer dry rocky soils devoid of organic material. The aromatic character of fennel seeds derives from volatile oils imparting mixed aromas, including trans-anethole and estragole (resembling liquorice), fenchone (mint and camphor), Limonene, 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom). Other phytochemicals found in fennel seeds include polyphenols, such as rosmarinic acid and luteolin, among others in minor content. Fennel Fennel (""Foeniculum vulgare"") is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb"
"types, and can handle a wide pH range. It prefers a sunny or partially shaded area. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its scented flowers; several cultivars have been selected with flower colour ranging from white to dark blue. Campanula pyramidalis Campanula pyramidalis (chimney bellflower) is a species of ""Campanula"", native to southeastern Europe in Italy and the western Balkans. ""Campanula"" means ""bell-like"" referring to the bell-shape of its flowers, while ""pyramidalis"" means pyramidal or conical, which refers to its conical shape. It is a short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are"
"terminal or occur in small groups. The flowers are bell shaped, and the perianth consists of 5 sepals, which are 5-6mm long and slightly curve inwards at the apex, the lower surface is coated in fine white hairs. The 5 petals are 8-11mm long and are significantly recurved. The outside colour may vary from dark burgundy red to yellow, and is typically lighter on the inside. Each flower typically houses 5 stamens and a single pistil, the ovary is superior and heavily coated in fine hairs. Each flower occurs on a long pedicel which is coated in fine hairs. The"
"The flowers are in diameter, and come in shades between violet, purple, lavender and blue colours. It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'. The falls are oblong and oblanceolate (Top wider than the bottom), measuring long and 1.5–1.2 cm wide. They have a small, thin yellow signal area and are marked with purple veins or marks. The standards are erect, narrowly oblanceolate, long and 10–8 mm wide. It has a 1.5 cm long pedicel, a filiform (Thread- or filament-shaped) 6–7 cm"
"in a wide range of colors including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. Flowers are borne in racemes or umbels at the tip of the stem, with six tepals spreading or reflexed, to give flowers varying from funnel shape to a ""Turk's cap"". The tepals are free from each other, and bear a nectary at the base of each flower. The ovary is 'superior', borne above the point of attachment of the anthers. The fruit is a three-celled capsule. Seeds ripen in late summer. They exhibit"
"flat back with the sunshine. They seem to be pressing themselves at the sun.' And then the celandines ever after drew her with a little spell."" Ficaria verna Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. It is now introduced in North America, where it is known by the common name fig buttercup and considered an invasive species. The plant is poisonous"
"Ficaria verna Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. It is now introduced in North America, where it is known by the common name fig buttercup and considered an invasive species. The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep. For these reasons, several US states have banned the"
"of . The flowers are greenish-brown to burgundy-coloured, long and about wide. As with others in the genus, the flowers are inverted so that the labellum is above the column rather than below it. The dorsal sepal is long and wide and the lateral sepals are long, wide and fused to each other. The petals are long, wide and curve forwards. The labellum is long, wide and turns sharply upwards near its middle, the upturned part with crinkled to wavy edges. A fleshy, shiny green callus covers most of the labellum, reaching almost to its tip. Flowering occurs from September"
"is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including in its native range the mouse moth and the Old-World swallowtail. Where it has been introduced in North America it may be used by the anise swallowtail. The word ""fennel"" developed from the Middle English ""fenel"" or ""fenyl"". This came from the Old English ""fenol"" or ""finol"", which in turn came from the Latin ""feniculum"" or ""foeniculum"", the diminutive of ""fenum"" or ""faenum"", meaning ""hay"". The Latin word for the plant was ""ferula"", which is now used as the genus name of a related plant. The"
"and pennate (15 to 20 cm long). The flattened petiole is edged by two rows of 25–30 tiny oval leaflets; the leaflets are soon deciduous in dry weather (and during the winter in some areas) leaving the green petioles and branches to photosynthesize. The branches grow double or triple sharp spines long at the axils of the leaves. The flowers are yellow- orange and fragrant, in diameter, growing from a long slender stalk in groups of eight to ten. They have five sepals and five petals, four of them clearer and rhomboid ovate, the fifth elongated, with a warmer yellow"
"at intervals along the stem. It bears a prominent whorl of downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a 'crown' of small leaves, hence the name. While the wild form is usually orange-red, various colours are found in cultivation, ranging from nearly a true scarlet through oranges to yellow. The pendulous flowers make a bold statement in the late spring garden; in the northern hemisphere, flowering takes place in late spring, accompanied by a distinctly foxy odour that repels mice, moles and other small animals. Due to the way that the bulb is formed, with the"
"Actinotus helianthi Actinotus helianthi, known as the flannel flower, is a common species of flowering plant native to the bushland around Sydney. Despite its appearance, it is not a member of the daisy family but rather a species of the Apiaceae (formerly Mackinlayaceae) family, the same family as the carrot. Its generic name, meaning ""furnished with rays"", is derived from the Greek stem ""aktin-""/ακτιν- ""ray"" or ""spoke of a wheel"" or ""sunbeam"", while its specific epithet is derived from its resemblance to the genus ""Helianthus"". An iconic Sydney plant, its floral display has horticultural appeal which has seen limited use"
"a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit:- Geranium cinereum Geranium cinereum, the ashy cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the Pyrenees. Growing to tall and wide, it is a small, deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial usually grown for low ground cover, rockeries or underplanting larger subjects like roses. Leaves are deeply divided and grey-green - whence The Latin specific epithet ""cinereum"" “ash-grey”. . It flowers in summer, with striking black-eyed flowers with black stamens. The plant grows in full sunlight, and is hardy down to . In cultivation in the UK the following"
"(mostly mid-April to mid-May). The five or six overlapping sepals are a purplish green, cupped, and oval or almost circular, persist after flowering. The five to ten circular petals are usually shorter than the sepals, and grade in colour from brownish-maroon at the base, via wine red to greenish or yellowish on the edge. Each flower has 60-100 yellow stamens, consisting of filaments of 3–5 mm, that are topped by anthers of 2–4 mm long. These open in succession from the inside out shedding yellow pollen, starting from the second day. A disc consisting of about twelve fleshy cone-shaped greenish-yellow"
"of underground stem. The above-ground parts include two large leaves each up to . There are sometimes 3 or 4 leaves. They have several longitudinal veins and are green with darker green or purplish mottling. The inflorescence is actually an umbel of flowers, but the peduncle is mostly underground with 3 to 12 flower-bearing pedicels rising above the surface, appearing separate. The flower has three flat, spreading, pointed oval or lance-shaped sepals and three narrower, linear or fingerlike petals. The sepals are pale or greenish and striped or streaked with dark purple. The flower has a disagreeable scent. The three"
"or wider towards the end (obovate), with varying degrees of hairiness. The flowers appear from autumn to spring (September to April). They are borne in the axils of the leaves. The flower stalks (pedicels) are also very variable in length, up to long. The five sepals are long, fused together at the base and then forming free lobes to about a half to two-thirds of their total length. The five petals are greenish white to pale blue or violet in colour, long, and, like the sepals, joined together at the base with free lobes at the end. The lobes are"
"the pseudostem and the scape are often covered with reddish brown to dark violet spots. The bracts under the umbel soon wither. The umbel of flowers is more-or-less globe shaped, with from 10 to 200 individual flowers. Each flower has a stalk (pedicel) typically long. The tepals, filaments of the stamens and the style are all scarlet, fading to pink. The bases of the tepals are fused to form a cylinder-shaped tube, long; the free ends of the tepals are long, narrow and spreading. The fruit is a berry, across. Differences between the three accepted subspecies have been summarized by"