Charming Flowers

The Rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. The hills and mountain-side ranges of Nepal are decorated with different colors and shape. Rhododendrons are plants with beautiful flowers and glossy leaves. The flowers are usually shaped like a tube or a funnel. They may be white, pink, red, purple, yellow, or blue. Some plants grow large clusters of flowers. Rhododendron…

The Dutch Iris is a type of iris that produces blue, yellow, or white blooms. These plants grow one to two feet tall, and they need full sun to grow well. They don’t spread much, only about half a foot at most, and you grow them from a bulb. They need well-drained soil to grow well, and they bloom between…

Blooms of the bleeding heart plant (Dicentra spectabilis) appear in early spring adorning the garden with attention-getting, heart-shaped flowers borne on arching stems. Bleeding heart is deciduous plant. It discards leaves at the end of the summer. Bleeding heart develops pink, heart-shaped flowers (petals are white from the inside) with small, white, drop-like hanging part on the bottom side. Flowers are…

The beauty of peonies is unparalleled. They grow in large blooms in shades of pinks that are quite pleasing to the eye. Their foliage is also unmistakable and creates a nice contrast to the brightly colored flowers. This plant takes a little bit of time to develop and will need a few years to grow into their full beauty. Peonies…

Foxtail Lilies bloom from spring to midsummer, producing dense clusters of small star-shaped flowers on tall, erect stems. Eremurus are known for their distinctive, bottle brush flowers that can rise to a height of 7 feet. The blossoms open from the bottom up and are available in colors ranging from white and pink to yellow and orange. These impressive early…

It is not the same as ornamental marigolds of the Tagetes genus grown in vegetable gardens. Calendula is native to Asia and southern Europe and has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine. Calendula blossoms form a neat ray of petals that gently unfold from a tight bud, opening up to radiate from the center as the…

Frosty ferns are very misunderstood plants, both in name and care requirements. They frequently pop up in stores and nurseries around the holidays (probably due to their wintery name) but many buyers see them fail and die soon after they come home. When growing frosty fern plants is that they need at least 70 percent humidity. This is much higher…

You could go for a variety of plants to make your interiors look bright and beautiful. One of them is the String of Pearls Plant. These succulent plants are a great indoor collection and are one of the easiest to grow in any weather condition. They belong to the family of Senecios that are stringed beady plants, great for indoors.…

Have a bare wall either vertically or horizontally that needs covering? Then consider this plant; it’s a climbing ornamental plant, that adds a touch of green and reduces your cooling costs as well in the bargain! If you are wondering how it manages to stick to the wall, then here’s the answer; it secretes calcium carbonate which serves as a…

Looking for an indoor plant that is exceptionally easy to care for? A plant whose leaves whose leaves can add a dash of contrast to your home? Then look no further. Studies have shown that spider plant is quite effective in cleaning indoor air by absorbing chemicals including formaldehyde, xylene, benzene, and carbon monoxide in homes or offices. Spider plants…

This plant can survive lots of neglect and growing conditions that will kill many other plants, such as substantial shade. It has arching, lance-shaped, deep green, glossy leaves that can reach around 2 feet long and 4 inches wide. When grown outdoors, it sometimes produces insignificant cream and purple flowers near the base of the plant, but the blossoms usually do…

Blooms are carried in small clusters of two to five, each flower is 4-5cm across and may be single or double, sometimes with ruffled petals. The colors of blooms are white, magenta or any pink shade and sometimes they are attractively bicolored. Their blooms are often lasting several weeks. Here’s a popular, fragrant flowering shrub that has always signaled the…