Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

 Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

  Common Yarrow

 Common Yarrow

Common name: Common Yarrow
Botanical name: Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as Yarrow or Common Yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is often regarded as an invasive weed. Yarrow is drought tolerant and grows well in poor soils, and is often found in waste areas, alongside roads, and in meadows and open forests.

Yarrow was used historically as an astringent, and derives its botanical name from that use. In Greek mythology, the centaur Chiron was said to have a great knowledge of healing, and he passed this knowledge on to his student Achilles. As the warrior hero of Homer's Iliad, Achilles used Yarrow to treat the wounds of his soldiers. Thus the Yarrow genus is called Achillea.

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

 Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

 Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

  Bird of Paradise

 Bird of Paradise

Common name: Bird of paradise

Botanical name: Strelitzia reginae

The Bird of Paradise flower is a spectacular blossom. Long stemmed flowers emerge from green boat-shaped bracts which are bordered in red or purple. The numerous pointed petals of brilliant orange are contrasted with an arrow-shaped tongue of vivid blue. Some species have white and blue. The flowers have several "sets" of flowers in each bract which are formed on the end of a stalk. Beginning normally in the winter and spring the flowers will come out in succession over a period of time. In colder climates greenhouse grown plants can bloom intermittently all year round.

Buckthorn variegated

Buckthorn variegated

 Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

  Buckthorn variegated

 Buckthorn variegated

Common name: Buckthorn variegated

Botanical name: Rhamnus alaternus

The Buckthorns (Rhamnus) are a genus (or two genera, if Frangula is treated as distinct) of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall (rarely to 15 m), in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and South America

Boxwood african

Boxwood african

 Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

  Boxwood african

 Boxwood african

Common name: Boxwood african

Botanical name: Myrsine africana

This small shrub found in the wild from the Cape through tropical Africa to Asia, is a tough plant with attractive foliage and fruit, attracts birds and is suitable for most gardens.

Bells Of Ireland

Bells Of Ireland

 Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

  Bells Of Ireland

 Bells Of Ireland

Common Name:  Bells Of Ireland

Botanical Name: Moluccella Laevis

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, grown for its flower's spikes. The tiny white flowers are surrounded by apple green calyces which are persisent. The plants rounded leaves are pale green.