Beauty Of Flowers: May 2013

Friday 31 May 2013

Allium Drumstick

Allium Drumstick

Allium Drumstick

Common name Allium Drumstick

Botanical name Allium Sphaerocephalon

Hardy bulbous perennial grown for spherical heads, not unlike a large drumstick, of rich pink-purple flowers which appear in summer. Looks good with many herbaceous perennials and the shorter grasses. Also good for gravel gardens, low maintenance and drought tolerant planting.

Wednesday 29 May 2013

Anemone Galilee

Anemone Galilee

Anemone Galilee

Common name:Anemone Gailee

Botanical name:Anemone coronaria

It is a hearbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-40 cm tall (rarely to 60cm) with a basal rosette of a few leaves, the leaves with thre leaflets, each leafled deeply lobed.The flowers anr borne singly on a tall stem with a whorl of small leaves just below the flower, the flower is 3-8 cm diameter,with 5-8red,white,or blue petal-like tepals.

Saturday 25 May 2013

Orange Beauty

Orange Beauty

Orange Beauty