Beauty Of Flowers: June 2013

Sunday 30 June 2013

Baby's breath

Baby's breath

Baby's breath

Common Name: Baby's breath

Botanical Name: Gypsophila Paniculata

Gypsophila paniculata, commonly known as Baby's-breath, is a cultivated ornamental flower popular in the florist trade, and originally from Eastern Europe. There are some 55 species of Gypsophila found in Europe, Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. It belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae, which includes the common carnation.

Thursday 27 June 2013

Blue lace flower

Blue lace flower

Blue lace flower

Common name: Blue lace Flower

Botanical name: Didiscus Caeruleus

The common name of this plant is richly deserved, and well describes the general appearance of the large umbels of beautiful, pale lavender-blue, faintly sweet-scented flowers. They are excellent for cutting and last well in water, indeed, they are grown commercially on a small scale in America for this purpose.

Monday 24 June 2013

Breath of heaven-Diosma

Breath of heaven-Diosma

Breath of heaven-Diosma

Breath of heaven-Diosma

Common Name: Breath of heaven-Diosma

Botanical Name: Coleonema pulchrum

These delicate-looking evergreen shrubs are valued for their fragrant, fine-textured leaves and abundant flowers. Blooms winter through spring and sporadically throughout the year. Also called Diosma.