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The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal, where the flower is considered edible and enjoyed for its sour taste. The pickled flower can last for months and the flower juice is also marketed. [93] : 51 The flower, fresh or dried, is added to fish curry in the belief that it will soften the bones.
Azalea. Azaleas ( / əˈzeɪliə /) are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere), [1] their flowers often lasting several weeks.
Phlox (/ ˈ f l ɒ k s /; Ancient Greek: φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Ancient Greek: φλόγες phlóges) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie. Some ...
Lagerstroemia ( / ˌleɪɡərˈstriːmiə / ), [1] commonly known as crape myrtle [2] [3] (also spelled crepe myrtle or crêpe myrtle ), is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates ...
The name ylang-ylang is the Spanish spelling of the Tagalog term for the tree, ilang-ilang - a reduplicative form of the word ilang, meaning "wilderness", alluding to the tree's natural habitat. A common mistranslation is "flower of flowers". The tree is also called the fragrant cananga, Macassar-oil plant, or perfume tree.
Paulownia tomentosa, common names princess tree, [1] empress tree, or foxglove-tree, [2] is a deciduous hardwood tree in the family Paulowniaceae, native to central and western China. It is an extremely fast-growing tree with seeds that disperse readily, and is a persistent exotic invasive species in North America, [3] where it has undergone ...
Lotus tree. The lotus tree ( Greek: λωτός, lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology . The lotus tree is mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey as bearing a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness, and which was said to be the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or lotus-eaters.
Flowers and Trees. Flowers and Trees is a Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932. [2] It was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full-color three-strip Technicolor process [3] after several years of two-color Technicolor films.
Blossom. In botany, blossoms are the flowers of stone fruit trees (genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring . Colloquially, flowers of orange are referred to as such as well. Peach blossoms (including nectarine), most cherry blossoms, and some almond blossoms are ...
The brownish-yellow area in the axil of the tooth is the glandular seta. The Salicaceae is the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae sensu stricto) included the willows, poplar, aspen, and cottonwoods. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumscription of ...