💦Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)💦
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is well known for its delicate bells and beautiful sweet scent, and it was also the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite flower.
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“Minds are like flowers; they open only when the time is right.” —
🌟Stephen Richards🌟
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🌻Sunflowers🌻
💛A sunflower is made up of thousands of tiny flowers.
💛Sunflowers are native to North America.
💛The tallest sunflower is over 30 feet tall.
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“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.” —
🌟Kahlil Gibran🌟
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🌺Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum)🌺
✨Most grape hyacinth varieties are frost-resistant, bee attractors, and naturalize easily into the landscape.
✨The name muscari means musk in Greek, which is fitting for these scented flowers.
✨In Holland at the Keukenhof Gardens, there is a an area called the “Blue River,” where an overwhelming mass of grape hyacinths are planted so densely and vast, it looks like a river running through the trees, shrubs and other spring flowers.
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🧌Lotus🧌
"The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud." –
🌿Buddhist Proverb🌿
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“One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower.” ―
🐳 Susan Wittig Albert🐳
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“Every flower withers. What matters is how proudly it stood before the sun.” ―
🩷Marty Rubin🩷
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🫐Ipomoea🫐
🫐The name ipomoea comes from the Greek words ips for “worm” and homoios for “like” because of the plant’s worm-like stem.
🫐The seeds are toxic if ingested.
🫐Due to its short life span, the morning glory symbolizes unrequited love and affection in the language of flowers.
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“Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.” —
🌺Shannon Mullen🌺
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🌸Lotus🌸
“Every day, let our words blossom lotus in someone’s heart.” —
💚Amit Ray💚
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✨Ujitawara, Kyoto — A wind chime festival is underway at a temple in this southeastern Japan town, where more than 2,000 wind bells are displayed, and visitors are enjoying the cool sounds they make every time the wind blows.
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🌷Tulips🌷
“A tulip doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different than a rose.” —
Marianne Williamson
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🌸Lotus🌸
“The lotus comes from the murkiest water but grows into the purest thing.”—
🌸Nita Ambani🌸
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📕Poppies📕
✨️Poppies bloom from mid-June right through to October.
✨️Poppies are featured on the back of Canadian $20 notes.
✨️Poppies are mildly toxic to cats and dogs.
✨️Poppies have a long history in human civilization. They were already grown as ornamental plants since 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia.
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🌹Camellia japonica🌹
❤️Camellias signify love and devotion.
❤️Camellias are native to Eastern and Southern Asia, most notably China, Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia.
❤️Tea oil made from camellia seeds is a popular and essential cooking oil for millions of people, especially those that live in southern China.
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