There are about 40 species in the genus Chrysanthemum , mainly from East Asia. In China, where they have been cultivated for over 2,500 yea...

I guess we are fortunate in Melbourne as our Winters are never heavy, with the seasonal cold and rain quite tolerable. If it snows in the C...

Cestrum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae . They are native to warm temperate to tropical regio...

A "Mr Lincoln" rose blooming undaunted in the Autumn weather, surrounded by wind, rain and Autumn foliage. A special tribute to h...

The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the Rubus genus in the Rosaceae family, hybrids among these species within ...

Echium candicans (syn. Echium fastuosum J .Jacq.), commonly known as "pride of Madeira", is a species of flowering plant in the ...

The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head), and its...

Rosa 'Olympiad', (aka MACauck ), is a hybrid tea rose cultivar, developed by Sam McGredy IV, and introduced into New Zealand by McG...

Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Cam...

In these unfortunate times we are living through, we are experiencing a daily exposure to terrible news from around the world, but even mor...