Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Laura...

Anemone , is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones....

Magnolia × soulangeana (saucer magnolia) is a hybrid plant in the genus Magnolia and family Magnoliaceae . It is a deciduous tree with lar...

Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants in the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. Various common names including daf...

The first tentative bloom of Spring, in the form of peach blossoms, appears... Join me for Floral Friday Fotos by linking your flower photos...

It is a very civilised thing to be able to go into a florist shop and buy fresh flowers on any day of the year, even in the midst of Winter!...

Cineraria is now generally treated as a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae , native to southern Africa....

Vanda , abbreviated in the horticultural trade as V., is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae . There are 90 species, and the genus is ...

Rhodanthe , also known as sunray or pink paper daisy, is a genus of Australian plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family,...

Tibouchina is a genus of about 350 species of neotropical plants in the family Melastomataceae . They are trees, shrubs or subshrubs growin...

Streptocarpus ("twisted fruit" from Greek στρεπτός ( streptos ) "twisted" and καρπός ( karpos ) "fruit") is a...

We are in midwinter now, but the nurseries, florists and garden centres are already selling spring bulbs in bloom. Forcing bulbs involves ar...

Cineraria is now generally treated as a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae , native to southern Africa....

Acacia iteaphylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) occurs naturally in South Australia extending from the Flinders Ranges across to the Gawler Ranges a...

Helleborus niger , commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ran...

Viola  'Yellow Tiger Eye' have golden yellow flowers, that are heavily striped with a dark centre around the eye. This striking vari...

Salvia guaranitica (Anise-scented sage, Hummingbird sage, blue sage) in the Lamiaceae family is a species of Salvia native to a wide area ...

Anemone hupehensis , Anemone hupehensis var. japonica , and Anemone × hybrida (commonly known as the Chinese anemone or Japanese anemone, ...

Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight' is a new hybrid, which  produces conical, creamy white flowers on deep red stems for an impressi...

Camellia Sasanqua  'Yuletide' ( Camellia x vernalis 'Yuletide')  has small, bright red, single flowers, with prominent gol...