genus Abelmoschus. musk mallow (A. moschatus) okra (A. … genus Abutilon. velvetleaf (A. theophrasti) balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) baobab (genus Adansonia) bombax cotton (genus Bombax) bottle tree (genus Brachychiton) cacao (Theobroma cacao) genus Ceiba. kapok (C. pentandra) What is the floral formula of Malvaceae? The floral formula of the family MalvaceaeRead More →

Perennials come back for many years, so they’re a great investment to get the most out of your garden budget. They also bloom for a shorter period of time early, mid-season or later in the season, with their flowering period lasting for a few weeks or so. What is theRead More →

Waxflower plants are in the Myrtle family and bloom in the flowering dead season of late winter to early spring. These stout performers are all the rage in the cut flower industry because the blooms last in displays for up to 3 weeks. Is Waxflower a filler flower? A fillerRead More →

— The novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’ has been banned by school officials who say the book contains explicit sex scenes and offensive words. ‘The book described the sex act in explicit four-letter terms. The book was made into the movie ‘Charly,’ and Cliff Robertson won an Academy Award for theRead More →

Carnations. Getty Images. … Alstroemeria. Getty Images. … White Daisies. Tim GrahamGetty Images. … Anemones. Floom. What flowers are used for Valentines Day? The 5 most Popular Flowers for Valentine’s Day Roses. With 10 million, mostly red, sold each year on this holiday these flowers still hold strong. … Tulips.Read More →

Of the 8-10 varieties of passion vines, Passion A is the most widely grown and is less prone to caterpillars than the others. Some cultivars produce edible fruit, some produce no fruit and some produce fruit that remains immature and inedible. If growing the passion vine for edible fruit, tryRead More →

The poisonous substances in the yellow wood sorrel are soluble calcium oxalates (oxalic acid). Eating any part of this plant can cause colic and kidney failure if enough is consumed. What are the benefits of eating wood sorrel? As a medicinal, woodsorrel has been used topically to cool skin, sootheRead More →

Bloodroot plants are early spring bloomers and may be found growing wild in dappled sun in wooded areas, producing beautiful, solitary flowers. These white bloodroot flowers have 8 to 12 petals growing on leafless stems that rise above the foliage of this charming plant. How big does bloodroot get? ARead More →

Explanation: Brightly colored plants tend to attract insects. When a flower attracts a bee, for example, the bee will gather the pollen and fly to another flower. … So the reason for the plant being a bright color is to increase the speed of pollination. Why are flowers brightly coloredRead More →