Flowers and human emotions are a close link.
A lover’s offering of beauty to beauty.
To the mourner a flower speaks where there are no words.
There will be a flower for every occasion expressing feeling better than speech can.
Spanish Moss - Tillandsia usneoides
fam: Bromeliaceae
red Bottlebrush 2 - Callistemon sp.
fam: Myrtaceae
Bottlebrush - Callistemon sp.
fam: Myrtaceae
Aloe Southern Cross
fam: Aloeaceae
Cape Aloe - Aloe ferox
fam: Asphodelaceae
Coral Beauty - Aechmea organensis
fam: Bromeliaceae
Sawblade Bromeliad - Dyckia encholirioides
fam: Bromeliaceae
Queen’s Tears - Billbergia nutans
fam: Bromeliaceae
Wittrockia cyathiformis
fam: Bromeliaceae
Sapphire Tower - Puya alpestris
fam: Bromeliaceae
Sapphire Tower - Puya alpestris
fam: Bromeliaceae
Sapphire Tower - Puya alpestris
fam: Bromeliaceae
Angel Wing Begonia - Begonia coccinea
fam: Begoniaceae
blue Anemone
fam: Ranunculaceae
Heath Milkwort - Comesperma ericinum
fam: Polygalaceae
Sedum - Sedum spectabile
fam: Crassulaceae
Jade Plant - Crassula ovata
fam: Crassulaceae
Mexican Grass Tree - Nolina longifolia
fam: Dracaenaceae
Sacred Lotus - Nelumbo nucefera
fam: Nelumbonaceae
Ribwort - Plantago lanceolata
fam: Plantaginaceae
Waterbush, Boobialla - Myoporum insulare
fam: Scrophulariaceae
white Watsonia - Watsonia borbonica
fam: Iridaceae
pink Watsonia - Watsonia borbonica
fam: Iridaceae
Yellow Flag - Iris pseudacorus
fam: Iridaceae
Century Plant - Agave americana
fam: Asparagaceae
Mexican Lily - Beschorneria yuccoides
fam: Agavaceae / Asparagaceae
Chincherinchee - Ornithogalum thyrsoides
fam: Asparagaceae
Candle of the Lord - Yucca gloriosa
fam: Asparagaceae
False Sea Onion - Ornithogalum caudatum
fam: Asparagaceae
Purple Lance - Astilbe chinensis
fam: Saxifragaceae
Lemon
fam: Rutaceae
Crabapple - Malus purpureus
fam: Rosaceae
Japanese Apricot - Prunus mume
fam: Rosaceae
FLAPJACKS KALANCHOE - Kalanchoe thyrsifolia
fam: Crassulaceae
Diamond Leaf Spittosporum - Auranticarpa rhombofilia
fam: Spittosporaceae
yellow Crassula - Crassula vaginata
fam: Crassulaceae
Blue Lotus - Nymphaea violacea
fam: Nymphaeaceae
Mexican Waterlily - Nymphaea mexicana
fam: Nymphaeaceae
Lichen - Xanthoparmelia
fam: Parmeliaceae
Lichens are complex organisms: a symbiotic partnership between fungus and photosynthetic algae. They tolerate cold/dry as well as warm/wet climates.
They are food for goats, deer and caribou. They create new soil by breaking down rock.
Greenshield Lichen - Flavoparmelia caperata
fam: Parmeliaceae
yellow Lichen - Xanthoria parietina
fam: Teloschistaceae
Flannel Flower - Actinotus helianthi
fam: Apiaceae
Yellow Flag single - Iris pseudacorus
fam: Iridaceae
Aloe africana
fam: Aloeaceae
the Fungus
fam: Agaricaceae
Bellflower - Campanula persicifolia
fam: Campanulaceae
Bull Bay - Magnolia grandiflora
fam: Magnoliaceae
Morning Glory CU - Ipomoea indica
fam: Convolvulaceae
red Anemone
fam: Ranunculaceae
Flaming Katy (Friendly Neighbours) - Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
fam: Crassulaceae
Felt Bush - Kalanchoe beharensis
fam: Crassulaceae
Pinwheel - Aeonium arboreum
fam: Crassulaceae
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow - Brunsfelsia pauciflora
fam: Solanaceae
Potato - Solanum tuberosum
fam: Solanaceae
Angel’s Trumpets (white) - Brugmansia candida
fam: Solanaceae
Leeks - Allium ampeloprasum
fam: Alliaceae
Princess Tree - Paulownia tomentosa
fam: Paulowniaceae
Japanese Iris ‘Butterfly Flower’ - Iris Japonica
fam: Iridaceae
Dutch Iris - Iris hollandia
fam: Iridaceae
sunset Dutch Iris - Iris hollandia
Dutch Iris double - Iris hollandia
fam: Iridaceae
Dutch Iris blue - Iris hollandia
fam: Iridaceae
Walking Iris - Neomarica caerulea
fam: Iridaceae
Featherheads - Phylica pubescens
fam: Rhamanaceae