Flowers have always been a medium of expression and luckily Mather Nature has given us thousands of flower varieties. They come in different shapes, sizes, colors as well as fragrance. Also, they bloom all-year round (summer, spring or fall). Below is a list of some popular Spring flowers. Read on and enjoy.
Rose
A rose is a group of erect shrubs or vines that comprises the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species of them, with most species native to Asia. Rose comes in different colors and with one distinctive feature…its thorns. Known for its beauty and fragrance, rose plants come in variety of size such as miniature roses, compact roses to a vine that can grow up to 7 meters high. Due to hybridization, new species are now widespread around the world.
Lilac
Lilac (Syringa) is a small tree or a deciduous shrub of about 20–25 species comprising the olive family Oleaceae. Lilacs are widespread in eastern Asia to southeastern Europe. Lilac plants can grow up 10 m tall, with stems reaching up to 30 cm in diameter and with simple or heart-shaped leaves. Flowers bloom in spring that come in variety of colors from light purple, white, pink, to pale yellow. Also, lilac plants range in sizes from a one foot shrub to a 20 ft high tree.
Jasmine
Jasmine is a genus of vines and flowery shrubs comprising the olive family Oleaceae. Jasmine plants grow in tropical and warm temperate regions specially in Mediterranean countries. There are about 200 known species of this evergreen or deciduous plant. Most species bear white flowers but there are yellow flowered species. Jasmine has green long twigs, shiny and tubular leaves, and clusters of waxy-white fragrant flowers.
Peony
Peony or paeony is a flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae. These herbaceous perennial plants are local to Asia, North America and southern Europe. There are about 40 known species of peony that can grow up to 1.5 m tall. Peony plants have deeply lobed compound leaves, and large flowers that come in variety of colors from white, pink, yellow or red. The flowers bloom in late spring and early summer.
Amaryllis
Amaryllis or Belladonna Lily is a bulbous plant that is native to South Africa. Each bulb produces up to two leafless stems, and at the top of each stem is each a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped flowers. The large flower (about 6-10 cm diameter) comes in a variety of colors such as white, pink, purple, red, and orange. Also, there are several striped and multicolored varieties.
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