Floral Varieties

Floral Varieties

Sunflower

Anthurium

Bearded Iris

Gainsborough

Lupin

Ragged Robin

Rose

Lily

Tulip

Fuchsia

Chrysanthemum

Dahlia

Camelia

Glossary

Chrysanthemum:\ Chrys*an”the*mum\ a genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy.

Dahlia:\Dah”lia\ a genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Composit[ae]; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers, which differ in colour.

Bearded Iris: any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals).

Anthurium: any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers [syn:tailflower].

Fuchsia: \ Fuch”si*a\ a genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America.