Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Nature Pictures of Flowers Continued

     Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed the first post I have about the flowers in my community. The purpose is to help people learn and properly name the flower like saying, " I love this blue flower", instead of " I love this plumbago". It's like naming a book; you want to the title of the book to properly identify it to help others know what you are referring too. Anyway, enjoy.



  • Common Names: Pink Bachelor Button, Cornflower, Bluebottle, Hurtsickle, 
  • Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus
  • Commonly found in North America, Australia, and around the world (native to Europe, but the blue version is apparently endangered in its native home, UK.)
  • Annual flower, range from pink to blue(mostly) to violet and white
  • Should plant around May-August 
  • Prefer to be in a sunny, warm area, planted in the ground (or in a greenhouse during winter), need a lot of water, a slightly alkaline soil
  • Germinate quickly! (2 weeks)
  • Beneficial for hummingbirds and butterflies, used in tea and salad, and it is a beneficial weed( which is a good thing)


  • Common names:Sweet Alyssyn, Sweet Alison, Alyssum 
  • Scientific name: Lobularia maritima (lobularia means small pod, and maritima refers to coastal habitat)
  • Commonly found in North America and Europe (native to the Mediterranean area, Macaronesia area like the Canary Islands, and France)
  • Annual plant (rarely a perennial plant), white, red, pink violet or lilac and smells good!
  • Plant in early spring and reseed itself, spreading the ground slowly
  • Prefer partial shade especially for darker colored ones, 
  • Drought tolerant and Heat Tolerant
  • Beneficial to insects( pollinators)


  •  Common names: Scarlet Flax, Red Flax, and Crimson Flax
  • Scientific name: Linum grandiflorum
  • Commonly found in Northern Africa, Southern Europe and North America(native in Algeria)
  • Annual plant, colors are pink, red (it's in the name)
  • Plant in early spring before the temperatures start rising and keep the soil moist until germination
  • Prefer in a sunny area with water 
  • Does not require a lot of water, but water regularly and Heat Tolerant
  • Beneficial to insects, and its oil is great for health for it's source of linoleum 





And as a request from one of my friends, Stanley Gu, here is a picture taken below the sulfur cosmos.

And a solar panel lamp.(Well actually I wanted to show this)





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