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Flowers that help in fighting cancer Periwinkle This pretty plant from Madagascar gives us two very important cancer-fighting medicines: vinblastine and vincristine. Vinblastine has helped increase the chance of surviving childhood leukaemia from 10% to 95%, while vincristine is used to treat Hodgkins’ Disease. Traditional Madagascan healers used the rosy periwinkle for treating diabetes. This led to its study by western scientists who then...

Popular Flowers Festival of India Festivals of flowers are very popular among the people of India. There are a number of festivals held in various parts of the country. Tulip festival is one of the most popular flower festivals in India. The festival is a great way to capture the flowering tulips of Kashmir as Srinagar has Asia’s largest tulip garden. The Tulip Festival...

Popular Spring Flower Tulips Facts Tulip(Tulipa), is a genus of single seed-lobe plants from the Lilium family (Liliaceae). Originally, the flower comes from Hungary. By conquests of Süleyman I this area came under Ottoman influence. This was the reason that the flower ended up in Turkey. Later it was spotted in Turkey itself, where it became a popular spring flower, for the Turks a...

Sweet William is an irresistible, colorful, biennial flower. It grows for two years, blooming in the second year. Native to Europe, this colorful, compact plant is grown all over the U.S. Sweet William varieties include perennials and biennials. The perennials are often grown as biennials. Plants grow 7-18 inches tall, depending upon variety. Flowers blooms are produced in clusters in the spring. Colors include...

Turkish Halfeti Roses are incredibly rare. They are shaped just like regular roses, but their color sets them apart. These roses so black, you’d think someone spray-painted them. But that’s actually their natural color. These stunning black roses would make excellent props in a movie about witches and black magic, or in a heavy-metal video. There’s something extremely attractive about them, in an intense...

One of the world’s largest and rarest flowering structures, the corpse flower is a pungent plant that blooms rarely and only for a short time. While it is in bloom, the flower emits a strong odor similar to rotting meat or, aptly, a decaying corpse. The corpse flower is endemic to western Sumatra where it grows in rainforests on limestone hills. For those who...

A grand show of flowers ‘Mahabaleshwar Flower Festival’ has been organized by Vaikunth Piramal at Piramal realty, Balkum where people can see 1 million flowers of different species & 18 differently themed gardens. Inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show of UK, the Vaikunth Flower Show was thrown open to the public on December 22 and will be there till January 3, 2016 This was...

The cockscomb flower is an annual addition to the flower bed, commonly named for the red variety similarly colored to the cock’s comb on a rooster’s head. Cockscomb, Celosia cristata, traditionally grown in the red variety, also blooms in yellow, pink, orange and white. The cockscomb plant is versatile in height, sometimes remaining as short as a few inches while others grow to a...

Maharashtra’s answer to the Valley of Flowers, Kaas Plateau comes alive after the rains when the entire region is carpeted with flowers. Located 35 km from Mahabaleshwar, the plateau spread over 1000 hectare is a visual treat till October when the bloom lasts. The name ‘Kaas’ originates from the Kaasa tree. The leaves of the tree turn red from green as it matures. During...

Antirrhinums are a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. The Snapdragon or Antirrhinum exists in a series of different varieties. Their name comes from the fact that when you squeeze the delicate sides of the flowers you see a...

Chrysanthemums – What are they? Chrysanthemums or popularly known as ‘mums’ come from the Greek word ‘Chrys’ meaning golden (the color of the original flowers), and ‘anthemon’, meaning flower. Chrysanthemums bloom in various forms and colors with different classifications on size and shapes. They can be daisy like spread or like small buttons or round miniature balls. They bloom in various colors and most...

How to choose the right flowers for the right occasion Picking out the right kind of flowers for different occasions can be quite a challenging task. What kind of flowers to get, or what color should they be or what form they should be in i.e. hand bunch or basket or vase etc. Many such factors must be taken into consideration before making a...

Oriental Lilies and Asiatic Lilies Lilies or Liliums as they are known in the local Indian flower market are truly great flowers and their form, bloom season and graceful appearance have their own beauty and elegance. Lilies are in various colors and in different forms which may not be noticeable to the layman but there are different grades and textures of these beautiful flowers....

It is the peak of Summer and this year the heat has been extremely erratic and temperatures have reached high degree’s than usual across India. Us humans are barely being able to survive these temperatures, hence one can image how this would affect fresh flower arrangements. Flowers go thru a long journey after being harvested and packed at the growers to being transported to...

If you are the one, who is looking to find the best combinations of the flowers, then there is nothing best than to have the services of the florists, which can be the best option at all. But, when we think to have the best combinations of the flowers, then we always take into consideration the freshness of the flowers available. So, ideally, the...

Ordering flowers always bear the fear, mystery, and uncertainty. We always take into consideration the fear in to our mind that will our flowers to be fresh at the time of delivery to our doorstep, in this way, what comes into our mind to keep this into our mind, when it comes to choose the florist for the flower delivery. Can florists serve you...

As the Valentine’s Day is coming in the month of February, most of the people who celebrate this event looking for perfect flowers for this event in all around the world. It is a very tough experience for those who want the greatest desire to show their feelings to their loved one that how much you care and love. But, not perfectly knowing how...

We can have differences in Food, Living standards, religions, geographically differences, and we may be different at all from the other ones, but we will have the one thing same, this is the New Year, which is the same for one who lives in America, and the same for, who lives in Africa. This celebration is blossoming for everyone, as this year comes with...

As winter is pleasant season for many, similarly, spring season is also of great joy for many people. It is a season of freshness, because you see freshness everywhere in the shapes of flowers, unique colors spread on the earth, green lush plants, and presence of the spring flowers. This also shows that it is a beginning of the new season after the winter...

Winter is the time of the year, when you sit before the fire, and having a big mug of coffee in your hand, and you think some coziest thing in your mind at the cold break day. Winter is also that time, when everyone is in wait of arrival of Valentine’s Day to express love and affiliation with his or her beloved ones. Then...