Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Paper flower - Eustoma / Lisianthus stencil


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Combining the Greek words for “beautiful” and “mouth” Eustoma flowers are one of the most ethereally lovely flowers cultivated by home gardeners and botany enthusiasts today.  Known also as the Lisianthus, the Love Rose, and the Texas Bluebell, the Eustoma is definitely proof of the old (and paraphrased) adage, “A rose by any other name looks as sweet.”
Growing mainly in the grasslands of the North American prairie, the Eustoma flower is available for cultivation year round, although the greatest production peaks in the summer months, from June to August. 
The Eustoma flower is extremely popular as a cultivated cut flower, both because of the beautiful selection of colors and because the flowers easily remain attractive for at least a week after cutting.  The most common uses are as a corsage, or gathered together with multiple colors in the same vase.  Because of the large size of the flower head when compared to the relatively slender stalk, it is an important consideration to carefully place the flowers in such a manner that they will stay upright in the vase.

Saturday, 2 May 2015

Paper flower Crocus


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Crocus (English plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in central and southern EuropeNorth Africa and the Middle East, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to Xinjiang Province in western China.
Often poking up through the last drifts of snow, crocuses are one of the opening acts of the spring-bulb show. Their large cup-shape blooms suddenly appearing in tufts of grasslike foliage seem magical. 

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Paper flower Sweet Pea


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Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands.
Sweet peas  are probably the most popular annual flower, being especially prized for their colour and scent. Smaller cultivars are available for hanging baskets and containers.

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Paper flower Gloriosa lily


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Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated. The most common English names are flame lilyfire lilygloriosa lilyglory lilysuperb lilyclimbing lily, and creeping lily.
Various preparations of the plant are used in traditional medicines for a variety of complaints in both Africa and India. In Indian language of Telugu, in the state of Andhra Pradesh it is called Naabhi and was used in traditional medicine.
The plant likely is pollinated by butterflies and sunbirds. It grows in many types of habitat, including tropical jungles, forests, thickets, woodlands, grasslands, and sand dunes. It can grow in nutrient-poor soils. It can be found at as high as 2500 meters in elevation.

Thursday, 9 April 2015

Paper flower - Foxglove


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This genus is native to western and southwestern Europe, western and central Asia, Australasia and northwestern Africa. The scientific name means "finger-like" and refers to the ease with which a flower of Digitalis purpurea can be fitted over a human fingertip. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, are tubular, and vary in colour with species, from purple to pink, white, and yellow. The best-known species is the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea. Foxglove bears tall, dramatic spikes of tubular flowers with speckled throats. Foxglove blooms in midsummer and adds elegance to a perennial border, woodland area, or shade garden.
Foxglove's low-growing foliage is topped by 2- to 5-foot-tall flower spikes, depending on the variety. Flower colors include pink, red, purple, white, and yellow. Foxgloves are biennials or short-lived perennials. However, although individual plants may be short-lived, foxglove readily self-sows and multiplies. Foxglove leaves contain digitalis, a potent heart medicine, and are considered poisonous.