Flowers are what make gardening for many of us. Although green gardens are grown primarily for their foliage, consisting of shrubs, groundcovers and plants. Their flowers are an afterthought, yet every plant has some sort of flower. This is because the flowers enclose the reproductive parts of a plants anatomy. And what gorgeous parts those can be! Stamens, petals, pollen… all parts of the flowers are geared towards reproducing future generations of more plants.
What Is A Flower?
flower dissected
Botanical definition:
That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether enclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and calyx.
This page is a jumping off point to articles about flower gardening.
Flower Family Examples
shasta daisy
Compositae
The daisy family, Compositae, is the largest family of vascularhaving xylem and phloem tubes to conduct fluid plants.
They are usually easy plants to grow. Essentially, you can have an all season daisy garden by choosing from the vast array of plants that flower with this form, the ray petals around the center disk. That is to say, choose those which bloom during each part of the season whether annuals or perennials (daisy forms come in both types).
Aster, Shastas, Single Chrysanthemums, annuals such as Brachychome, are just a few examples.
Rosaceae
The rose is another common family of flowers, including not only roses, but fruits such as raspberries, strawberries, and apples. Rosaceae generally have five sepals, five petals and numerous spirally arranged stamens.
Unsurprisingly, the most famous member of this family is the rose. Usually seen in the garden with highly doubled petals, while the wild rose has the five petal form. As other examples including potentillas, spireas, and geums also illustrate (they all belong to the rose family of flowers).
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Creating a colorful garden isn’t just about flowers, however much of it is. A place filled with flowers is what we picture when thinking of a garden.
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