Abecedarian Blooms

Apple blossoms derived from the Wild crab Birds of paradise resemble a brightly colored bird in flight Cosmos flowers are very popular among gardeners for its beauty Dogwood is a symbol of Christianity Eastern redbud known as spice wood tree Freesia flowers undeniably the “individualists” of the plant world Ghost flowers depicted a ghostly translucent with reddish-purple spot Hawthorn flowers heal the broken heart Iris flowers symbolize as goddess of the rainbow Jasmine known for its sweet, exotic fragrance for thousands of years Kangaroo paw noted for their unique bird attracting flowers Lesser celandine has a hairless perennial in the buttercup family Mountain laurel known as mountain-laurel or spoon wood Naked lady known for her scientific name amaryllis or “sparkling” Orchids also known for its ‘testicles’ – shape roots as Greek meaning Pussy willow fancied likeness to tiny cats or “pussies” Quercus prinus a scientific name which means Chestnut oak Ranunculus also known as St. Anthony’s turnip. Spring snowflake known for its scientific meaning as ‘spring white violet’ Tiger lily stands for wealth and prosperity Ursinia is named in honor of German scholar Johannes Ursinus Viburnum also known as cranberry bush Winter aconite is a genus of eight species of flowering plants Xylosteum a scientific name which means European fly honeysuckle Yellow anemone known for its other name as buttercup anemone Zinnia symbolizes as lasting affection and goodness 04/28/16 9th placer in a contest given by Broken Wings 11th placer in a contest by Eve Roper