Despite its name, lily of the Nile, this plant isn’t native to Egypt or anywhere near the Nile. It is a native of the rivers …
Artichoke
The origin of artichokes is unknown, though they are said to have come from the Maghreb (North Africa), where they are still found in the …
Red, Red Rose
The name rosa is the classical Latin name for the plant, literally translating as red., the most common color of the flower. In classical Greek, …
In Blue
René Rapin eloquently explained the origin and habit of the cyclamen, a flower used to signify diffendence and distrust in the language of flowers: Cyclamens, …
Dahlia
Native to Central America, Mexico and Colombia, there are approximately 30 species and as many as 20,000 cultivars that no longer bear much resemblance to …
Five
The calla lilies are a beautiful genus of flowers that have been enjoyed by humans for centuries. The calla lily grows from a type of …
Calla Study No. 1
A genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. The name of the genus …
Red
Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a …
Sydney Skyline
The Sydney skyline as we returned from a quick boat tip to Manly Beach. This was shot with the Canon 5D Mark II and the …
Cyclamen in White
The genus Cyclamen consists of twenty species native to western Asia, Europe and northern Africa. The common showy greenhouse cyclamen, C. persicum, is native to …
Of Love and Other Madness
While the flower symbolism associated with the tulip is both fame and perfect love, the tulip bulb itself was the coveted subject of a period …