Rhododendron mucronatum/Rhododendron. Ericaceae. Ericales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Korean Phododendron. Snow Azarea *Symboism/Purity. Innocence. Serenity *Genus of 500-900 species *Hairy, mid-green leaves, 1 1/4-2 1/2 in(3-6cm)long. Fragrant white, 2 1/2- 3in(6-8cm)across *Bloom in early April *The country flower of Nepal *Pure white Rhododendrons are hard to find. Photographed. 4/9 8:53am 2025 Posted 4/11(Friday) 11:55am 2025

Camellia japonica/Camellia. Theaceae. Ericales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Japanese camellia Native to/Eastern and southern Asia Symbolism/Love. Eternal beauty *Camellias are often used as a symbol of strong love and long-lasting devotion. *Genus of over 250 species *It’s known for showy winter and early spring flowers. *The first evidence of camellia cultivation in China dates back about 5,000 years. *Camellias were introduced to Japan around 7th century. Photographed 3/25 8:56am 2025 Posted 3/28(Friday) 11:47am 2025

Gerbera ambigua/Gerbera. Asteraceae. Asterales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/White gerbera Native to/South Africa White Gerbera Symbolism/Purity. Innocence *Genus of about 40 species *Gerbera kraussii was first collected in 1838~1840. *Carl Heinrich “Bipontinus” Schultz first described Gerbera ambigua in 1884. *The specific name ‘ambigua’ comes from the Latin word for “uncertain”. Photographed 2/27 11:30am 2025 Posted 2/28(Friday) 12:12pm 2025

Pyrus calleryana/Pyrus. Rosaceae. Rosales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commnly called/Callery pear. Bradford pear Native to/Eastern Asia Symbolism/Renewal. Hope. Beauty *Genus of about 30 species. *It has dark green leaves, to 3in(8cm)long. White flowrrs, 3/4in(2cm)across *The classical Latin word for a pear tree is ‘purus’. *Joseph Callery, a French missionary,discovered and collected the Cellery pear(Pyrus calleryana)in China in 1858. The tree is named after him. Photographed 2/11 9:11 2025 Posted 2/14(Friday) 11:41am 2025

Narcissus papyraceus/Narcissus. Amaryllidaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Paperwhite Originated in/the Mediterranean region. Central Asia Symbolizm/Purity. Innocence. Hope. New begginings *The name paperwhite narcissus is best used for the white group. *The narcissus flower comes from the Greek myth of a young man who fell in love with his own refrection. Photographed 1/24 8:54am 2025 Posted 1/24(Friday) 12:16pm 2025

Narcissus papyraceus/Narcissus. Amaryllidaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Paper White Native to/the Mediterranean region Symbolism/New beginnings. Purity. Wealth.Hope. Joy *Genus of about 50 species *Mid-green leaves, 12in(30cm)long. Glistening white flowers, 1/2in(1.5cm)across. *The paperwhite got its name from its delicate petals,described as thin as paper. Photographed 12/9 9:20am 2024 Posted 12/13(Friday) 11:31am 2024

Petunia atkinsiana/Petunia. Solanaceae. Solanales. Magnoliopshida. Tracheophyta. Commonly called/Garden Petunia Dream White Petunia Native to/South America Symbolism/(white flower) Existence *Genus of about 40 species. *The flowers, 1 1/4-5in(3-13cm) *Petunia was born in England(1834). *In England this flower shows “Silence”. *Petunia x atkinsiana was discovered on February 17, 2020. Photographed 12/2 8:47am 2024 Posted 12/2(Monday) 12:08pm 2024

Osteospermum ecklonis/Osteospermum. Asteraceae. Asterales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Cape Marguerite. Star of veldt Native to/South Africa Symbolism/Purity. Love. Optimism. Happiness *Genus of about 70 species. *Green leaves, to 4in(10cm)long. Bears solitary flowerheads, 2-3in(5-8cm)across,with white ray florets. *The speces is named after Christian Friedrich Ecklon. He was a Danish botanical collector who explored the flora of Cape in the eary 1800s. Photographed 11/14 9:25am 2024 Posted 11/15(Friday) 12:30pm 2024

Yucca gloriosa/Yucca. Asparagaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Spanish dagger. *The name came from its thick leaves with sharp tips that resemble daggers. Native to/the United States. Southeastern, the Caribbean Blooming time/From late summer to Autummn Symbolism/Loyalty. Purity. Honour *Genus of about 40 species. *Growing 8ft(2.5m), it is an evergreen shrub. *Carl Linnaeus was the first to describe the Yucca gloriosa in 1753. Photographed 10/3 9:01am 2024 Posted 10/4(Friday) 11:32am 2024

Mandevilla laxa/Mandevilla. Apocynaceae. Gentianales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Chilean Jasmine Native to/South America(Argentina.Peru.Ecuador. Bolivia) Symbolism/Hope. Peace Flower blooming time/late spring through summer and autmun *Genus of about 120 species *Ovate to oblong leaves, 2-4in(5-10cm)long. Pure white flowers, 2-3 1/2in(5-9cm)across. *The name Mandeville is named after Henry Mandeville(1773-1861),a British diplomat. *Laxa is derived from the Latin word ‘laxo’ meaning “loose”. Photographed 9/15 8:51am 2024 Posted 9/16(Monday) 11:50am 2024

Alstroemeria aurea/Alstroemeria. Alstroemeriaceae. Liliales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Peruvian Lily Native to/Chile. Argentina Naturalised/Australia. New Zealand. United Kingdom Symbolism/Grace. Purity. Majesty and honour Blooming time/start to bloom in May,till all summer into fall *Genus of about 50 species of perennials. *The flower was first discovered by Baron Von Alstromer(1736-1794) who was Swedish botanist. *The petals are usually yellow, orange, red and can be brown or purple. Photographed 9/1 9:10am 2024 Posted 9/2(Monday) 12:09pm 2024

Hibiscus syriacus/Hibiscus. Malvaceae. Malvales. Magnoliopshida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Rose of sharon Native to/south-central and southeastern China. Widely introduced eleswhere Symbolism/the proud of love. Respect. Saintly nature *Blooming time/from July to Septmber Individual blossoms open in early morning and close at night, lasting about three days. *It is reaching 7-13feet(2-4m) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers which spread 1.9-3.1inch(5-8cm). *It is the national flower of South Korea. Photographed 8/17 7:48am 2024 Posted 8/19(Monday) 11:54am 2024

Convolvulus arvensis/Convolvulus. Convolvulaceae. Solanales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Field morning-glory Native to/Europe. Asia. Northern Africa Symbolism/Perseverance. Tenacity *Genus of about 250 species. *Flower has 1.1/4in(3cm). *The name Convolvulus comes from the Latin word ‘convolere’, which means “to entwine”, and ‘arvensis’ means “of fields”. *It was introduced to North America in the 1730s. Photographed 8/1 9:08am 2024 Posted 8/2(Friday) 12:06pm 2024

Lagerstroemia indica/Lagerstroemia. Lythraceae. Myrtales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly known/Crepe(Crape)myrtle Native from/the Himalayas through Southern from China, Southeast Asia, Japan *It was introduced to Europe from China and India in 1759 and its way to the American’s in the late 18th century. *The word “crape” is derived from the old French word for “crimson”, which refers to the color of the flowers on the crape myrtle. The spelling “crepe” comes from the Greek word for “mulberry”, which is the tree that crape myrtle is related to. So both spellings have a valid etymological basis. Photographed 7/25 9:02am 2024 Posted 7/26(Friday) 12:07pm 2024

Sixalix atropurpurea/Sixalix. Caprifoliaceae. Dipsacales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Sweet scabious. Mournful widow. Snowmaiden Native to/Southern Europe. Symbolism/Pure love *It grows to 0.39m(39cm). *Atropurpurea floral heads is used extrenally as anti-acne. The aerial parts are also used as a diuretic remedy. *The genus name comes from the Latin ‘scabies’ meaning the “itch” in reference to the plant’s tough leaves. *The species name comes from the Latin words ‘atro’ meaning “dark” and ‘purpurea’ meaning “purple” in refrence to flower color. Photographed 7/2 8:42am 2024 Posted 7/3(Wednesday) 11:57am 2024

Cereus hexagonus/Cereus. Cactaceae. Caryophyllales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Lady of the night cactus. Queen-of-the-night Native to/Northern South America Found in/Ecuador and Venezuela *Genus os about 25 soecies of tree-like or columnar cacti. *The cactus is one of the tallest growing cacti in cultivation, reaching up to 10m without aid. *Flower/White 20-25cm long, its tube slender, 10cm long. *First described by Carl Linnaneus in his 1753 work. *The name ‘cereus’ comes from a book by Tabernaemontanus and refers to the candle-like shape of Cereus hexagonus Photographed 6/23 8:39am 2024 Posted 6/24(Monday) 12:15pm 2024

Magnolia grandiflora/Magnolia. Magnoliaceae. Magnoliales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Bull bay. Southern mangolia. Native to/Southern United States. from Virginia to central Florida, and west to Texas Symbolism/Purity. A love of nature. Dignity *Evergreen tree with narrowly elliptic to broadly ovate *Dark green leaves, to 8in(20cm) long *Large,cup-shaped, fragrant creamy white flowers, to 10in(25cm)across, with 9-12 petals, are produced from midsummer to autumn. Tree/ 20-60ft(6-18m) to 50ft(15m). * It was found by spanish explorer called Hernandez. He worked and published in 1651. Photographed 6/6 8:42am 2024 Posted 6/7(Friday) 11:18am 2024

Oenothera lindheimeri/Oenothera. Onagraceae. Myrtalas. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/White gaura. Lindheimer’s beeblosson Native to/Southeastern Texas. Louisiana. Mexico Symbolism/The beauty of the plant’s flowers *Genus of 125 species *The name ‘Gaura’ comes from the Greek word “gauros”, which means “superb”. *Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer(1801~1879),known as the father of Taxas botany, discovered the plant Lindheimera taxana. Photographed 5/21 9:04am 2024 Posted 5/22(Wednesday) 11:53am 2024

Limonium sinuatum/Limonium. Plumbaginaceae. Caryophyllales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Wavyleaf sea lavender/white Native to/Australia. Mediterranean region Symbolism/Feeling of sympathy. Remembrance *Called/California Series ‘Iceberg’ 12in(30cm) long *Genus of 150 species of annuals *White flowers/ 1/4in(6cm) long *It’s perfect expression of “I miss you” in the language of flowers. Photographed 5/9 9:07am 2024 Posted 5/10(Friday) 11:43am 2024

Rhododendron molle/Rhododendron. Ericaceae. Ericales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Japanese azalea. Azalea japonica *Japanese common name/renge tutuji Native/Kyushu Japan *It is the official flower Unzen, Nagasaki,and of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. Simbolism/Caution. Danger. Riches. Prosperity *Genus of 500~900 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. *It was discovered by Fleemish botanist Charles I’Ecluse(16th century). Photographed 4/16 8:46am 2024 Posted 4/17(Wednesday) 12:03pm 2024

Pyrus calleryana/Pyrus. Rosaceae. Rosales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Callery pear. Bradford pear Native to/China. Vietnam Symbolism/A symbol of immortality *They are produced in early spring. *The white, five-petaled flowers are about 3/4 to 1inc(2-2.5cm) in diameter. *Genus name is the Latin name of ‘pear’. *A French missionary, Joseph Callery discovered and collected this plant in China in 1858. Photographed 2/28 9:10am 2024 Posted 3/1(Friday) 10:59am 2024

Camellia japonica/Camellia. Theaceae. Ericales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Japanese camellia. *White Rare Camellia Japonica Native to/China. Japan. Korea Symbolism/Love. Adoration. Longing *Evergreen shrub or small tree that is very variable in habit, foliage and floral form. *They were introduced into the U.S. near Charleston, south Carolina in 1786. photographed. 2/13 8:49am 2024 Posted 2/14(Wednesday) 11:09am 2024

Zantedeschina aethiopica/Zantedeschina. Araceae. Alismatales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Calla lily. Arum lily Native to/Southern Africa Simbolism/Devotion. Purity. Bliss *Genus of 6 species of perennials. *They are commonly used as bridal bouquets, alter arrangements,and reception centerpieces. *Carl Linnaeus,Swedish botanist grouped these flowers into the genus ‘Calla’ in 18th century. *Zantedeschia is named after Professor Zantedeschi Giovanni, (1773-1846), an Italian physician and botanist. Photographed 1/26 8:51am 2024 Posted 1/26(Friday) 12:15pm 2024

Narcissus papyraceus/Narcissus. Amarylidaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Paper-white nercissus Native to/the Mediterranean region Symbolism/God wishes. Respect Faithfulness Meaning/“the only one” *Genus about 50 species *Bears clusters of up to 10 strongly fragrant, glistening white flowers, 1/2 in(1.5cm) across, from winter to early spring. *If you give a bunch of narcissi to a loved one it means ‘they are the only one’ and is said to ensure happiness. Photographed 1/2 9:17am 2024 Posted 1/3 11:38am 2024