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First created 11 Apr 2014. Version 4.0 - 17 Jun 2016. Jerry Tse. London.
A Floral Diary
All rights reserved. Rights belong to their respective owners. Available free for non-commercial, educational and personal use.
A year in flowers from London
Lily
March
Crocus (genus – Crocus) is one of the first sign of Spring.
Spring
March
White Cherry blossom (Genus – Prunus) and other ‘spring’ blossom of flowering trees are common sights in many part of the world.
Mar
Red Robin, Photinia Kay is grown for its beautiful red leaves and these appear on newly formed shoots. It is a shrub.
Magnolia (genus – Magnolia) an early flowering tree even before the leaves appear. The flowers are large.
March
April
This are also magnolia flowers but they do not grow in trees but in pot and in flower bed. They bloom a little later than the tree varieties.
April
Periwinkle – Vinca (Wild flower)
April
Three-cornered Leek or Wild garlic – Allium (Wild flower)
Yellow Crown Imperial - Fritillaria
April
April
Sweet pepperbush or Summersweet - Clethra
April
Pink Camellia - Camillia
April
White Camellia - Camillia
April
Pinkish Multi-layers Tulip - Tulipa
April
Red Tulip - Tulipa
April
Pleniflora – Kerria Japonica
April
Phalaenopsis Orchid - Orchis
Summer
Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) produces small nodding flowers on a one-side inflorescence.
May
May
Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants. It was first discovered in the Caribbean island about 300 years ago. Today their flowers can be found all over the world.
The herb, chives belongs to the edible onion genus. It flowers in late spring and early summer.
May
Iris germanica grows from a rhizome. It flowers between April to June.
May
May
An osteospermum cultivar, commonly called a Whirligig or Spoon Daisy with its distinctive petals.
May
Then the Rhododendron began to flower. First to appear was the pink rhododendron.
May
An inflorescence of white rhododendron.
May
Soon the golden yellow azalea followed. Azalea is closely related to rhododendron. They belong to the same plant family. It is difficult to tell them apart. You have to look at the leaves and count the stigmas.
May
The mauve colour rhododendron variety.
May
Geranium, a sign of early Summer has arrived.
May
Choisya Ternate Sundance flowers only for a short period of time. They are native to New Mexico, Texas & Mexico.
May
This is also an osteospermum, often called the African Daisy, with colourful flowers and dark green leaves.
May
In mid-May we began to see the peony (Genus – Paconia). This is a traditional variety. Peony is a large flower.
May
A new variety of peony, with spherical flower and feathery centre.
May
Blue and white iris (Genus – Iris). Most common garden varieties grow from rhizomes.
May
Allium is in a genus including onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek and chives. They most occur in northern temperate area of the world.
May
White and yellow Dutch iris (Genus – Iris). They grow from bulbs. Natives to Western Europe, Algeria and Tunisa.
May
Blue and yellow Spanish iris is similar to the ‘Dutch’ variety.
June
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland.
May
Rose (Genus – Rosa) is a perennial woody shrub. This is the Amber Flush variety.
June
Carnation (Genus – Dianthus) probably native to the Mediterranean region. It has been cultivated for the last 2000 years
June
Crimson Pixie Asiatic Lily (Genus – Lilium).
Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) with its typical poppy capsule in the middle of the flower.
Jun
July
Begonia with white rims (Genus – Begonia) native to moist subtropical and tropical climates.
July
Bumble bee and lavender (Genus - Lavandula). Commercially cultivated for the extraction of essential oils.
July
Copper King Lily is a Trumpet Lily. This variety is called the African Queen.
July
Red Hot Poker (Genus – Kniphofia) native to Africa. The flowers produce copious nectar while blomming.
July
Hebe ‘Paula’ (Genus – Hebe) native to New Zealand, French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands and South America.
July
Delosperma cooperi (Genus Delosperma) commonly called Trailing Iceplant or “Pink Carpet” is a dwarf perennial plant, native to South Africa.
July
Blue hydrangea (Genus – Hydrangea) native to Southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and Indonesia).
July
Yellow Buttercups (Genus Ranunculus) poisonous to cows and other livestock. “Coyote’s Eyes” in America.
July
Pink Sweet Flowers (Lathyrus Latifolius) also called Pearl Pink is a nitrogen fixing plant therefore it grows easily.
July
Nerium oleander is toxic especially to dog and human. It is the most poisonous garden flowering plant.
July
Honeysuckles (Genus – Lonicera) are arching shrubs or twining vines. Approxiemate 100 species out of the total of 180 species occur in China.
July
African Lily (Agapanthus Africanus) natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
July
Gazania (Genus) Daybreak Bright Yellow, native to Southern Africa. They are large composite flowers.
July
Bougainvillea (Genus – Bougainvillea) is a vine, native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to Argentina.
July
Yellow dahlia. Dahlia is native to Mexico and it is the official national flower.
July
Roses.
White Asiatic Aurelian Lily (Genus – Lilium) with a very strong scent.
August
Autumn
Salmon Cyclamen (Genus – Cyclamen), native to Europe Mediterrancean to Iran. Salmon Cyclamen (Genus – Cyclamen), native to Europe Mediterranean to Iran.
AugustAugust
An orange Dahlia.
August
Sunflower.
September
Duo colour dahlia.
White dahlia.
Yellow dahlia.
Dahlia.
The last bouganvillea.
October
The last rose of the year.
December
Winter
Japanese garden in Holland Park, west London.
SomeWell-known Gardens in London
Kew Garden, one of the best botanical garden An English garden of Chiswick House.
Isabella planation in Richmond Garden, an unknown oasis of rhododendron garden.
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