Catkin is a tassel like flower cluster that consists of numerous small flowers arranged around a long central axis. Each flower lacks the colored petals that are typical of most…
Category: <span>Types of Flowers</span>
Cashew is a bean-shaped nut that grows on a tropical evergreen tree. Cashew nuts are delicious when roasted and is a popular food in the United States, India, Brazil, and…
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS are plants that are able to capture insects and certain other small animals and consume them for food. These plants do not actually chew and swallow their prey…
CARNATION is a flowering plant, Dianthus caryophyllus, of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae). It usually grows from 2 to 3 feet high. The leaves are slender and grass like, and the…
Caper, is a pickled flower bud used as a seasoning in salads and in sauces, including tartar sauce. The buds come from a low, trailing shrub called the caper bush…
Canterbury bell is a type of flowering plant with blue, pink, and white bell shaped flowers. The plants grow as tall as 3-4 feet (92 centimeters). The flowers measure 2…
CANNA (kan’a). When the tropical plants from which modern garden have been developed was taken to the United States in 1830, its large dark-green and bronze leaves were the most…
CANDYTUFT is a flowering herbal plant of the mustard family, Cruciferae. It is a favorite for both borders and beds in gardens of old-fashioned flowers. The name is supposed to…
CALLA (kalla), or calla lily, is a beautiful garden flower of the arum family, or Ar-aceae. It is related to the jack-in-the-pulpit and the skunk cabbage. What looks like the…
BULB (bulb). A bulb is a thick, fleshy bud that usually grows underground. In many plants, such as the tiger lily, it grows above ground, in the spot where the…
