Summer Flowers

Polianthes tuberosa

      Besides the pleasant smell, Polianthes tuberosa has many therapeutical effects and has been used with this purpose since the XVIth century. The essential oils extracted from the plant are considered to be benefic for the human body as they induce a certain peace, amplifying creativity.

Bloodroot

      Being a part of the Sanguinaria genus, Bloodroot is a perennial plant native to North America. It is also known as bloodwort, red puccoon root or pauson. Another name attributed to Bloodroot has been tetterwort but, in order to avoid misunderstandings, as the British people use it in order to refer to Greater Celandine, the term is no longer used.

Liatris

      The Liatris are perennial summer plants originating from the east of North America. Also referred to as Blazing Stars or gay Feathers, the Liatris flowers are strongly pollinated, as their blooming flower acts as a magnet for the bees and the butterflies. Although people use it mainly as a decorative plant, there are situations when people cultivate this plant indoors in pots.

Bachelor’s Button

      Also known as Cornflower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere or Hurtsickle, the scientific name of the Bachelor’s Button is Centaurea cyanus and it is a small flowering plant native to Europe that blooms annually. The Bachelor’s Button can reach a maximum height of 90 centimeters and has a splendid blue color and unique shapes.

Trachymene – Didiscus

       Didiscus or the Blue Lace Flower. has its flowering at the top of a tall stem and its bloom is famous for resembling Queen Ann’s lace, which can justify one of the commonest used names of the Trachymene. The plant has its flowering at the top of a tall stem and its bloom is famous for resembling Queen Ann’s lace, which can justify one of the commonest used names of the Trachymene.

Cosmos

      Cosmos, a genus that gathers around 20-26 species, is a perfect garden flower as it brigs a plus of color and the power of joggling with them, as the colors may differ from a specie to another.The genus includes Cosmos atrosanguineus, Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos caudatus and Cosmos sulphureus, some of them extremely popular between ornamental plants.

Cockcomb-Celosia Cristata

      Celosia, also known as Cockscomb or woolflower, a genus that gathers 60 species, is an ornamental flower pretty much similar in appearance to amaranthus.The flower comes in colors such as red, yellow, cream, orange, rose and pink and if you choose to play a little bit with the colors while planting them, this flower ..

Astilbe

      A garden of Astilbes looks rich and abundant, as the flowers of the Astilbe plant can cheer up and lighten even the dullest of gardens with their vivid colors. Most cultivators use Astilbe as a decorative flower, but its use goes way beyond decorations and ornamental schemes, as it even has a symbolism surrounding it that suggests the flower stands for ..

Canna flaccida

      Canna flaccida has as growing environments those with moist soil, rich in organic matter and if the soil is a dry one, the plant can go through severe transformations that can cause death. Even though the plant enjoys cooler climates, the rhizomes have to be removed and kept indoors after the first frost.

Gypsophila

      The Gypsophila represents a plant which originates from Europe, Asia and also northern Africa and it’s used mainly as a decorative flower, as it resembles strikingly with the carnation. The plant belongs to a very rich genus of almost 100 species, all belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family, commonly called the pink family or even the carnation family.