Also bearing the name of Pigweed, the Amaranthus plant is usually regarded as weed, but people often use it as food, for its leaves as vegetables, and for its seeds as cereals. Mostly, the Amaranthus is a decorative flower and it also serves as a special ingredient to make a vivid red dye, which is …
A spring flower coming from South Africa, the Strelitzia is a flower worthy of royalties as its beauty has been compared to the “bird of paradise”. The name of Strelitzia has found its inspiration in the name of Queen Charlotte’s birth place, Meckenburg-Strelitz in England. The resemblance of the Strelitzia flower with “the bird of …