Aconitum known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard’s bane, women’s bane, Devil’s helmet or blue rocket is a genus of flowering plant that belongs to the buttercup family. There are 250 plus species of Aconitum.

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Common names: gerbera, gerbera daisy
Description: blooms like daisies that grow to around 5 inches wide with many layers of thin petals. Gerbera’s grow in many sizes including tiny varieties; single-flowered or double-flowered; and spider varieties. Colors include white, cream, yellow, gold, pink, magenta, salmon, orange, red and mixed colours.
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Common names: Daffodil, narcissus, jonquil

Description: Six outer petals surround a cup creating a trumpet-style look of this cut flower. Some stems produce one flower; others produce clusters. The outer petals are yellow or white; cups may be white, yellow, orange or salmon, and some have an orange edge.
Special care: Daffodils secrete a sap that can […]

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Common names: chrysanthemum, mum

Description: There are many flower forms out there and the flowers stems may carry one flower or multiple blooms. There are also spoon-shaped, quill-shaped, threadlike or spiderlike florets. Used as both cut flowers and blooming plants, their colors include red, white, pink, yellow, bronze, magenta and purple.

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Common names: Carnation

Description: Flowers are 2 to 3 inches wide on 1-to-2-foot stems. Tiny carnation varieties feature several small flowers on a single stem. Carnations come in a variety of colours including white, yellow, pink, fuchsia, deep purple, red, salmon, light green, bi-colors and flecked. The fragrant cut flowers live up to three weeks. Carnations are popular as potted plants […]

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Common names: bouvardia

Description: Bouvardia can have single or double star-like blooms that open from tubular necks. Thin, branching stems open up to clusters of blooming florets. Leaves are bright green and pointed. Bouvardia comes in white, pink, salmon, and red and lives one to two weeks. The dainty flowers and soft colors bestow an air […]

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Common names: bird of paradise

Description: Named for their similarity in shape to the heads of tropical birds, these flowers have multicolored 5/7-inch flowers held inside green, pointed bracts. Their blooms are bright orange with purple and live one to two weeks.

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Common names: aster, monte casino, rainbow aster, spray aster.

Description: Asters are dainty, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers distributed over airy sprays. They come in all colours of the rainbow including white, pink, lavender, red, purple and white. Vase life ranges from 7 to 14 days.
Special care: Cut stems every two days because they become slimy quickly. Check […]

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Common Names: Anthuthium, tailflower

Description: A tropical flower, anthuriums have strange petals that are red, pink, white or green. The blooms are glossy like patent leather. As a cut flower, anthuriums live two to three weeks.

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Common names: calla, calla lily

Description: Callas are large flowers with thick, waxy petals and solitary 6 to 8 inch flower heads that make excellent cut flowers and blooming plants. Colors include white, yellow, pink, lavender, rose, orange and green. Vase life is seven to 10 days.
Special care: Water frequently and cut stem ends every few […]

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