A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but would it fetch as high a price-tag? This bloom is very rare in the modern world and back in 2006 one grower sold his bloom for a staggering $15.8 million (c. £10 million) after harvesting it for as long as 15 years. To buy gifts flowers and toys for your loved ones visit: BorivaliFlowers Disclaimer: contents and images are taken from google and other websites
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.” – Lady Bird Johnson “Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” – Luther Burbank “Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” – Victor Hugo “Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon “A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.” – Max “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.” – Buddha “Minds are like flowers; they open only when the time is right.” – Stephen Richards “Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” – Gerard De Nerval “Flowers are like friends; They bring color to your world....
Helianthus is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species. Except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America and Central America. The common names "sunflower" and "common sunflower" typically refer to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus , whose round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the sun This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke ( H. tuberosus ), are cultivated in temperate regions and some tropical regions as food crops for humans, cattle, and poultry, and as ornamental plants. The species H. annuus typically grows during the summer and into early fall, with the peak growth season being mid-summer. Perennial sunflower species are not as common in garden use due to their tendency to spread rapidly and become invasive. The whorled sunflower, Helianthus vertic...
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