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To start your own flower garden, it is essential to know what types of flowers you want to grow. It is also necessary to know when the flowers bloom and what their height is. These are all very important questions before you start with the flower garden.
There are endless possibilities of flowers to select from but if you are not sure which types of flowers look best in gardens, read further and you will get to know the popular types of garden flowers.
The following is a list of the most popular types of garden flowers:
Cosmos
Cosmos belongs to the family Compositae. There are 20 known species of cosmos. These flowers have the capability to grow anywhere from 12 inches to 4 feet tall. These flowers can be used as cut flowers and are often used in flower arrangements. It is one of the easiest to grow flowers and generally is a pest free annual. It is good for hot, dry locations. These flowers are suitable for backgrounds and screens. They attract birds and butterflies.
Zinnia
Zinnia belongs to the family Asteracea. Out of 20 species of these flowers, about 10 species are the garden flowers. These flowers are ideal for indoor arrangements. Zinnias are traditional, old-fashioned flowers, which bloom in a wide variety of colors with large, mixed blooms. Zinnias require fertile and well-drained soil.
Morning glory
Morning glory belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. These flowers contain 50 genera and more than 1000 species. These flowers are used to decorate fences and walls. These flowers have heart shaped leaves and are available in a variety of colors including white, blue, red, pink and lavender. This type of flower reaches the height of 10 inches or more.
Marigold
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Marigolds are hardy annual plants, which belong to the family Asteracea. Marigold comes in various colors such as yellow, orange, red or a combination of all colors. These flowers bloom in 45 to 50 days from sowing. These are the great plants, which can cheer any garden. Marigolds are healthy, non-fussy plants that bring a lot of sunshine in your garden.
Sunflowers
Sunflower is a native of Peru and Mexico and belongs to Asteracea family. Sunflowers are the best to grow in gardens. These flowers have yellowish-orange petal with a black circle in the center. These flowers have the ability to grow as tall as 6 feet or possibly even higher depending on the flower itself. These flowers are valuable from an economic, as well as from an ornamental point of view.
The types of flowers you prefer will have a large impact on the overall result of your garden. The list of popular flowers will give you a guideline if you are unsure of which flowers may be most adaptable to a garden atmosphere.
Which flowers of the above-mentioned flowers you select will ultimately be your choice and regardless of the kinds or colors of your flowers, your garden will be a wonderful piece of work for everyone to admire.
Interesting Flowers
Flowers are the reproductive parts of the flowering plant. They represent a large number of combinations of color, form, size and anatomy. They play an essential role in our day-to-day life to balance our social behavior. They are used to express love and gratitude.
There are vast numbers of flowering plants in this world. If you are interested to know about interesting flowers, then you are at the right place.
Here, let us look at the five most interesting flowers:
Roses:
Rose belongs to the genus Rosa and family Rosaceae. It consists of about 100 species. The genus Rosa is subdivided into four subgenera such as Hulthemia, Platyrhodon and Rosa. They grow as shrubs and climbers. The stem of rose plant bears thorns. Flowers consist of various colors. These plants grow in size as compact, miniature roses and can also grow to the height of about 7 meters. Roses are grown in a garden and occasionally indoors. They are also used as commercial cut flowers and in the preparation of perfumes.
