Today, about 60 cultivars exist, with white, pink, red, purple, or blue flowers that grow in a tight column along short stems.

The pigment is difficult for plants to produce and is found only in flowers that need insects, especially bees, to pollinate them. Annual larkspur, native to Western Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia, is a charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to a garden with its tall spires of bright flowers and fine-textured, fernlike leaves. This perennial, a native of East Asia and the Americas, comprises more than 75 species and 600 cultivated varieties, of which mophead, lacecap, oakleaf, and peegee are the most common. True violets are annual, perennial, or even small shrubs with white, yellow, lavender, or purple flowers. P. ‘Ukon’ AGM: semi-double pale yellowish, tinged green flowers are pink flushed mid-spring, red-brown and purple autumn tints.Peonies, a beloved flower that blooms in late spring/early summer, come in a wide variety of colors. Low-maintenance astilbe, with its 25 species native to Asia and North America and many cultivars from which to choose, is an easy flower for a beginner gardener to grow. In Albania, the leaves are used as a spinach substitute, mainly served simmered and marinated in olive oil, or as ingredient for fillings of byrek.

You can grow it in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter if you have a bright southwest-facing window. It is usually grown as a bedding plant or in containers where it acts as a light-colored accent against darker plants. The most common varieties have an upright habit with elegant blue, purple, pink, or white flower spikes.

It might have been cheaper to by some real flowers, but my 3 grandchildren ages 10 to 16 had great fun making these flowers for their mum on Mother’s Day, and they will last longer. Plant roots have been used in the past for a variety of purposes including medical treatments, dyes, inks, and snuff. Lavender is also prized as a flavoring in cooking, as an ingredient in teas, and for a monofloral honey.

Queen of the Night – The delicate, haunting, white flowers of this cactus bloom only at night and emit an exceptionally sweet perfume.One of the hallmarks of late spring are the vivid azaleas that bloom in yards, along trails, and in woodlands. Buttercups are amazingly diverse wildflowers popping up in temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Renee36 Colourful Flowers I bought these beautiful, colourful flowers for my sister, who has been unwell. The cut flowers will make bouquets more dramatic and eye-catching thanks to their enormous, intricate blooms. Peonies offer a variety of flower types: Petal-packed doubles, semi-doubles, anemone-centered, and singles.