Thursday, November 10, 2011

Seven most beautiful flowers in world

Flowers are reproductive portion of any flowering plant (i.e angiosperm family). Flowers present a multitude of combinations of colour, size, form, and anatomical arrangement. These days flowers play a very important role in our daily life to balance our social behaviour. Flowers are commercially available in the markets all around the year as these are used to enhance your love expression and happiness. Flowers are used as gifts, gratitude, celebrations and for congratulation. Not only this flowers are also used in sad moments of life i.e mourning, apology or in funerals. In many cultures flowers are an integral parts of wedding ceremonies. Let us look a collection of 10 most beautiful flowers in the world. These may trigger a feeling of happiness and help you to change your mode as flowers help us to stay calm and relaxed.Cherry Blossom
The cherry blossom is also know as sakura (Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; hiragana: さくら) in Japanese. In English, the word “sakura” is equivalent to the Japanese flowering cherry) and is an unofficial national flower of Japan.
There are different cherry tree varieties in Japan, most of which bloom for just a couple of days in spring. The Japanese celebrate that time of the year with hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties under the blooming trees. The most popular colors are white and pink. The Cherry Blossom play a vital rols in festivals celebrations in Japan and US. Japan gave 3,020 cherry blossom trees as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations’ then-growing friendship. The Cherry fruit (known in Japanese as sakuranbo) comes from another species of tree.

  
Canna
Cannas are easily grown tender perennials with architectural foliage and brash flowers that inject a dash of exotica. The most popular kinds of canna tend to have gladiolus-like flowers perched high above the large, paddle-like leaves. Canna flowers are really very beautiful and give you a very calm and relaxing effects.

Bird of paradise
The bird-of-paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae), or crane flower as it is sometimes known, is native to the southern and eastern parts of the Cape Province and northern Natal in South Africa, where it grows wild on river banks and in scrub clearings in coastal areas. This is really a very an amazing flower as it shows a great art by the nature.


Rose
A rose is a perennial flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colours. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance. Rose have a very important role in the history are you can also find it very frequently in literature. Rose is also considered as a true expression of love and affection.

Bleeding Heart
Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name, bleeding heart, is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of a heart with a drop of blood descending. All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested. These pink or white flowers appear in April-June.



Hydrangea
Hydrangeas have large blooms that bring flamboyant colour to the garden in late summer and autumn. Hydrangea ( common names Hydrangea and Hortensia) is a genus of about 70-75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Korea, Japan, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and North and South America. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1-3 m tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.

Calla Lily The calla lilies are a beautiful genus of flowers that have been enjoyed by humans for centuries. The calla lily grows from a type of bulb called a rhizome and produces very large green leaves, typically covered with lighter-coloured spots. The flower blooms from the top of a rather thick stem and sort of resembles trumpet shaped rolled paper, having a texture ranging from rather fleshy to wet autumn leaves.

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