BEAUTIFUL GIFTS OF NATURE

Nature has provided mankind with hundreds of gifts to make life bright and worth living. The most beautiful of all these gifts is known as a flower. There are thousands of different types of flowers that are further divided into different species according to their particular habits and characteristics. The following is a brief description of some of the flowers that are much popular among the garden visitors as well as the flower lover gardeners.

PLUMERIA

It is a beautiful flower that is well known as firangipani.they is universally loved by millions because of their sweet fragrance and simple yet delicate nature. They just look great whether they are growing on a plant or used as cut flowers. The fallen flowers of plumeria are very commonly used as a relaxing agent in a bathtub.

Frangipani is native to Caribbean, Central America and brazil.It is easy to grow and so can be easy fund in tropical and sub-tropicalregions. It has four main species.

1.       Plumeria pudica

2.       Plumeria alba

3.       Plumeria rubra

4.       Plumeria obtuse

Among the four species of plumeria the plumeria Alba is the most loved, due to its white blooms with yellow center and a very sweet smell. It is an edible type of plumeria and can be used as fritters; its wood is a good laxative. The plumeria rubra is much different from other types and is available in shades of pink and red.

DIANTHUS

Dianthus commonly means a divine flower. It has more than 300 different species and hundreds of hybrids. It produces lovely fragrant blooms in spring or summer season as it may vary according to the planting time of the [plant. The philippines flower shop online dianthus falls into almost all the categories and some of them are annuals and some are perennials, there are even biennials. Carnations, Sweet Williams and pinks all are great examples of dianthus. It commonly grows up to 20 inches in height but there are some species that may grow up to 3 feet tall.

These flowers like to bloom in places where the summers are not too hot; in fact these grow best in cooler climatic conditions. They need at least 4-5 hours of full sun each day to grow properly. The dianthus should be planted in a little alkaline type of fast draining soil. They need proper air circulation between their stems to avid lingering moisture. Over watering should be avoided, as in case of over watering the foliage of the plant turns yellow. Each plant should be planted at least 12 inches apart in a way that the crown of the plant rests at the surface of the soil.