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Mashua Flower

INFORMATION ABOUT MASHUA FLOWER… By: Nikki Phipps By NicolasGrandjean via Wikimedia Commons Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum), also known añu, is a tuber crop …

The Fairy Orchid

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAIRY ORCHID… By: Nikki Phipps Image by brewbooks The Fairy Orchid, also called Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa), is a …

The Spring Starflower

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPRING STARFLOWER… By: Nikki Phipps Image by LaggedOnUser Spring starflower, Ipherion uniflorum, is a native of South America in …

Soldier-in-the-Box Flower

INFORMATION ABOUT SOLDIER-IN-THE-BOX FLOWER… By: Nikki Phipps Image by Mike Keeling The genus Albuca is native to Arabia and Africa but is …

Snow Crocus

INFORMATION ABOUT SNOW CROCUS… Image by Kunal Mukherjee No early spring garden is complete without a display of snow crocus flowers included …

Scarlet-Seeded Stinking Iris

INFORMATION ABOUT SCARLET-SEEDED STINKING IRIS… By: Nikki Phipps Image by Marilyn Peddle The flowers of the Scarlet-seeded iris, or Stinking iris (Iris …

Romulea Iris

INFORMATION ABOUT ROMULEA IRIS… By: Nikki Phipps Image by Wilferd Duckitt Romulea is a small herbaceous perennial growing by way of an …

Purple Coneflower

INFORMATION ABOUT PURPLE CONEFLOWER… Image by Jordan Meeter Known for its immune enhancing abilities, you’ve probably seen Echinacea (the purple coneflower) on …

Peruvian Daffodil

INFORMATION ABOUT PERUVIAN DAFFODIL… By: Nikki Phipps Image by Balaji.B If fragrance is what you are looking for in the early summer …