
Cockscomb - Celosia
Cockscomb is a very interesting and unusual flower shape, resembling a cockscomb or folds of the brain. The blossom is large and found singly at the end of a heavy stalk.
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Cockscomb is a very interesting and unusual flower shape, resembling a cockscomb or folds of the brain. The blossom is large and found singly at the end of a heavy stalk.
A heathlike shrub with clusters of tiny blossoms near stem ends. Stems covered in small needle-like leaves.
Contorted, slender, flexible and twisted branches often forming graceful arcs and loops.
Orchid blossom is composed five outer petals and one inner petal with a fringed, boat-shaped lip. Blossoms are arranged on stems 16-24 inches long bearing 8-20 flowers.
Trumpet-shaped corona with six surrounding petals in a star shape at the end of a long hollow stem 8 to 22 inches long.
Dahlias consist of numerous hybrids and cultivars and a wide variety of shapes, textures and sizes, ranging from round to ball shaped, and daisy to pinwheel shaped.
Spike shaped clusters of flowers 8 to 20 inches long on stems 18 to 48 inches long. Flowers are disc shaped, trumpet shaped, or dolphin shaped.
Dendrobium Orchids are know for their elegant and sometimes flamboyant flowers. Blossoms are 1-2 inches across, with 3 colored sepals, 2 petals and a 3rd petal forming a lip, a spur extends from the back of the flower. Stems are 12-24 inches long bearing up to 15 flowers.
Tiny, delicate, star-shaped blossoms which grow in flat-topped clusters called umbels. Each umbel can be up to 6 inches across and is composed of numerous individual flower stalks radiating from a single point, creating a somewhat umbrella-like shape. Dill is known for its fine, feathery foliage. The leaves are slender, delicate, and thread-like.
The leaves are long, slender, and lance-shaped. with a pointed tip. They range in length from about 1 to 2 feet. The leaves are firm and flexible with a smooth and glossy texture.
Dusty Miller leaves are deeply lobed and somewhat jagged or serrated along the edges. The leaves are typically soft and fuzzy, and covered with fine hairs that contribute to their silvery-gray (dusty) appearance.
Ball-shaped flower heads are 2 inches in diameter, composed of steel blue bristle-like bracts and blue feathery flowers.
Long, slender, dramatically segmented stems. The leaves are tiny scales found at the joints. A cone shaped spike bearing spores is formed on the top mature stems.
Tall dramatic flowers with distinctive bottle brush blossoms atop leafless slender stalks. The height of these impressive flowers can be two to seven feet.
Small, delicate star-shaped flowers with five petals. The flowers bloom in clusters, creating a profusion of blooms that can be quite striking against the dark green foliage.
Distinctive spiky, globe-shaped flower heads and spiny leaves, which often give them a thistle-like appearance.