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Gerbera Daisies
These lively, festive
flowers originated in
Africa and are now
cultivated in a dazzling
array of cheerful
colors.
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Gladioli Pliny the
Elder, a Roman scientist
of the first century
A.D. named these stately
flowers. Struck by the
resemblance between the
sheath of the flower and
the weapon that was
carried by Roman
soldiers, he called the
flower “gladiolus” from
the Latin word “gladius”
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Lilies These
striking trumpet-shaped
flowers are one of the
oldest known to man and
are thought to have
originated in the
Orient. Throughout the
ages, they have been
popular motif in both
secular and religious
art.
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Snapdragons These
old-fashioned favorites
with the whimsical name
are native to the
Mediterranean. Their
Latin name is
Antirrhinum, meaning
like a snout. Other
common names for these
flowers are calves’
snouts, lion’s lips,
toad’s mouth and
rabbit’s mouth. |
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Tulips The tulip, a
symbol of life, love and
immortality, actually
dates back to the time
of Confucius. By the
late 1600’s in Holland,
bulb prices often
exceeded the price of
precious metals. A
single bulb is said to
have sold for more that
$2,000. |
