Helianthemum apenninum, the white rock-rose, is a white-flowering rock rose found in dry grassy and rocky places across large parts of Europe.

H. apenninum flowers from March to July, and may grow up to 50 cm tall. The flowers are pentamerous, up to 30 mm across, and are white with yellow centres and yellow stamens. The three outer […]

Monocarpic plants are those that flower, set seeds and then die.

The plant can live a number of years before it will flower. Flowering does not by itself result in the death of the plants but the production of fruits and seeds causes changes within the plants which lead to death. These changes are induced by […]

Vic Flowers born April 16th 1952 is the acting leader of the Barmy Army, a group of English cricket supporters noted for passionately following the English cricket team around the world. Flowers is from Oldham and is nicknamed Jimmy Savile because of his resemblance to the disc jockey of the same name. Flowers is noted […]

Agave chiapensis is a species of agave.

It is a medium-sized agave, with spreading rosettes of light green leaves that are variable but tend toward the ovate. The teeth of the leaf margins are deltoid and may be found either small (3-4 mm) and closely spaced, or larger (5-10 mm) and further apart. The strong terminal […]

I Crush Bozo is an album by the band, Happy Flowers. The album was released in 1988.

Track listing

“Get Me off the Broiler Pan” - 2:54

“I’m the Stupid One” - 2:29

“More Mittens” - 1:22

“Old Relatives” - 2:22

“Get Paul’s Head” - 1:34

“Why Don’t I Bleed” - 2:09

“Fever Dream” - 2:44

“They Cleaned My Cut Out […]

Heterogamy has a number of biological definitions:

In reproductive biology, heterogamy is the alternation of differently organized generations, applied to the alternation between parthenogenetic and a sexual generation. This type of heterogamy occurs for example in some aphids.

In cell biology, heterogamy is a synonym of anisogamy, the condition of having differently sized male and female […]

Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. Unlike entomophilous and zoophilous species, whose pollen is spread by insects and vertebrates respectively, anemophilous species do not develop scented flowers, nor do they produce nectar.

Male and female reproductive organs are generally found in separate flowers, the male flowers having […]

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Earina is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising of approximately 10 species. Three endemic species are found in New Zealand, five in New Caledonia, and also in Tahiti, Samoa and Fiji.

The New Zealand species are all epiphytic, or sometimes lithophytic, found growing on mossy trunks in the rain forests of both the North […]

An inconsistent triad consists of three propositions of which at most two can be true. For example:

Alice loves me.

If Alice loves me, she would have sent flowers.

Alice hasn’t sent flowers.

If one finds oneself believing all three propositions of an inconsistent triad, then (to be rational) one must give up or modify at […]

Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 - July 28, 1984) was an American actress, by some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood. Known as “The Queen of the Hollywood Extras,” Flowers was born in Sherman, Texas. She died in Woodland Hills, California.

Flowers’s film debut came in 1923, when she […]

The Flowers of Romance may refer to:

“The Flowers of Romance”, a song by Sex Pistols.

The Flowers of Romance, an early UK punk rock group.

The Flowers of Romance, an album by Public Image Ltd.

Flowers of Romance, an old Greek Rock band.

Dendrochilum cobbianum Rchb.f. 1880, is an epiphytic orchid occurring in the Philippines, growing on moss-covered trees. It can sometimes occur as a lithophyte growing on rocks at altitudes above 1200 m.

It possesses white to green-white, creamy flowers with yellow throats that emerge alongside new growth. This flowers have a diameter of 1.8 cm, rather large […]

Additives for cut flowers are substances added to water, intended to extend the viability of the flowers. Once flowers are removed from the plant they continue to grow slowly, but have a diminished capability of receiving the nutrients that are vital for their survival.

That there are different techniques of ensuring that fresh cut flowers remain […]

In botany, a spadix (pl. spadices) is a type of spike: an inflorescence with small flowers crowded on a thickened, fleshy axis. The term is applied to certain monocotyledons, especially members of the Family Araceae called arums or aroids. In these flower heads there is typically also a spathe (from Ancient Greek spathe “broad […]

A functional garden used to grow flowers for indoor rather than outdoor display is known as a cutting garden. It is usually only a feature of large residences.

The cutting garden is typically placed in a fertile and sunlight position out of public view and is not artistically arranged, as it contains flowers for cutting. […]

Flowers and Trees was a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932. It was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full-color three-strip Technicolor process, after several years of two-color Technicolor films.

Flowers and Trees was already […]

Woodie C. Flowers is a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His specialty areas are engineering design and product development, he holds the Pappalardo Professorship and is a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.

He gained his B.S. at Louisiana Polytechnic University in 1966 and added a M.S., a M.E., and a Ph.D., all from […]

Small and short-lived, Erysimum ‘Chelsea Jacket’ is a perennial cultivar of Erysimum cheiri usually grown for its long-lasting and brightly coloured flowers. It is closely related to Cheiranthus. This plant has been given an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Normal height is about 30 cm, prostrate habit.

The plant flourishes in full sun and well-drained soil […]

I Crush Bozo is an album by the band, Happy Flowers. The album was released in 1988.

Track listing

“Get Me off the Broiler Pan” - 2:54

“I’m the Stupid One” - 2:29

“More Mittens” - 1:22

“Old Relatives” - 2:22

“Get Paul’s Head” - 1:34

“Why Don’t I Bleed” - 2:09

“Fever Dream” - 2:44

“They Cleaned My Cut Out […]

Herbie Flowers (born Brian Keith Flowers, 19 May 1938, in Isleworth, Middlesex) is an English studio musician specialising in bass guitar, double-bass and tuba, who came to prominence performing with David Bowie and Elton John, and then later Lou Reed. It is his bass that opens Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” and underpins Bowie’s […]

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