Here is yarrow. I have grown yarrow in my yard before. I love the tiny little sub-flowers and the lacy whitish-green leaves. It is also a member of the sunflower …
Xeranthemum–#AtoZChallenge
Xeranthemum flowers symbolize immortality and eternity. They are part of the sunflower family. The common name for one kind of xeranthemum is imortelle or everlasting–you get the theme. The flowers …
Water Lily–#AtoZChallenge
Who can resist a water lily? Not me! Not Claude Monet and not Buddhists, for whom it symbolizes: In Buddhist symbolism the lotus is symbolic of purity of the body, …
Violet–#AtoZChallenge
The lovely, lowly violet is now in bloom here in Chicago. I love to see the yards filled with them. They grow in my backyard, too, although they haven’t come …
Uva Ursi–#AtoZChallenge
The flower for today is uva ursi, commonly known as bearberry. Uva ursi is an old folk remedy–and is still used–for healing problems with the kidney and bladder. It’s also …
Rudbeckia/Black-eyed Susan–#AtoZChallenge
My flower for today is Rudbeckia, also know as Black-eyed Susan. I couldn’t resist choosing this flower that shares my name and that has grown in my garden, too. It’s …
Queen Anne’s Lace–#AtoZChallenge
As a child, I was fascinated by this flower–partly because of the name–such a romantic name for a flower that grows wild in the fields. And it really is lacy. …
Orchid–#AtoZChallenge
My flower for today is the orchid. When I went, almost 2 years ago, to Monteverde, Costa Rica, I visited the Orchid Garden there (Jardín de Orquídeas). We saw many …
Lilac–#AtoZChallenge
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring. …
Forget Me Not–#AtoZChallenge
Here is a forget me not–a sweet little flower. It’s message is to take the time to remember those you love–whether they are with you or not. It’s also an …