Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers
have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love. They can also be used as a
display of love at funerals, as demonstrated at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith.
More recently, pink flowers have come to symbolize breast cancer awareness.
They may also be used as an expression of thanks, or just enjoyed for their aesthetic
beauty.
Species of pink flowers include:
- Allium (flowering onion)
- Astilbe
- Azalea
- Begonias
- Butterfly bush
- Carambola tree (starfruit)
- Clematis
- Coneflower (Echinacea)
- Cypripedium acaule (lady’s slipper orchids)
- Dahlia
- Dianthus family (carnation, pink, and sweet william)
- Flowering plum tree
- Hibiscus
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea growing in alkaline (acidic) soil
- Oriental lily
- Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy)
- Peony / paeony
- Petunia
- Rhododendron and Azalea
- Roses
- Sabatia angularis (rosepink or bitterbloom)
- Tulips
- Vinca
Flower language: Pure love, eternal love, innocence, chastity, sympathy, pretty/lovely girl (ナデシコの花言葉は純愛・無邪気・純粋な愛・いつも愛して・思慕・貞節・お見舞・女性の美・など女性的なイメージが強いが、才能・大胆・快活なども。ヤマトナデシコ（カワラナデシコ）の花言葉は、可憐・貞節である。)
Sempervivum /sɛmpəˈvaɪvəm/ eternal life, is a genus of about 40 species of
flowering plants in the Crassulaceae family, known as houseleeks.
Other common names include liveforever and hen and chicks.
They are succulent perennials forming mats composed of tufted leaves in rosettes.
In favourable conditions they spread rapidly via offsets, and several species are
valued in cultivation as groundcover for dry, sunny spots.
Houseleeks occur from Morocco to Iran, through the mountains of Iberia, the Alps,
Carpathians, Balkan mountains, Turkey, the Armenian mountains, in the
northeastern part of the Sahara Desert, and the Caucasus.
The name Sempervivum has its origin in the Latin semper (“always”) and vivus
(“living”), because this perennial plant keeps its leaves in winter and is very resistant
to difficult conditions of growth. The common name houseleek is believed to stem
from the traditional practice of growing plants on the roofs of houses to ward off
lightning strikes. The plant is not closely related to the true leek, which belongs to the
onion family. Other common names reflect the plant’s ancient association with Thor,
the Norse god of thunder, and the Roman Jupiter. Hence names such as “Jupiter’s
beard” and the German Donnersbart (“thunder beard”). (Wiki)
– Pictures sent by Erin taken in her home in Washington –
The following article with pics was forwarded for our readers by Gina (gina@morningchores.com):
29 Types of Succulent Plants for Your Terrarium, Indoor Decor, or Cactus Garden
29 Types of Succulent Plants for Your Terrarium, Indoor Decor, or Cactus Garden
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