Poinsettia
Poinsettia – Podcast S1 E5 – December 17, 2020 Poinsettia, the December birth flower! They are of the euphorbiaceae family. These flowers are native to Central America, more specifically southern Mexico. This plant was not described in European history until 1834. Poinsettias are also known as the Christmas Star, and Christmas flower. The ancient Aztecs…
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Hyacinth – Podcast S1 E4 – November 12, 2020 The Hyacinthus Orientalis, known as the common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, or Dutch hyacinth. These are of the Asparagaceae family. And yes, that is the asparagus family. These flowers are native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. Although, now they…
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Marigold – Podcast S1 E3 – October 29, 2020 The 3rd episode of Secret Life of Flowers, I’m Carlie, not a botanist, just an artist obsessed with all things flowers, especially the language of flowers, and here to share with all of you flower lovers out there. Marigold of the tagetes and Asteraceae families consisting of…
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Daisy – Podcast S1 E2 – October 19, 2020 I’m Carlie, not a botanist, just an artist obsessed with all things flowers, especially the language of flowers, and here to share with all of you flower lovers out there. You may want to learn some flower history, learn how to utilise the language of flowers…
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Hydrangea – Podcast S1 E1 – October 1, 2020 First, I’m going to start by saying not a botanist, just an artist obsessed with all things flowers, especially the language of flowers, and here to share with all of you flower lovers out there. Maybe you want to learn some flower history, learn how to…
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