Flowerstory

Since the days of ancient Rome the Calla Lily has been treasured as a flower of celebration. First cherished as a celebration of light, the...

Name The name iris comes directly from the Greek goddess Iris, a messenger of the god’s. She was the goddess of the rainbow and traveled o...

Dahlia An herbal document written in Latin just sixty years after the coming of Columbus was discovered 1929. It noted that the Aztecs use...

Orchid originates from Greece, where orchis, means testicle. Some orchids are called ladies' fingers, ladies' tresses, or long purp...

Sunflower These flowers always turn towards the sun. They originated in Central and South America, and were grown for their usefulness, no...

Tulip Over a thousand years ago, Tulips grew wild in Persia, and near Kabul the Great Mogul Baber counted thirty-three different species. ...

Violet When Napoleon married Josephine, she wore violets, and on each anniversary Josephine received a bouquet of violets. Following Napo...