Flowers and more

**Mari** · 03-01-2008, 01:11 PM

If we can have a frog thread and the sorts, we can also have a thread on flowers.

Feel free to post pics of your favourite flowers, to talk about them, or just post some gardening tips or something.

I'm a complete flowerfreak, especially wild flowers with bright colours.
Apparently when I was little I would pull out the weeds with little flowers in it and nurture them in my little part of the garden. There is also a story floating around about me stealing and burying the pride of my neighbour in the hopes that I would get such a pretty flower in my garden too, but I plead ignorance.

My all time favourite flower is an orange rose with a red or yellow shine.

I also like gerbera's because of their bright and happy colours:

The bright colours of Corn flowers and poppy's never cease to amaze me:

And last but not least, the sunflower:

In Japan, my friends gave me the nickname Himawari which literally means "turning to the sun" and it is the Japanese word for sunflower. I really treasure this nickname and came to like the sunflower very much.

**Mari** · 03-01-2008, 01:13 PM

Here's a nice site on flowers, how to keep them, which flowers to give when and the meaning of different flowers and their backgrounds.
http://www.proflowers.com/flowerguide.aspx

***Jonathan*** · 03-01-2008, 02:25 PM

Roses, corn flowers, poppies and sun flowers...

You're Dutch. How do you feel about tulips?

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-01-2008, 02:40 PM

Or cherry blossoms?

My favourite flowers are white roses, roses with a different colour on their tip, lilies, and (probably my all-around favourite) jasmine.

**Mari** · 03-01-2008, 02:55 PM

Tulips are okay I guess, depending on the colour. I love seeing the fields with flowers though. In a few weeks time they will be blooming again

Gwaimir, some nice pics for you of cherry blossoms I took in Japan ^_^

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-01-2008, 06:03 PM

Somehow, I figured you would.

**Mari** · 03-01-2008, 06:17 PM

*innocent look* Really? Why?

BeardofPants · 03-01-2008, 06:51 PM

I'm not normally into girly flower-y things, but I gotta say, thanks for posting this thread up - it really lifted my mood.

I'm an a sunflower girl. My one concession.

**Mari** · 03-01-2008, 06:58 PM

I didn't dare admitting my love for flowers until I went to Japan. But that is a different thing.
A special pic for you then, one of my favourites:

Because the pic keeps disappearing...

Nerdanel · 03-01-2008, 08:19 PM

Guess I'll just post some of my own flower photos here then.

Snowdrops are quite beautiful..

Spectacular

Cyclamen parviflorum

***Earniel*** · 03-02-2008, 07:13 AM

Flowers are good.

I have a soft spot for blue flowers, like corn flowers or gentians, . It's a pity that I never seem to be able to find any large dark blue flowers, they're always small.

The Telcontarion · 03-02-2008, 01:59 PM

This is actually the national tree of jamaica and I have always been enamored by it. The beautiful flowers of which are pictured above.

Lignum vitae is the heartwood of species of the genus Guaiacum, the trees of which are also called guayacan. The name is Latin for "wood of life", and derives from its medicinal uses.

This wood has a density between 1.28 and 1.37g per cu.cm., so it will sink in water. It is a hard, dense and durable wood, the most dense of any known wood. Originating in the West Indies and from southern Mexico to Venezuela. Used for ship propeller shaft and wagon wheel bearings and bushings. Heartwood is olive brown to nearly black, growing darker upon prolonged exposure to air. Difficult to work, but turns well and polishes to a fine, naturally waxy finish. Does not glue well and rejects most applied finishes. (wikipedia and here)

Lovely topic by the way.

**Mari** · 03-02-2008, 02:33 PM

Very nice pics

Thanks!

This is my favourite herb. Can anyone guess what it is?

It is mostly used in Italian and Greek cooking and I use it in almost all my dishes. You can use it to flavour up your meat (should you eat any) or tomato sauce. It is not very good in salads or dressings, but in other sauces it is often quite good. You'll have a hard time finding pizzas or macaroni without this herb.

***Tessar*** · 03-02-2008, 08:59 PM

OMGGGGGGGGGG flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ^_^

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Very nice pics

Thanks!

This is my favourite herb. Can anyone guess what it is?

It is mostly used in Italian and Greek cooking and I use it in almost all my dishes. You can use it to flavour up your meat (should you eat any) or tomato sauce. It is not very good in salads or dressings, but in other sauces it is often quite good. You'll have a hard time finding pizzas or macaroni without this herb.

Not basil, is it?

**Mari** · 03-04-2008, 12:02 PM

Nope, but you're close.

BeardofPants · 03-04-2008, 12:49 PM

sage? Or thyme maybe?

edit: or a basil variant.

**Mari** · 03-04-2008, 01:14 PM

Nope. It's oregano, but you were all very close.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano

You up for another one?
This one can be found all over the world, but most varieties come from China. The flower is edible, but the berries it produces aren't and it smells really nice. It is a member of the "catnip"family. Hummingbirds like this flower for the nectar is very sweet.
You can grow it on half sunny places and it likes to climb, so it's best to plant near a wall. However the varieties growing in the USA and New Zealand are rather... hard to kill and considered to be weeds.

(There are many different varieties, so this picture may not show you the variety you are used to.)

Starr Polish · 03-04-2008, 05:45 PM

Morning glories?

**Mari** · 03-04-2008, 05:57 PM

*looks up the Dutch for Morning glory* Nope, though they are very pretty too. We always have them in the summer. Best not to eat this one though, it might not be safe (though it is used in Japanese food).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory

(Nice meeting you by the way

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03-01-2008, 01:11 PM	#1
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Flowers and more If we can have a frog thread and the sorts, we can also have a thread on flowers. Feel free to post pics of your favourite flowers, to talk about them, or just post some gardening tips or something. I'm a complete flowerfreak, especially wild flowers with bright colours. Apparently when I was little I would pull out the weeds with little flowers in it and nurture them in my little part of the garden. There is also a story floating around about me stealing and burying the pride of my neighbour in the hopes that I would get such a pretty flower in my garden too, but I plead ignorance. My all time favourite flower is an orange rose with a red or yellow shine. I also like gerbera's because of their bright and happy colours: The bright colours of Corn flowers and poppy's never cease to amaze me: And last but not least, the sunflower: In Japan, my friends gave me the nickname Himawari which literally means "turning to the sun" and it is the Japanese word for sunflower. I really treasure this nickname and came to like the sunflower very much. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

03-01-2008, 01:13 PM	#2
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Here's a nice site on flowers, how to keep them, which flowers to give when and the meaning of different flowers and their backgrounds. http://www.proflowers.com/flowerguide.aspx __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

03-01-2008, 02:25 PM	#3
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Roses, corn flowers, poppies and sun flowers... You're Dutch. How do you feel about tulips? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

03-01-2008, 02:40 PM	#4
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Or cherry blossoms? My favourite flowers are white roses, roses with a different colour on their tip, lilies, and (probably my all-around favourite) jasmine. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-01-2008, 02:55 PM	#5
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Tulips are okay I guess, depending on the colour. I love seeing the fields with flowers though. In a few weeks time they will be blooming again Gwaimir, some nice pics for you of cherry blossoms I took in Japan ^_^ __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 03-09-2008 at 02:06 PM.

03-01-2008, 06:03 PM	#6
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Somehow, I figured you would. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-01-2008, 06:17 PM	#7
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	innocent look Really? Why? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

03-01-2008, 06:51 PM	#8
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I'm not normally into girly flower-y things, but I gotta say, thanks for posting this thread up - it really lifted my mood. I'm an a sunflower girl. My one concession. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-01-2008, 06:58 PM	#9
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I didn't dare admitting my love for flowers until I went to Japan. But that is a different thing. A special pic for you then, one of my favourites: Because the pic keeps disappearing... __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 03-02-2008 at 02:31 PM.

03-01-2008, 08:19 PM	#10
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	Guess I'll just post some of my own flower photos here then. Snowdrops are quite beautiful.. Spectacular Cyclamen parviflorum __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

03-02-2008, 07:13 AM	#11
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Flowers are good. I have a soft spot for blue flowers, like corn flowers or gentians, . It's a pity that I never seem to be able to find any large dark blue flowers, they're always small. __________________ We are not things.

03-02-2008, 01:59 PM	#12
The Telcontarion The one true King of the human race, direct descendant of Adam and heir to the kings of old. "You owe me your fealty." The Tar Minyaturion Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: By the shores of cuivinien Posts: 694	Lignum vitae This is actually the national tree of jamaica and I have always been enamored by it. The beautiful flowers of which are pictured above. Lignum vitae is the heartwood of species of the genus Guaiacum, the trees of which are also called guayacan. The name is Latin for "wood of life", and derives from its medicinal uses. This wood has a density between 1.28 and 1.37g per cu.cm., so it will sink in water. It is a hard, dense and durable wood, the most dense of any known wood. Originating in the West Indies and from southern Mexico to Venezuela. Used for ship propeller shaft and wagon wheel bearings and bushings. Heartwood is olive brown to nearly black, growing darker upon prolonged exposure to air. Difficult to work, but turns well and polishes to a fine, naturally waxy finish. Does not glue well and rejects most applied finishes. (wikipedia and here) Lovely topic by the way. __________________ Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Ecclesiasticus 2:1-5 1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation... ...4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

03-02-2008, 02:33 PM	#13
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Very nice pics Thanks! This is my favourite herb. Can anyone guess what it is? It is mostly used in Italian and Greek cooking and I use it in almost all my dishes. You can use it to flavour up your meat (should you eat any) or tomato sauce. It is not very good in salads or dressings, but in other sauces it is often quite good. You'll have a hard time finding pizzas or macaroni without this herb. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 03-02-2008 at 02:39 PM.

03-02-2008, 08:59 PM	#14
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	OMGGGGGGGGGG flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ^_^

03-04-2008, 12:02 PM	#16
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Nope, but you're close. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

03-04-2008, 12:49 PM	#17
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	sage? Or thyme maybe? edit: or a basil variant. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 03-04-2008 at 12:51 PM.

03-04-2008, 01:14 PM	#18
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Nope. It's oregano, but you were all very close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano You up for another one? This one can be found all over the world, but most varieties come from China. The flower is edible, but the berries it produces aren't and it smells really nice. It is a member of the "catnip"family. Hummingbirds like this flower for the nectar is very sweet. You can grow it on half sunny places and it likes to climb, so it's best to plant near a wall. However the varieties growing in the USA and New Zealand are rather... hard to kill and considered to be weeds. (There are many different varieties, so this picture may not show you the variety you are used to.) __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 03-04-2008 at 05:58 PM.

03-04-2008, 05:45 PM	#19
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Morning glories? __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-04-2008, 05:57 PM	#20
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	looks up the Dutch for Morning glory Nope, though they are very pretty too. We always have them in the summer. Best not to eat this one though, it might not be safe (though it is used in Japanese food). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory (Nice meeting you by the way ) __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 03-04-2008 at 06:00 PM.