Flower: Difference between revisions
From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
(blert) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Humans find flowers attractive for their beauty and scent. |
Humans find flowers attractive for their beauty and scent. |
||
Humans also find some flowers useful as herbs (eg [[camomile]]), spices (eg [[cloves]]), [[dyestuffs]] (eg [[saffron]] and [[safflower]]), [[garnish]]es, [[perfume]]s(eg [[lavender]]), food sweeteners (eg [[rosewater]]). |
|||
Flowers could be very symbolic during the middle ages, for example, the rose is much tied up with [[chivalry]]. |
|||
Some flowers known during the medieval period: |
|||
*[[rose]]s (old fashioned single petal varieties, not the modern varieties - see http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/roses-art.html) |
|||
*[[carnation]]s (see http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/Gillyflower-art.html |
|||
*[[winter rose]] or Helibore |
|||
*[[violet]] |
|||
*[[daffodil]]s (smaller flowered varieties) |
|||
*[[forget-me-not]]s |
|||
*[[marigold]] |
|||
more information: [[http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/gardens-msg.html]] |
|||
Revision as of 19:12, 30 September 2003
The sexual gland of a plant.
it produces nectar to attract insects, and pollen with which it shares it's genes to other plants.
Humans find flowers attractive for their beauty and scent. Humans also find some flowers useful as herbs (eg camomile), spices (eg cloves), dyestuffs (eg saffron and safflower), garnishes, perfumes(eg lavender), food sweeteners (eg rosewater).
Flowers could be very symbolic during the middle ages, for example, the rose is much tied up with chivalry.
Some flowers known during the medieval period:
- roses (old fashioned single petal varieties, not the modern varieties - see http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/roses-art.html)
- carnations (see http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/Gillyflower-art.html
- winter rose or Helibore
- violet
- daffodils (smaller flowered varieties)
- forget-me-nots
- marigold
more information: [[1]]
