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  • Cleome – spider flower

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    Cleome is a beautiful flower from the family of Cleomaceae(order Brassicales).Although it was believed this plant belongs to the caper family, with a closer look into DNA structure scientists discovered that this plant belongs to the Brassicales order and was…

  • Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

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    Hollyhock- a biannual plant from the family of Malvaceaes is a Eurasia native flower that has been a part of our grandmothers’ gardens for many years.This plant is native to the Mediterranean type of climate, but it has adapted really well…

  • Barlow columbine

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    Two years ago I bought Barlow columbine seeds, “Black Barlow” and “Rose Barlow” to be exact. Now after 2 years they are finally blooming. European columbine(Aquilegia Vulgaris) can be found as a native plant in many gardens in Croatia. That…

  • Flowerpedia: Cosmos fizzy

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    This spring I bought Cosmos fizzy mix. A mix of regular cosmoses and “fizzy variety”. Cosmos is a Mexican native plant that belongs to the family of Asteraceae. Over the centuries it spread all over the world. This plant was…

  • Flowerpedia: Columbine

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    Lat. Aquilegia, Common names: Granny’s bonnet, Pakujac Columbine (Aquilegia) is a perennial plant that grows all over Northern Hemisphere. It’s one of the plants that even our grandmothers had and loved.There are almost 120 different types of columbines and even…