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2. Xerochrysum bracteatum - Wikipedia

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   Lower-growing cultivars are suitable for hanging baskets and border plantings. [40] The flowers attract butterflies to the garden. [42] Dried flowers are long lasting—up to some years—and are used in floral arrangements and the cut flower industry. [39] More robust longer stemmed forms are used for commercial cut flowers. [43]

3. Heliconia rostrata - Wikipedia

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   This plant, however, has pendulous inflorescences with the bracts facing downwards, the flowers nestled underneath. Without the collection of rainwater in the bracts, the flowers within them provide a source of undiluted nectar. [3] [4] Heliconias are known to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds, especially hummingbirds. Because ...

4. Helichrysum stoechas - Wikipedia

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   Helichrysum stoechas, known as Mediterranean strawflower, curry plant, common shrubby everlasting, everlasting flower, or eternal flower, is an annual or perennial shrub (depending on locale) that prefers dry, rocky and sandy areas. It can grow up to 120 centimeters (47 inches) in height, and spreads over 1 square meter (3 feet 3 inches) in area.

5. Ikebana - Wikipedia

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   The first flower arrangements were composed using a system were known as shin-no-hana, meaning ' central flower arrangement '. A huge branch of pine or cryptomeria stood in the middle, with three or five seasonable flowers placed around it. These branches and stems were put in vases in upright positions without attempting artificial curves.

6. Helichrysum - Wikipedia

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   When cut young and dried, the open flowers and stalks preserve their colour and shape for long periods. Helichrysum italicum (synonym Helichrysum angustifolium ) is steam distilled to produce a yellow-reddish essential oil popular in fragrance for its unique scent, best described as herbaceous, sweet, and honey-like.

7. Hanging basket - Wikipedia

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   A hanging basket is a suspended container used for growing decorative plants. Typically they are hung from buildings, where garden space is at a premium, and from street furniture for environmental enhancement. They may also be suspended from free standing frames sometimes called hanging basket trees. One type of hanging basket is the inverted ...