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Friday, September 25, 2015

10 Striking Green Flowers -- Perfect Addition to Your Garden

Green flowers for your garden. Why not? There are some green flowers that are easy to grow for the average gardener. Other need diligent care to grow. A few are not flowers at all, but large green bracts that resemble blooms. Check out the list to learn more about these striking green flowers.

Green Cymbidium Orchid

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Cymbidium orchids are prized for their long-lasting sprays of flowers, used especially as cut flowers or for corsages. There are two main types of cymbidiums - standards and miniatures. Cymbidium also appears in a cascading form with small flowers blooming on long pendulous spikes. These orchids come in various colors, including shades of green from pale yellowish green to dark green. Several species and hybrid cultivars of Cymbidium orchid can produce up to 30 dazzling flowers on a single spike.

Green Chrysanthemum

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Chrysanthemums are popular Fall flowers that make for long lasting cut flowers. Most green chrysanthemums are grown commercially. Chrysanthemum 'Feeling Green' is one good example of green chrysanthemum. This variety has a pompom flowerhead with tightly packed petals. It produces small, apple green blooms.

Hydrangea Mini Limelight



This is a new dwarf form of the popular Limelight Hydrangea. Just 3 to 5 feet high and wide, Mini Limelight is ideal for containers. The flowers appear in summer, a pleasing shade of lime-green, then turn vintage shades of pink in autumn.

Bells of Ireland

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Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) is highly prized for bouquets, so it's a perfect addition to your garden. It produces bell-shaped blooms in late Summer that are arranged vertically on a stalk, along with luscious pale to emerald green leaves. The gorgeous, slightly fragrant green "flowers" are actually calyxes surrounding tiny white blooms.

Corsican Hellebore

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Corsican Hellebore (Helleborus argutifolius) is a lovely evergreen perennial with stout green stems reaching 90 cm-1.2 m (3-4 ft). Each leaf is divided into three leaflets where leaf margins are coarsely spined. It blooms in late winter, with clusters of apple-green cup shaped flowers appear hanging below three leaflets.

Green Carnation

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Most carnations in florist shops have been dyed. But there are several varieties of natural green carnation that are grown commercially. Green Carnation 'Prado' is one of them. 'Prado' is a robust perennial with pale yellow, double flowers 10cm across, strongly clove-scented, produced throughout the year.

Clematis florida Alba plena

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Clematis florida Alba plena is a very special species of clematis. This beautiful double flowered variety of clematis has pale-green rosette-like blooms that turn to pure creamy white as they mature. Flowers are of 8-10 cm across with white tepals arranged in a very regular rosette pattern.

‘GREEN STAR’ Gladiolus

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The 'Green Star' Gladiolus is a beautiful green flower that is easy to grow. This striking gladiolus cultivar has very large, showy flowers the color of lime sherbet. With their tall, sturdy stems and unusual colouring, these magnificent gladioli are traditional favorites for adding vertical elements to flower arrangements.

‘Zinnia - Jade

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Zinnias are charming, old fashioned annuals that are easily grown from seed. Most species have upright stems, but some have spreading stems. The flowers come in various appearances, from a single row of petals, to a dome shape. Likewise, Zinnias come in different colors including white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, and green. Notable green cultivars include Giant Lime, Jade, and Tequila Lime.

Green Rose

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'Rosa chinensis Viridiflora' is the only genuine green rose in existence. The Green Rose (Rosa chinensis viridiflora) is a natural mutation of a Chinese rose producing what appears to be small, spikey roses. The strange blooms are made up entirely of sepals rather than petals. A small bloom is surrounded by bluish green sepals that take on a bronze tone after opening.

24 comments:

  1. My parents both have green thumbs. One of the things they love to do is plant plant plant. They love flowers too. I dream of giving them a garden again.

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  2. I really like the Green Chrysanthemum, it's so fascinating indeed! Thanks for sharing these beautiful flowers, it's so refreshing to the eyes.

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  3. I was actually looking for some flower ideas to add to my garden. I had no idea about the ‘GREEN STAR’ Gladiolus;)

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  4. They are indeed very striking! I just fell in love with the Carnation. :)

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  5. We've been trying to grow orchids here, unfortunately I don't have a green thumb. It would be nice to have a garden like this.

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  6. The only green flowers I have seen are the green chrysanthemums and the green orchids. I did not know there would be other green flowers. That green zinnia looks very good.

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  7. Wow great to know that there is a blog like this that focuses of flowers! So beautiful! Nakaka-relax! Ang gaganda!

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  8. The green rose looks really nice. Still have a bit of red on some parts. Although it seems a bit huge compared to other roses or are those just leaves?

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  9. I was fascinated indeed upon seeing these beautiful flowers. As the pop song goes, it was fascination I know.

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  10. I got my eyes on the Corsican Hellebore. Lovely collection. I enjoyed every photos.

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  11. those are pretty but green flowers doesn't really appeal to me

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  12. The color attracts people with good vibes, and truly refreshing to see these amazing and fascinating flowers.

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  13. Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers yet I've never seen the green ones! How gorgeous! And the chrysanthemum are so pretty too!

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  14. The Cymbidium Orchids and the Zinnias are green beauties. Nice to have some green tips blooming amidst the other colours like white, yellow and red flowers.

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  15. The green rose looks beautiful. I guess even if the leaves and stem are green, these green flower still do stand out.

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  16. Such lovely flowers! It is rare to see this kind of green varieties of flowers. The Cymbidium orchid and the green chrysanthemum are so beautiful.

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  17. These flowers look so pretty and so gorgeous! Chrysanthemum and carnations are just awesome.

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  18. Wow! First time to see a green rose! Flowers are such delight to the eyes. :)

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  19. These looks adorable. My favorite so far is the Hydrangea Mini Limelight.

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  20. Wow, I have never seen a gree clematis and gladiulos. They are all gorgeus!

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  21. Wow! I never see green rose or chrysanthemums Papaleng :-) beautiful flower as ever.

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  22. Spring and Summer is over up in Northeast seeing beautiful flower even for just a pictures brighten my day.

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  23. I have never thought about how many green flowers there is..indeed a great addition to your gardens, my son would adore this color since it is his favorite one.

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  24. I love the Green Cymbidium Orchid so much but it is very hard to grow in the garden of tropical weather here in my country. By the way, I love garden at home with lots of flowers and greens.

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