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"A flower lives up to its name" is a phrase we often use to describe flowers. It is usually used to describe that the distinctive features of certain flowers are very consistent with their names.

But when it comes to the "beauty" of flowers, not all flowers live up to their names. For example, today we are going to talk about 30 kinds of "modest flowers". They are so humble that they call themselves grass. Although strictly speaking they are indeed grass flowers and have the tenacious vitality of grass, their flowers have a stunning beauty that ordinary grass flowers do not have. I hope you don’t miss them because of their names!

Evening Primrose

Evening primrose is an upright biennial coarse herb that blooms at night. It has spike-shaped inflorescences. From June to September, the pink and tender small flowers bloom one after another, which is beautiful and spectacular under the moonlight.

Hemerocallis

You may not know that daylily is the mother flower of China . It is a perennial herb (over 1 meter tall) with slender pedicels and slender leaves. The flowers are exactly the same as lilies, with orange-red to light red colors, very showy, and the flowering period is from May to July.

Delphinium

Large-flowered delphinium is a perennial herb and a popular flower border plant in recent years . It has a wide variety of varieties and colors, and the plants are of varying heights (30-40cm at the shortest and nearly 2m at the highest), with the flower spike accounting for half of the plant.

The swallow-like flowers bloom densely from bottom to top, and have a very high ornamental value. Delphiniums are relatively cold-resistant but not drought-resistant, so autumn sowing is a very good choice (usually it will bloom 3-4 months after sowing).

Plover

Plover is an annual herb that is similar to delphinium and is often mistaken for delphinium. In comparison, the plant of Plover is shorter and weaker, but it has more branches and is easy to identify if you look carefully. The flowering period is from May to October.

Bluebells

Campanula is a biennial perennial herbaceous plant (plant height 50-120cm), which is a common winter and spring herbaceous flower in gardens. The flowers of Campanula are typical bell-shaped, and the small bell-like flowers are very impressive . When you see the flowers, it seems as if you can hear the crisp tinkling sound. The flowering period is from April to June.

Snow mowing

Snow moss is a perennial herb. Flower lovers may know relatively little about it because it is quite rare in other countries except Japan , and Japan does not allow export. In Japan, snow moss has a very high status and is as famous as cherry blossoms. The flowering period is April-May.

Nicotiana tabacum

Nicotiana tabacum is a perennial herbaceous plant (up to 1.5m tall) with sticky hairs. The plant is relatively compact, and the flowering period is long and the flowers are large. The flowers alone give people a lush feeling , making it a beautiful material for flower beds and borders. The flowering period is from April to October.

Myrtle

The mountain peach grass is a perennial herb (60-100cm tall) with a large number of flowers and rich and colorful colors . The flowers change from white to pink and finally to purple-red from the initial buds to the final withering... So even if you only have one plant of mountain peach grass, you can feel the rich colors.

The plant of the mountain peach grass is graceful and light, and the flowers are small and delicate, giving the overall look a delicate and soft feeling . Don't miss it if you like it.

sorrel

Oxalis is now a flower that everyone is familiar with. It is a perennial herb. Both its flowers and leaves are worth appreciating. Especially after continuous artificial cultivation, the color of the flowers is very, very diverse, and it is a flower variety that is easy to get into.

Nigella sativa

Nigella sativa is an annual herb (35-60cm tall). It is also a flower with very special flowers and leaves , and has a high ornamental value. Its flowers are very unique, and the leaves are like strands of green silk threads, which is very dreamy. The flowering period is from June to July.

Homopetalum

Homopetalum is a perennial upright herb (plant height is about 50-80cm), with solitary flowers in the axils of leaves. The flowers are slender, five-pointed star-shaped , and come in two colors: white and lavender . They are very beautiful. The flowering period is from July to November.

California Poppy

California poppy is a perennial herb, very similar to poppy (if you don't look carefully, it's easy to be confused with it), but its flower color is not as rich as poppy's, it only has one color, orange. However, its petals have a velvety luster, especially under the sunlight, which is beautiful that poppy does not have. The flowering period is from April to August.

Cordyceps sinensis

Pine Cordyceps is an annual herb (30-70cm tall). Maybe you are not very familiar with it, but it is a common cut flower variety in flower art (don't miss it if you like flower arrangement). The flower color is rich (purple-black, light red to white). After the flowers wither, there are spherical fruits, which are very good dried flower materials . The flowering period is April-May.

Lavender

Lavender is a perennial evergreen shrub, well-known for its warm and elegant fragrance, color and flower shape. It is also a very good dried flower material.

If all flowers are personified, lavender must be the talented lady. I believe that you will not miss it just because of its name, right? The flowering period is from June to July.

sage

Sage is an annual herb and a flower very similar to lavender. Its appearance is comparable to lavender (the flower spikes are even larger), but I personally feel that it is still not as good as lavender (sorry for adding some personal emotions here). You can learn more about it.

Cherry Sage

Cherry sage is a perennial herb. Its single flowers are larger than those of the sage above, and they are multi-colored (including peach red, dark red, pink, apricot yellow, white, etc.). The most special thing about it is that its leaves emit a faint cherry scent.

Maidenhair

Tagetes erecta is an annual herb also known as small marigold. Its flowers grow at the top of branches and have two types of petals: ligulate petals and tubular petals. The flowers come in two colors: golden yellow and orange. The flowering period is from July to September and it has been widely used in gardens.

Zinnia

Zinnia, which we usually call zinnia, is an annual herb. The whole plant of zinnia is covered with rough hairs or long hard hairs, and there are single petals, double petals, curled leaves, wrinkled leaves and various horticultural varieties of different colors. It is a famous ornamental plant and is widely planted in our country. The flowering period is from June to September.

Silver Cup Grass

Silvercup grass is a perennial herb. Not many people may know it. Sanmei only knew of its existence now, but she was still instantly conquered by its beauty.

The flower shape of silver cup grass is very similar to a cup , hence its name. One point that needs to be specially mentioned is that silver cup grass is not very heat-resistant, so it is only suitable for autumn sowing (sowing from September to November), and it blooms from March to September of the following year.

Pickerel grass

The genus Ponticola is a perennial aquatic or wetland herb (the plant height can reach 150cm). Both its leaves and flowers are ornamental (the leaves are large and smooth, and the leaf color is emerald green; the spike inflorescence is terminal, and each spike is densely clustered with dozens to hundreds of blue-purple round flowers. The two petals on the top each have two yellow-green spots, and the texture is translucent). It is often used in garden wetlands, watersides, and pond greening areas. The flowering period is from May to October.

Snapdragon

Snapdragon is a perennial upright herb (up to 80cm tall). Its single flower resembles a goldfish, opening from bottom to top, like a group of small fish swimming upstream. It is a common garden flower, often used in flower beds, flower borders or roadside cultivation for viewing. Snapdragon usually blooms twice a year, the first time between June and July, and the second time between September and October. Its flowering period is very long.

Philodendron

Philodendron has a very nice name, called "Pigtail Flower". It is an annual herb (plant height 20-30cm). The flower is a classic five-petal flower, delicate and lovely, plus the pure and unique color, it is becoming more and more popular. The flowering period is from March to May.

Primrose

Primrose is the well-known primrose, a perennial herb (plant height 20-30cm), the whole plant has fine hairs, and the flower colors are very rich, including red, yellow, orange, blue, purple, white, etc. It is one of the famous potted flowers .

Cape Primrose

Cape primrose is a perennial herb that prefers bright diffuse light. Too strong light will burn the leaves, so friends who don't have enough light at home can make friends with it . The flowering period is May-June.

Heart Grass

You may be unfamiliar with heart grass, but you will know it instantly when you mention "foxglove", right? Heart grass is an annual or perennial herb (60-120cm tall). Except for the corolla, the whole plant is covered with gray-white short hairs and glandular hairs. Its flowers also bloom from bottom to top like bells, which are lovely and gorgeous , and the flower colors are also very rich. The flowering period is May-June.

Herba Glehniae

The genus Clerodendrum is a perennial herb. Both the plant and the flower are very small . The flower is also a classic five-petal flower, with obvious purple texture on the purple-red petals. Although it is a delicate little flower, it has a long flowering period and a large number of flowers (almost all year round), and there are double petals !

Virginia comfrey

Virginia violet is a perennial herb with bell-shaped flowers in rich and varied colors (initially red, gradually turning into bright blue), which are beautiful and unique.

Verbena

Verbena is a perennial upright herb (up to 120 cm tall) with terminal or axillary spikes of elegant blue-purple inflorescence.

Verbena may not be very eye-catching when viewed alone , but as an embellishment, it is very eye-catching. If planted in groups, it is even more fresh, elegant and beautiful , and even a group of very bright and colorful flower varieties cannot compare with it.

Blue Flower

We call blue flower grass more often "green reed lily", which is a perennial herb (55-150cm high) with elegant and beautiful flowers, including blue-purple, pink, white, etc. Blue flower grass is easy to cultivate and maintain, and its flowering period is in midsummer (July-August), which can make up for the lack of flowering plants in midsummer, so it has broad application prospects in landscaping.

Large flowered bellflower

Trillium grandiflorum, also known as a bead on the head, is a perennial herb (plant height 40-50cm). Its flowers grow solitary above the leaf whorl, each with three petals. Trillium grandiflorum likes a cool and humid environment, is afraid of strong light and drought, and is relatively shade-tolerant! The flowering period is from April to June.

These are the 30 “modest flowers” ​​that call themselves grasses that I’m introducing to you today. They are not only beautiful, but also have very strong vitality. If you are a novice in flower growing, you may consider starting with them!

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