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Horticulture: Flower Assignment

Flower Research Websites

HortiPlex Website - plant images and data

Thomas Schoepke Plant Image gallery - is part of a larger database that includes with scientific artworks of many flowering plants. Click on link to Koehler's Medicinal-Plants to see the scientic drawings.

Rockledge Gardens Plant-Care Information Sheets - planting guide gives instructions about ideal soil conditions, sun or shade, height of plant and color of blooms.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County Horticulture Fact Sheets - search by alphabet or by category (annuals, perennials, bulbs, and ferns) to find information on the definitions, drawings, and planting information.

University of Kentucky Agriculture Program - see lists of plants that thrive in Ketucky. Includes information on flower color, season, pests, uses, and propogation.

Teleflora - The Meaning of Flowers - provides some information on the history and use of certain flowers. Click here for flower images and names; click here for the Astrology of Flowers. Click here to find what flowers to give for birthdays for each month of the year and here for special anniversary flowers.


Websites for Flower Research

Flowers

Pink Flowers From Schizostylis Coccinea 'Sunrise'. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.

Three Purple Convolvulus Tricolor 'major' Flowers With White And Yellow Centres. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.

Assignment

Online Databases

Passwords are on the back cover of your planbook