Ruellia simplex/Ruellia. Acanthaceae. Lamiales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Mexican bluebell Native to/Mexico. the Caribbean. Souuth America Blooming season/Early summer through fall Symbolism/Beauty. Abundance. Resilience *Diverse genus of about 150 species. *It was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933. *The genus name, Ruellia, hornors Jean Ruel, a French botanist and physician(1474-1537). Photographed 10/24 9:05am 2024 Posted 10/25(Friday) 11:18am 2024

Delphinium elatum/Delphinium. Ranunculaceae. Ranunclulales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commomly called/Alpine delphinium. Candle larkspur Native to/Asia. Europe Symbolism/Cheerfulness. Goodwill. Protection Flower blooming time/early to mid summer *Genus of about 250 species. *The basal leaves, mostly to 8in(20cm)long. *Flowers, 3-4in(8-10cm)wide. *The species name in Latin ‘elatus’ means “tall,while delphis” which means dolfins,refers to the shape of its flower buds. Photographed 9/19 8:59am 2024 Posted 9/20(Friday) 11:57am 2024

Salvia farinacea/Salvia. Lamiaceae. Lamiales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Blue sage. Mealycup sage Native to/Mexico. Texas. New Mexico Symbolism/Wisdom. A long life and good health. Esteem *From summer to autummun, produces deep lavender-blue flowers, to 3/4in(2cm)long. *Salvia farinacea, ‘Henry Dueberg’, a mearly cup sage discovered by Texas horticiul turist Greg Grant , in 1900s. *Salvia comes from the Latin word ‘salveo’, which means “to save or heal”. *Farinacea comes from the Latin word ‘farina’ which means “flour or meal”. Photographed 8/29 8:54am 2024 Posted 8/30(Friday) 11:18am 2024

Agapanthus africanus/Agapsnthus. Amaryllidaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/African lily. lily-of-the-Nile Native to/South Africa Symbolism/Love of humanity. Emblem of beauty. Purity. Fertility Bloom time/Summer into fall *Originally from the banks of the Nile River. *Blue lilies represent purity. While in the others they may represent fertility. Darkblue may represent rebirth or new beginning. Photographed 8/8 9:08am 2024 Posted 8/19(Monday) 11:48am 2024

Lycianthes rantonnetii/Lycianthes. Solanaceae. Solanales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Blue potato bush. Blue Lycianthes. Native to/South America(Brazil. Bolivia. Argentina) Symbolism/Prosperity. Abundance. Good fortune. Love *Growing to about 6ft(1.8m) tall and broad,it is a rounded evergreen shrub. *A profusion of trumpet-shaped, bright blue-purple flowers with a prominent yellow eye appear in summer. *The shrub’s name comes from Victor Rantonnet, a 19th French horticulturalist. *The name Lycianthes is derived from the Greek ‘lykion’ meaning “a thorny bush” and meaning “flower”. Photographed 7/30 8:57am 2024 Posted 7/31(Wednesday) 9:40am 2024

Geranium pratense/Getanium. Getaniaceae. Geraniales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Meadow geranium Common Name/Hardy Geranium. Cranesbill Symbolism/Joy. Friendship. Fortune. Good health *Clump-forming herbaceous perennial with hairy stems and 7-to 9-lobed,basal leaves, 8in(20cm) long, the lobes often deeply divided and toothed. Photographed 4/13 8:45am 2024 Posted 4/15(Monday) 11:32am 2024

Vinca majar/Vinca. Apocynaceae. Gentianales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Bigleaf periwinkle. Blue periwinkle Native to/Europe. Northwest Africa. Southwest Asia *Two of the species, Vinca major and Vinca minor, are extensively cultivated as a flowering evergreen ornamental plant. *Areas affected include parts of Australia, New Zealand, canada, and the United States, especially coastal California. Photographed 3/26 9:04am 2024 Posted 3/27(Wednesday) 11:10am 2024

Salvia farinacea/Salvia. Lamiaceae. Lamiales. Magnoliopshida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Mealycup sage Native to/Mexico and parts of United States Distributed/worldwide in tempetate and tropical regions(except in very hot, humid areas) Symbolism/Spiritual significance *Geneus of about 900 species *The Blue Salvia flower is considered a sign of wisdom, healing, understanding, divine, spititual energy, higher self. *Salvia farinacea was made in 1833 by George Bentham. Photographed 1/28 8:57am 2024 Posted 1/29(Monday) 10:48am 2024

Lobelia erinus/Campanulaceae Size/5~8mm Flower language/Always lovely. Modesty Turn over heart. Sorrow. Symphathy. Prosperity Photo 7/19 10:07am 2022

Centaurea cyanus/Asteracese Flower language/Delicacy. Refinement Photo 5/8 8:46am 2022

Anchusa azurea/Boraginaceae Flower language/True love. Important memories Photo 4/23 9:44am 2022