May 20, 2022

Generally in our garden, we plant flowers as a hobby, to give it a good look, or just because of that we love the flowers. Having flowers or grasses in our home garden gives us different level of satisfaction and peace of mind. Have you ever noticed that spending your spare time in your garden having flowers of different colors or green portion of your home makes you feel better and also improves your mood?

Flower producing plants are also known as angiosperms. Flowering plants are those plants which produce flowers as their reproductive structures. These plants are available in different size, shapes and varieties majority of them are used as ornamental plants to enhance the beauty of our home, offices etc.

There are about 250,000 known species of flowering plants. These may include rose plant, grasses, daisies, sunflower, hibiscus, orchids, daffodils, marigolds, lavender, tulips and other many familiar plants, due to their showy petals and their beautiful fragrance these plants also attract humans and insects.

Here is a list of top 10 flower producing plants that you can easily grow in your home garden or even in a small corner of your home like in a balcony or in a very small area of your home.

1: Rose

Rose plant commonly known as “Gulab”. Its scientific name is Rosa indica. It is almost present in every home garden and enhance the beauty of an area or a garden. Rose plant is available in different varieties and cultivars that produce flowers of different colors including red, pink, white, orange and are also in black color. Their petals are showy and have mind blowing fragrance.

Flowers of rose plant are also used for decoration purposes. Red rose is considered as a symbol of love and prosperity.

2: Grasses

Different grasses are commonly grown in our home garden. Among these grasses Cynodon dactylon commonly known as “khabal grass” is very popular among different ornamental plants and is used for decoration and beautification of our home garden. This is very cheap grass that everyone can afford to grow in their homes. Do you know that Cynodon dactylon propagates very fast than other varieties of ornamental grasses?

3: Daisies

Daisies are also most commonly grown flowering plants. Their flowers are white in color having disc like center which is yellow in color. It is a European plant species. The scientific name of daisy is Bellis perennis.

Daisies are considered as a symbol of love and innocence. These can also use to symbolize love, beauty and nature. These flowers are commonly grown in home gardens to increase their beautification.

Wild species of daisies are also used in making cough syrups and medicinal tea which can prove to be helpful to cure different diseases like bronchitis and asthma etc.

4: Sunflower

Scientific name of sunflower is Helianthus annuus. Sunflower is most widely growing plant in our lawns, parks and other small portions of our homes or offices. Sunflower is of huge importance because it is an ornamental as well as very useful plant. Its flowers are yellow in color and have central disc portion containing seeds. Do you know that daisies and sunflowers belongs to the same family of flowering plants? Yes they belongs to the same family named as Asteraceae or Composite family.

Seeds of sunflower are dried and roasted for consumption purposes. Sunflower seeds are also used to obtain sunflower oil which is used for cooking purposes.

5: Hibiscus

Scientifically known as Hibiscus rosa sinensis. It is most common garden plant mostly used for ornamental purposes. Flower petals are very delicate and are is reddish shade. Its leaves are fleshy and dark green in color. This plant is also present in different colors and varieties.

6: Orchids

Orchids are beautiful indoor plants. The word orchid is derived from the Greek word (orchis) for testicle because of the shape of the root tubers in some species of the genus Orchis. They make magnificent plants for ornamenting the home. The flowers are colorful, unique, and long-lasting. They have a reputation of being difficult to grow indoors, but by selecting certain species and providing the proper environmental conditions, success is almost assured.

7: Daffodils

Daffodils are among the first flowers we see in springtime and are of great sign that winter is over. Mostly their flowers are white and are indicator of love, purity and a new start but some species also have yellow flowers. Their smell is too spicy and musky. Scientifically they are called as Narcissus jonquilla. These are also used as ornamental plants.

8: Marigold

Marigold plant commonly known as “Gainda” plant and its flowers are yellow to orange in color. It is very commonly growing ornamental plant almost present in every home garden and some public places. Its flowers are used to beautify a specific area and its flowers are also used to obtain essential oil called as “marigold essential oil”. This essential oil is used in the formation of different cosmetic products so we can say that marigold is a very important plant ornamentally as well as economically.

9: Lavender

Lavender is small shrub with linear green to grayish leaves. Its flowers are very attractive and are purple in color. Its common name is Lavender and scientific name is Lavandula officinalis. It is also grown as a home garden plant in different countries in order to beautify the lawns and gardens.

10: Tulips

Tulips are cup shaped flowers mostly available in different colors. Tulips are native flowers of central Asia and Turkey but are also widely present in other countries due to their huge ornamental value. Tulips have herbaceous stem. Tulip flowers are highly ornamental due to their different shades they increase the beauty of the area where they are present. These are also called as “spring flowers” because they flourish widely in spring season. Tulip flowers are the sign of deep love and perfection. Tulips are also cultivated at economic level and are used in making bunch of different flowers.

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