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The Clan Maclean fought as royalists at the Battle of Inverlochy (1645), Battle of Auldearn and Battle of Kilsyth, alongside men from Clan MacDonald, and other allies from Ireland raised by Alasdair MacColla. Their enemy was the Scottish Argyll government forces of Clan Campbell, led by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll.
Camellia japonica, known as common camellia, or Japanese camellia, is a species of Camellia, a flowering plant genus in the family Theaceae. There are thousands of cultivars of C. japonica in cultivation, with many colors and forms of flowers. Despite its common name, it is native to China, not Japan.
Four forms have been identified, but no subspecies are recognised. Growing in heathland, shrubland or open forest, it is generally a small shrub around 0.5 to 1 m (1 ft 8 in to 3 ft 3 in) tall, with small stiff leaves. The red, pink or white tube-like flowers appear from late autumn to early spring.
Gentiana (/ ˌ dʒ ɛ n tʃ i ˈ eɪ n ə /) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue ...
But spare a thought for the team from Wales which has set itself the challenge of using more than 300 different species of plants. The Size of Wales garden is thought to be the most biodiverse ...
Viola odorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Europe and Asia. This small hardy herbaceous perennial is commonly known as wood violet, [1] sweet violet, [2] English violet, [2] common violet, [2] florist's violet, [2] or garden violet. [2]
Description. Ipomoea alba is a perennial, herbaceous liana growing to a height of 5–30 m (16–98 ft) tall with twining stems. The leaves are entire or three-lobed, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long, with a 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) long stem. The flowers are fragrant, white or pink, and large, 8–14 cm (3.1–5.5 in) diameter.
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America [5] and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as ...
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower, petals that attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes , which in ...
United Kingdom. Membership. Flowers and plants companies. Chief Executive. Andrea Caldecourt. Website. www.flowers.org.uk. The Flowers and Plants Association is a UK organisation that supports the horticulture and floriculture business, usually associated with garden centres .