1. Parrot ear pineapple – leopard skin flower ear
The pineapple family belongs to the genus Liliaceae. There are approximately 60 genera and 1400 species in the pineapple family. Originating from the Caribbean coast and various regions of South America, it is cultivated in various tropical regions of China. For perennial evergreen epiphytes. Pineapple, also known as pineapple, is consumed by people; There are also beautiful ornamental flowers that do not bear fruit, mainly including water towers, phoenixes, dragonflies, Phnom Penh, colorful bracts, and beautiful panicles. Among these genera, varieties that have been hybridized through horticulture are more colorful and have more ornamental value.
The parrot ear pineapple is a beautiful ornamental flower. The compound inflorescence has multiple flower branches, and the bracts are flat and stacked, shaped like a bird’s crown, with a bright red color; The small flower is yellow. This flower is a hybrid horticultural variety, small and delicate, with colorful leaves, flowers, and bracts. It can be potted indoors for viewing or used as a cut flower gift.
Horticultural hybrid multicolored pineapple flower: It is a hybrid variety of horticultural pineapple with multiple petals, including pink, magenta, green, yellow, and other spike shaped petals, resembling leopard skin patterns. It is very beautiful and colorful, and has extremely high ornamental value.
2. Thousand petal sunflower – shining brightly
Asteraceae, sunflower genus. Also known as dwarf sunflower. Annual herbaceous plants. Native to North America, widely cultivated in China.
The leaves of the thousand petal sunflower and the fragrant sunflower belong to the same family and genus, with only thin and long petals arranged densely and layer by layer, just like fluff balls, shining brightly towards the sun. Double petal golden yellow flower, achene gray or black. According to botanists, its flower disc points towards the sun and lags behind it by about 12 degrees, which is 48 minutes. After the sun sets, its flower tray slowly swings back, and at around 3am, it faces east again waiting for the sun to rise.
Someone asked if a thousand petal sunflower can bear melon seeds? The answer is: The thousand petal sunflower plant is exquisite and elegant, but the flower plate is small and generally has few fruits and seeds. It is mainly used to cultivate the next generation of plants and is a beautiful flower specially for ornamental purposes, without any edible value. And sunflowers can be used for extracting edible oil and edible melon seeds.
