Herbalicious - Flowers

INTRODUCTION

In this article, you've learnt about the surprising health benefits of just a few specific flowers that make suitable, well thought-out gifts for Mother's Day. In truth, all flowers are plants, so the oxygenation they provide to the air around them can provide a huge range of health benefits.

You really can't go wrong with flowers as a gift, as long as you take individual allergies and preferences into account. We've also talked about some of the benefits edible flowers can provide when ingested.

Abutilon x suntense Violetta

A. x suntense - A. x suntense is a vigorous shrub with an upright habit and bearing masses of large violet blooms that are flat rather than bell-shaped.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Mystic Daydream'

'Mystic Daydream' is an upright, bushy, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub bearing ovate, glossy, shallowly toothed, dark green leaves turning maroon in autumn. Panicles of lightly fragrant, funnel-shaped, white flowers bloom from late summer into autumn.

Jasminum sambac

J. sambac is a tender, bushy, twining, evergreen climber or scrambler with ovate, glossy, dark green leaves and, in summer and often throughout the year, small clusters of strongly fragrant, white flowers.

Tagetes 'Cinnabar' (Marigold 'Cinnabar')

'Cinnabar' is a tender, upright, bushy annual with pinnate, dark green leaves divided into lance-shaped, toothed leaflets and, from late spring into autumn, single, red flower-heads with thin, yellow petal margins.