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Bridal Wreath
Bridal wreath or bridalwreath is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Francoa'', especially: **'' Francoa sonchifolia'', endemic to Chile *'' Spiraea prunifolia'', native to Japan, Korea, and China *'' Tetilla hydrocotylefolia'' {{Plant common name ...
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Francoa
''Francoa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Francoaceae, which consists of herbaceous perennials endemic to Chile. Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...s of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall. Species * '' Francoa alba'' * '' Francoa appendiculata'' * '' Francoa glabrata'' * '' Francoa lyrata'' * '' Francoa ramosa'' * '' Francoa rupestris'' * '' Francoa sonchifolia'' (Bridal wreath) References Endemic flora of Chile Geraniales genera Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Geraniales-stub ...
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Francoa Sonchifolia
''Francoa sonchifolia'', the wedding flower or bridalwreath (bridal wreath), is a plant species in the family Francoaceae, that is endemic to Chile. An evergreen perennial with wavy edged basal leaves (sinuate), it produces erect unbranched racemes of pale pink flowers, veined or blotched with dark pink. The Latin specific epithet ''sonchifolia'' means "with leaves like ''Sonchus ''Sonchus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae and are commonly known as sow thistles (less commonly hare thistles or hare lettuces). Sowthistles are annual, biennial or perennial herbs, with or w ...'' (sowthistle)". In cultivation it is hardy in mild places that do not suffer prolonged frozen ground (RHS H4). Francoa sonchifolia flowers.jpg Honey bee on Francoa - geograph.org.uk - 521600.jpg, Honey bee on ''F. sonchifolia References sonchifolia Endemic flora of Chile {{Geraniales-stub ...
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Spiraea Prunifolia
''Spiraea prunifolia'', commonly called bridalwreath spirea, is a species of the genus ''Spiraea'', sometimes also spelled ''Spirea''. It flowers mid-spring, around May 5th, and is native to Japan, Korea, and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... It is sometimes cultivated as a garden plant elsewhere. References prunifolia {{amygdaloideae-stub ...
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