Dear Friend I hereby introduce you to the family of flora with the most beautiful flowers on the planet earth. The family of Bignoniaceae! With moderate resistance to low temperatures and ideal for moderate temperature climates, the five species that are found in Southern Africa, Fernandoa magnifica, Stereospermum kunthianum, Markhamia obtusifolia,…

Synonyms: Robinia pseudacacia, Robinia acacia, Robinia communis, Pseudoacacia pseudoacacia, Acacia Robini Other names: False Acacia Family: Fabaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: May, June, Type of flowering: other flowers, Robinia pseudoacacia - black Locust Black locust reaches a typical height of 12–30 metres (40–100 feet) with a diameter of…

Synonyms: Annona hexapetala, Annona uncinata, Artabotrys hamatus, Artabotrys intermedius, Artabotrys odoratissimus, Artabotrys uncata, Artabotrys uncatus, Artabotrys uncinatus, Unona esculenta, Unona hamata, Unona uncata, Unona uncinata, Uvaria esculenta, Uvaria hamata, Uvaria odoratissima, Uvaria sinensis, Uvaria uncata Family: Annonaceae Artabotrys…

Other names: Lilac Family: Oleaceae Flower Colour: lavender, purple, pink, white, Bloom in: May, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, Syringa vulgaris - common Lilac Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multistemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters…

There are two magical places, paradises of flora in the province of Manica, Mozambique. Not living more than one hundred and fifty years is able to forget these places, absolutely magic, that are the mountains of Serra Choa and Tsetserra, this last one representing the American flora endemism in Africa. I was the worst student in my class in botany,…

Synonyms: Tremula vulgaris Other names: aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, quaking aspen Family: Salicaceae Flower Colour: green, Bloom in: March, April, Type of flowering: other flowers, It is a substantial deciduous tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall by 10 m (33 ft) broad, with a trunk attaining over 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in diameter.…

Synonyms: Abies larix, Larix carpatica, Larix europea, Larix larix, Pinus larixOther names: Common Larch Family: Pinaceae Flower Colour: yellow, red, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Larix decidua - european Larch Larix decidua is a medium-size to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 25–45 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m…

Silver Birch - Betula pendula Synonyms: Betula alba, Betula verrucosaOther names: Warty Birch, European Weeping Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch Family: Betulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Betula pendula - silver Birch The silver birch typically reaches 15 to 25 m (49 to…

Synonyms: Swida alba, Thelycrania alba, Cornus tatarica, Cornus purpureaOther names: [sbTatarian Dogwood Family: Cornaceae Cornus alba (red-barked, white or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large surculose shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular…