Frangipani

Plumeria (common name Frangipani is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.[1] It contains se en or eight species of mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees. !hey are nati e to "entral America, #e$ico, the "aribbean, and %outh America as far south as &ra'il [(] but can be grown in tropical and sub)tropical regions. Plumeria is related to the *leander, +erium oleander, and both possess an irritant, rather similar to that of ,uphorbia. "ontact with the sap may irritate eyes and s-in.[.] ,ach of the separate species of Plumeria bears differently shaped, alternate lea es with distinct form and growth habits. !he lea es of P. alba are /uite narrow and corrugated, whereas lea es of P. pudica ha e an elongated shape and glossy, dar-)green color. P. pudica is one of the e erblooming types with non)deciduous, e ergreen lea es. Another species that retains lea es and flowers in winter is P. obtusa0 though its common name is 1%ingapore,1 it is originally from "olombia. Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphin$ moths to pollinate them. !he flowers ha e no nectar, howe er, and simply dupe their pollinators. !he moths inad ertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar.

TUBEROSE

!he tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa2 is a perennial plant related to the aga es, e$tracts of which are used as a middle note in perfumery. !he common name deri es from the 3atin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system. Polianthes means 1many flowers1 in 4ree-. In #e$ican %panish the flower is called nardo or ara de %an 5os6, which means 7%t. 5oseph8s staff8. !he tuberose is a night)blooming plant thought to be nati e to #e$ico along with e ery other species of Polianthes. It grows in elongated spi-es up to 9: cm (1; in2 long that produce clusters of fragrant wa$y white flowers that bloom from the bottom towards the top of the spi-e. It has long, bright green lea es clustered at the base of the plant and smaller, clasping lea es along the stem. #embers of the closely related genus #anfreda are often called 1tuberoses1. In the Philippines, the plant is also -nown as a'ucena, and while once associated with funerals it is now used in floral arrangements for other occasions.

COSMOS

"osmos is a genus, with the same common name of "osmos, of about (<=(> species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. "osmos is nati e to scrub and meadowland in #e$ico where most of the species occur, Florida and the southern ?nited %tates, Ari'ona, "entral America, and to %outh America in the north to Paraguay in the south. It is also widespread o er the high eastern plains of %outh Africa, where it was introduced ia contaminated horsefeed imported from #e$ico during the &oer @ar. "osmos are herbaceous perennial plants growing <..=( m (1< in=> ft A in2 tall. !he lea es are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and arranged in opposite pairs. !he flowers are produced in a capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets0 flower color is ery ariable between the different species. !he genus includes se eral ornamental plants popular in gardens. +umerous hybrids and culti ars ha e been selected and named.

ALLAMANDA

Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. !hey are nati e to the Americas, where they are distributed from #e$ico to Argentina. %ome species are familiar as ornamental plants culti ated for their large, colorful flowers. #ost species produce yellow flowers0 A. blanchetii bears pin-. Plants of the genus are e ergreen trees,[(] shrubs, or ines.[.] !hey contain a white late$. !he lea es are opposite or arranged in whorls of up to :. !he blades are generally o al and smooth)edged, and some are leathery or lightly hairy. !he inflorescence is a compound cyme. !he flower has fi e lobed sepals and a bell) or funnel)shaped corolla of fi e petals, yellow in most species. !he fruit is a schi'ocarp containing two to four seeds.

IRIS

Iris is a genus of (><=.<<[1][(] species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It ta-es its name from the 4ree- word for a rainbow, referring to the wide ariety of flower colors found among the many species.[.] As well as being the scientific name, iris is also ery widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is BflagsB, while the plants of the subgenus %corpiris are widely -nown as BCunosB, particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower. !he often)segregated, monotypic genera &elamcanda (blac-berry lily2, Dermodactylus (sna-eBs head iris2, and Pardanthopsis ( esper iris2 are currently included in Iris. !he genus is widely distributed throughout the north temperate 'one. !heir habitats are aried, ranging from cold and montane regions to the grassy slopes, meadowlands and ri erban-s of the northern hemisphere. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhi'omes (rhi'omatous irises2 or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises2. !hey ha e long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or ha e a circular cross)section. !he rhi'omatous species usually ha e .=1< basal sword) shaped lea es growing in dense clumps. !he bulbous species ha e cylindrical, basal lea es.