Showing posts with label Dahlia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dahlia. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Garden Flowers of Liechtenstein


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After succeed  three part Definitive series “Butterflies”, Liechtenstein Post issued the 2012 definitive stamps with the theme  "flower garden". In the first, again designed by Stefan Erne issue the peony, dahlia and zinnia are shown.

The  CHF 0.85 stamp present "Dahlia" , Dahlia hortensis , which originally from Central America and Mexico native and from the beginning of the 19th century introduced in Europe. This species  belongs to the daisy family and is another common ornamental plant that blooms from July to October. The approximately 20,000 different varieties of dahlias are divided into 10 groups of species. On a semi-permanent mark Cactus Dahlia (variety "kumquat") is shown.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The Damascus International Flower Fair - 2011


The Syrian Arab Republic General Establishment of Posts has issued the flower stamp series in related with  the Damascus International Flower Fair 2011 on June 22, 2011. The issue stamps consist of 5 single stamps depicted the well known flower such as: Nerium Oleander, Lily of the Valley, Lotus, The Bird of Paradise, and Dahlia.

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Nerium Oleander

Nerium oleander is an evergreen shrub or small tree, as  the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium of the  family Apocynaceae. This small tree have  toxic in all its parts. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. Nerium Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants.
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