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Lavandula is a genus of 39 known species of flowering plants in
the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape
Verde and the Canary Islands, southern Europe across to northern and eastern
Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India. Many members of
the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants
for garden and landscape use. Source
Tulip mania or tulipomani was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then suddenly collapsed. At the peak of tulip mania, in March 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled craftsman. Source
Syringa (Lilac)
is a genus of 12 currently recognized species
of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to woodland
and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly
cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere. Scalloped Oak and Svensson's Copper
Underwing and Saras. Source
Iris is a genus of 260–300 species
of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word
for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the
many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a
common name for all Iris
species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. Source
The onion genus Allium comprises monocotyledonous flowering
plants and includes, besides the onion, garlic, chives, scallion, and the leek.
Allium species occur in temperate
climates of the northern hemisphere, except for a few species occurring in
Chile, Brazil (A. sellovianum),
and tropical Africa. They vary in height between 5 cm and 150 cm. The
flowers form an umbel at the top of a leafless stalk. Source
