Blossoms In Bloom Blog

When most people think of tulips, the first thing that may jump to their mind is their amazing beauty and that spring is on its way. Well, with less than a month to go, to celebrate the return of spring in Australia, here are eight interesting facts you probably didn’t know about tulips.  Aside from being exceptional beautiful flowers, Tulips are quite a unique floral species and have a fairly crazy history!       1. Tulips can be used for cooking! That’s right, like a lot of other flowers, tulips are edible . Tulips can replace onions in a huge variety of recipes as well as be used to make wine. Tulips and tulip breads were given to people who were unable to afford other foods throughout WW2 and the great depression!       2. How they got their name… The name ‘Tulip’ was given to them by the shape of their bulb. The word tulip comes from the Persian word ‘delband’ which means turban, much like their awesome shape! 3.   ...

Sunflowers are such an iconic flower that everyone is familiar with, they are the only flower that have really stood the test of time and have remained super popular throughout the world for years and years.  They are just so bright, chirpy and make one feel beautiful nostalgia every time they lay eyes on one.  Sunflowers are actually pretty cool flowers with heaps of uses and other facts most people have no clue of. So, without further ado, here are 6 fun facts you probably didn’t know about these awesome flowers! 1.  Every Sunflower head is made up of heaps of little, tiny miniature flowers. Those big yellow petals, and the brown fuzzy centres that everyone knows and loves about sunflowers, actually don’t know that they are mini individual flowers. The yellow petals are called the ray florets, and the brown fuzzy centre are called the disc florets. As much as 2,000 miniature flowers (florets) make up the sunflower head . 2.  Sunflowers make great scr...

When winter finally makes its way around, people seem to get really sceptical about buying plants as the thought of nothing blooming around this time is common. Don’t be fooled! This is prime time for good old Aussie native plants to starting blooming and show off their vibrant colours and beauty. Here are four Australian native plants sure to warm your garden up this winter. One Australian plant that loves to blossom in Winter is Grevilleas, also known as shrubs, but that is a pitiful label for such a magnificent plant. Grevilleas come in many different forms of evergreen plants, with needle-like to narrow leaves or ferny pinnate foliage, usually in whorls around the stems. A winter favourite is the Grevillea Tenuiloba. This beautiful plant blossoms bright tooth-brush like flowers all through winter. Another Aussie native that flourishes in blistering winter weather are heathland plants . These guys are tough little plants with needle spikey foliage and they grow in very po...

One of the most underappreciated purposes of a lot of the plants we buy, is its purpose of lively, vibrant interior design. Of course, many plants love being outside in your garden and being scoffed down by insects, but some indoor plants have such a lovely way making your living space feel so bright and full of life, even apartments. Even the much larger, greener, more ‘outsidey’ plants bring such a lively feel to your living room, kitchen or even your bedroom, especially if you’re stuck with boring furniture or even wallpaper. Here are a few neat, unique ways to really bring some funk into your home. One nifty little trick to use plants for interior design is to use a bench or cart to showcase your plant or plants inside . Instead of using your bench or cart as a book or photo stand, try displaying your Areca Palms or some lovely succulents. Another cool, yet unconventional trick to really add some life to your home is to place an outside entrance plant inside . A ...