Blossoms In Bloom Blog

Succulents seem to be all the bloody craze these days, and why shouldn't they be? They're absolutely gorgeous, low maintenance, cheap, and come in so much variety. In fact, the variety is ridiculous! So it's been narrowed down to the top 4 succulents you need in your home! Number 4: Burro's Tail (Sedum Morganianum)                 The Burro's tail comes in at number four, this beautiful succulent can actually grow to be quite a large plant with it's overlapping leaves growing up to nearly a meter long! These succulents are native to Mexico, they grow and look most optimal hanging from a basket so the long leaves can just hang down. If it wasn't already obvious, this succulent got it's name from the leaves looking somewhat like a donkey's tail. Growing tip: Ensure soil is completely dry between watering, and keep soil quite dry in general throughout winter. Number 3: Medicine Plant (Aloe Vera) The Medicine Plant, or better known a...

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.   ...