Tulip
The tulip is a lovely, graceful garden flower that came from southern Europe and Asia. Although tulips grow in many parts of the world, we generally associate them with the Netherlands. Tulips bloom in spring. They grow from bulbs, and the leaves, stems, and flowers grow directly out of the bulb. The stems range from 4 inches (10 centimeters) to over 30 inches (76 centimeters) tall. The tulip usually develops one large, bell-shaped flower at the tip of its stem. The flowers may be almost any solid color, and some tulips have flowers with two colors. The flowers of some tulips become streaked with other colors because of virus diseases that affect the plant's color but not its health.
 
 

Carnation
The carnation is a tall, colorful flower with many blossoms. It is related to a group of flowers called pinks. Carnations are from 1 to 3 feet (30 to 91 centimeters) high, and may be pink, purple, red, white, or yellow. Carnations originally came from southern Europe, but several varieties are grown in the United States, both outdoors and in greenhouses. The carnation may bloom throughout the year, depending on its cultivation and the climate. Carnations are usually raised by planting young shoots from the stems of mature plants, or by bending one of the stems into the ground again so that it forms a new root. Carnation plants require a rich, loamy soil combined with a small amount of manure, leaf mold, and some sand.
 
 

Daisy
Daisy is a name given to many flowers. The name comes from the Old English words for day's eye. It refers to the fact that daisy blossoms, like an eye, close at night and open at dawn. Daisy blossoms actually consist of many small flowers of two typesótiny disk flowers in the center and petallike ray flowers around the edge. Several species known as daisies are in the genus, or scientific grouping, Chrysanthemum. These species usually have yellow disk flowers and white or yellow rays. The oxeye, or white, daisy is the most common wild daisy in North America. It originally came from Europe and western Asia. The oxeye daisy grows in fields and on roadsides. It grows up to 3 feet (1 meter) tall, with blossoms up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) across.
 
 

Daffodil
Dafodill is a type of garden flower with petals surrounding a cup-shaped center. Daffodils are usually white or yellow, but they may also be shades of cream, orange, or pink. Daffodils are native to Europe and northern Africa, but they can adapt to a wide range of growing conditions. Some daffodils are also known as jonquils.
 
 

Sunflower
Sunflower is a tall plant known for its showy yellow flowers. There are more than 60 species of sunflowers. The most common type grows from 3 to 10 feet (1 to 3 meters) tall and has one or more heads of flowers. Each head consists of a disk of small, tubular flowers surrounded by a fringe of large yellow petals. A sunflower head may measure more than 1 foot (30 centimeters) in diameter and produce up to 1,000 seeds. The head turns and faces toward the sun throughout the day. Sunflower seeds are rich in protein. They yield a high-quality vegetable oil used in making margarine and cooking oil. Some varieties of sunflowers have large striped seeds, which are roasted for snack food or blended with other grains to make birdseed. Special oilseed varieties produce small black seeds that contain up to 50 percent oil. Sunflower seed oil accounts for about one eighth of all vegetable oils produced throughout the world. Sunflower seed oil is sometimes used as a replacement for diesel fuel.
 
 

Pansy
Pansy is a commonly cultivated type of violet. The beautiful flowers may be purple, violet, blue, yellow, white, brown, deep red, or a mixture of these colors. The pansy is a low-growing plant that grows best in a moist location with some shade. Most garden varieties live only a year. Some varieties are perennialsóthat is, they live at least three years. The word pansy comes from the French word pensee, which means thought.