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Indigenous Flowers of France
The varied culture of France is incomplete without flowers and a Frenchmen
cannot imagine an important occasion without flowers. The national flower of
France is the Stylized Lily and tourists to France can not only enjoy some of
the scenes but also its flowers. The indigenous flowers of France rank just next
to the wine in being the identity of France. The native flowers of France make
for the perfect scenery around for tourists in the country. In the rural region
of France one can find quite a few houses that do not grow flowers in the open
space around their homes. People also use flowers to decorate their homes in
France.
There is a great abundance of flowers in France and the local varieties of
France have their way all across the flower market of the world. The region of
Gourdon in France is particularly famous for its flowers because this French
region has a very conducive climate for growing flowers, Gourdon gets plenty
light from the sun hence flowers grow naturally in the region. The most well
known flowers that grow in this region include Lilies, Gourdon Flowers, Purple
Flower, Iris Flowers, Rosemary Bush and Cacti Cours Saleya. The French
indigenous flowers such as Multicolored Roses, Lilies, Christmas Poinsettia
Plant, Sunflowers, Daffodils Gerberas, and Castile are not always used in gifts.
The Rosemary Bush is the native variety of flower that grows in the village of
Gourdon in France and its scientific name is Rosmarinus officinalis. This
variety of native French flowers blossoms during spring and summer and the most
famous place where these flowers are grown is called as the La Source Parfumee
in Gourdon. This particular variety is famous for its scent and hence it is
mostly grown in the perfumery. The many varieties of Gerbera flowers is also
found in France and this flower has a great vase life and can stay fresh as long
as five to six days if kept properly dipped in water. One can get a variety of
colors in Gerberas such as from light to dark yellow, orange, pink, brilliant
scarlet and many more colors.
The Iris flowers are another variety of indigenous flowers that grow in France,
especially in the village of Gordon in the Alpes. The scientific name for this
variety of flowers is Iris versicolor and there are as many as 200 to 300
different varieties of this flower all over the world. The Greek root of this
flower means rainbow. King Louis 12th of France made the fleur-de-lis or the
Iris as the French symbol and this fact is enough to know the significance of
the flower for the French. This variety of French indigenous flowers can be
grown from bulbs in dry climates or one can also grow it from a rhizome. In the
French perfume industry the rhizomes of Iris are used greatly to produce iris
butter which is an oily compound. Thus this native variety of flower in France
is beautiful as well as useful in making exquisite perfumes.
The lilies also grow in France as in other parts of the world and there are
different varieties of lilies all over the world. The French also grow roses in
great abundance and its history for the country dates back to the 13th century
and in the eighteenth century newer varieties of roses were imported from
Holland and Belgium that added to the cultivation of roses in France. The
cabbage rose is the hybrid variety of rose that was produced in the 16th century
in Grasse. The extraction of the rose essence is mainly done from the cabbage
rose and it takes its name because this particular variety of rose in France has
hundred petals. In history the Malmaison garden of Empress Josephine had a
significant collection of the different varieties of roses. The passion of this
empress for rose allowed France to be the reference country for roses in the
19th century. Thus the cultivation of roses in France is related with the
royalty.
In the wake of global warming it become even more important to save the
indigenous species of flowers and one of the most important ways to do this is
to have separate botanical gardens or separate cultivation zones for such
endangered species of flowers. Although it is difficult but not impossible to
save the endangered species of flowers of the world and let posterity know the
varieties of flowers that the world has.
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