9 Flowers with a Lot of Petals
01.06.2024 - 06:43
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Typically, any usual flower comprises an average of three to six petals. Some plants produce clusters of small blooms fused into enormous flowerheads, while some are mutated, called double flowers, producing an abnormally large number of petals.
A welcome anomaly in any garden, we hope you’re as good at counting as the number of petals you’re about to confront!
Botanical Name: Rosa x centifolia
USDA Zones: 5-10
The botanical name of this flower, Centifolia, literally means 100 petals or foliage. Also called Provence rose, this hybrid variety emerging from Europe typically produces about 25 to 50 pink petals but has, in some cases, indeed reached up to a hundred.
Botanical Name: Dahlia
USDA Zones: 3-11
The romantic dahlia produces clusters of blooms in flowerheads that are versatile in shape and come in incredible hues and combinations, including red, white, purple, peach, and white.
Each flowerhead comprises a central disc floret encircled by many ray florets, each an individual flower often mistaken for petals. These blooms emerge in star-like or layered spherical shapes, with some even resembling water lilies.
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum
USDA Zones: 5-11
With as many as 300 petals in some exceptional cultivars, the chrysanthemum is a popular fall flower. Emerging in colors as diverse as white, lavender, purple, red, yellow, and sometimes bicolored, these blooms have layers, with each comprising about 16 petals, depending on the cultivar.
Botanical Name: Camellia Japonica
USDA Zones: 7-9
This floral beauty is found naturally in forests at high altitudes and is cherished for its ornamental and medicinal qualities. Also called Japanese camellia, this terpenoid-rich flowering plant is actually native to China.
Ranging from white to