#flowerfactswednesday

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🌺🌸FLOWER FACT WEDNESDAY 💐🌻Super cool shop @couverture & beautiful florist @scarletandviolet have a competition 💥 on at the moment - if you upload your favorite floral image and #mycouvetureinbloom you can WIN £250 to spend in store @couverture and some seasonal hand-tied flowers from @scarlettandviolet 💥🌺🌸(more info on @couveture) / 🌺🌸Here are this week's FOXGLOVE FACTS: The name "foxglove" refers to the shape of flowers -they look like gloves for fingers that perfectly fit the paws of foxes and other small animals / People discovered healing properties of foxglove few centuries ago and ever since the foxglove is extensively cultivated for medical purposes / Foxglove produces only leaves during the first year of life. Flowering stem, flowers and seed are produced during the second year / Watch out > consumption of even the smallest piece of foxglove may end up fatally for humans - wild animals are aware of toxins hidden inside this plant and they avoid it🌸🌺🌻💐 #flowerfactswednesday #flowers #dresslikeamum #foxglove

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🌺FLOWER FACT WEDNESDAY🌺 Peonies 🌺🌸🌷I LOVE Peonies (its hard not too) I had them in my wedding bouquet they are so beautiful! 🌺 Facts: Peonies can grow to be 10 inches depending on the variety / Peonies are the floral symbol of China and the state flower of Indiana / Peonies are the 12th wedding anniversary flower / Peonies are regarded as a symbol of good fortune and a happy marriage / In ancient times peonies were believed to relieve headaches and help with asthma 🌺🌸🌷💐 #flowerfactswednesday #peonies #dresslikeamum #pink #flowers