I must know, is there really a green flower? one that does not start green then changes to another color, one that is a really a flower not a plant thing.
anyone know?!!!
I have been asking my bf for a green flower, he brought me a rose that is pale green, but i think its going to turn yellow.
2007-07-11 07:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by KT 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
if you know of one, please include the name for it, and possibly a link to a picture please and thanks in advance
2007-07-11 07:22:07 · update #1
Any ATTRACTIVE ones?
2007-07-11 07:52:25 · update #2
several...
Hellebore (various species) - Hellebore sp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellebore
Sun spurge - Euphorbia helioscopa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_helioscopia
Petty spurge - Euphorbia peplus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_peplus
Butcher's broom - Ruscus aculeatus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butcher%27s_broom
Asparagus - Asparagus officinalis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus
Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle
None of them are very impressive. The hellebore for example does not need to have colourful flowers to attract insects because it is pollinated only by snails.
You are unlikely to find a green flower that is attractive which has not been created artificially. Pigment in flowers is part of their ploy to attract pollinators just as much as shape and pattern. If a plant has green flowers in most cases that means it isn't making any effort to attract pollinators.
2007-07-11 07:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the green ice rose which is a pale green if kept in the shade. It will turn white with too much sun. Hellebore's produce green flowers and are also shade plants. Some Hydrangea produce green flowers as well, yet again, it prefers the shade. So, I would say, yes there are green flowers.
Here are pics of the Green Ice Rose (It's a minature rose):
http://www.rose.sannet.ne.jp/momonga/R.mini/Green.Ice.jpg
http://www.heirloomroses.com/cgi/browse.cgi?page=item&cat=20&item=452
2007-07-11 17:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, as far as I can tell there are some orchids, aristolochia tomentosa, Euphorbia peplus, Helleborus lividus, etc etc. I am not a flower person, so I just looked up green flowers on google.
2007-07-11 14:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ivhie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bells of Ireland: (extreme close up)
http://www.math.iupui.edu/~mmisiure/kwiaty/bells.jpg
Jack In The Pulpit: ( also extreme close up )
http://www.desotostatepark.com/photogallery/wildflowers/jack-in-the-pulpit.jpg
Hens and Chicks:
http://creative.linux-delhi.org/files/images/ChailGreenFlower.preview.JPG
A site with an assortment of green flowers:
http://www.floralimages.co.uk/green.htm
2007-07-11 20:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Sword Lily 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can also add to the list a green Iris, and a green tulip as well as a Cucumber Magnolia that has green/white flowers.
2007-07-11 14:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by bluetailkinker 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
green bells of ireland and orchids both come in green.
2007-07-11 14:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are green roses that are artificially grown to be that way not naturally. JMHO
2007-07-11 14:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by Rick 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Zinnia 'Envy' it is bred that way.
2007-07-11 16:07:53 · answer #8 · answered by garden_nut89 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋