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Showing posts with label Independence Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Independence Day. Show all posts

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Colors for Celebration!

Today is the Independence Day in United States, and is also my first July 4th as a United States citizen. 

Here are the Red, White and Blue, the colors of American Flag,  in my garden for the celebration!

What do the colors on the American flag represent?  Here are the answers from http://wiki.answers.com/:

Red: Hardiness, Valor, Strength, and Bravery
Center: Penta
From top left clockwise: Celosia, Dragon wing begonia, Bromeliad, caladium, Jatropha,
Angel Wing Begonia, Hibiscus, CopperLeaf (Acalypha wlkesiana), amd Double Impatiens

White: Peace and Honesty

Center: Hybrid Tea Rose 'Peace'
From top left clockwise: Caladium, Crape Jasmine, Gardenia,  Begonia Odorata Var. Alba, Arabian Jasmine, Orchid, Angel's Trumpet, Needle Flower (Augusta rivalis), African Iris, Diamond Frost, and Cats' Wiskers
Blue: Vigilance, Perseverance, Justice, Truth, and Loyalty

From top left corner clock wise: Tropical Lilac, Blue Porterweed, Mealycup Sage, Persian Shield flower, blue Fox Tail Orchid, Plumbago,Verbena, Blue daze, Agapanthus africanus

Happy Independence Day!
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