Daffodil

DAFFODIL – MARCH BIRTH-FLOWER
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including DAFFODIL, narcissus and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow, also orange or pink in garden varieties, with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona.

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Violet

VIOLET – FEBRUARY BIRTH-FLOWER
Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes. The terms viola and violet are normally reserved for small-flowered annuals or perennials, including the wild species.

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Lavender Fields of Provence

Lavender Fields of Provence – France

Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south.It largely corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The largest city of the region is Marseille.

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