Fractured Anniversary Flower Gifts Quiz

Answer: Lily of the valley

Lilies of the valley are small plants with bulblike organs of the Convallaria family. They come from Eurasia and North America and are cultivated as a garden plant. They have two long oval leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers.

Answer: Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are shrubs or trees of the Asian and American genus Hydrangea. They are cultivated for their large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers. The flowers can change color depending on the weather conditions, humidity, the pH level of the soil, and also the aluminium and lime content in the soil.

A white flower can't be changed to pink or blue, but the pink can change to blue, and the blue can change to pink.

Answer: Bird of paradise

The bird-of-paradise is a tropical flowering plant of the genus "Strelitzia". It is native to tropical southern Africa and South America, and has bracts and large orange or yellow flowers resembling birds' heads.

Answer: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are widely cultivated plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, esp. C. morifolium of China. They have brightly colored showy flower heads that come in reds, yellows and whites. The chrysanthemum is the floral emblem of the imperial family of Japan. It is considered an ornamental plant and likes subtropical and temperate areas.

Answer: Gladiolus

The entertainer Dame Edna Everage made this flower popular during her comedy shows on television. The gladiolus is a widely cultivated plant that is also called the "sword lily". It has sword-shaped leaves and spikes of funnel-shaped brightly colored flowers. Found mainly in Eurasia and South Africa, they come in many colors including pinks, creams, orange, yellow and purple.

Answer: Yellow Roses

Roses can come from shrubs or climbing plants of the genus Rosa. They have prickly stems, compound leaves, and fragrant flowers. They come in many different colors, sizes and fragrances.

Answer: Daffodil

Daffodils are also called "Lent lilies", "narcissus" and "jonquils". They are a widely cultivated Eurasian and North African plant that comes from a bulb. They are usually yellow flowers that have a central trumpet, bowl or disc shaped corona, surrounded by a ring of six floral leaves.

Answer: Sunflower

Sunflowers have very tall thick stems, large flower heads with yellow rays, and seeds which are used as food. Oil can be extracted from the seeds and used in salads and the manufacture of margarine.

Answer: Carnation

The carnation is a Eurasian plant which is also called "clove pink". It is cultivated in many varieties for its white, pink and red flowers, which smell like cloves.

Answer: Freesias

The freesia comes from southern Africa and is cultivated for its white, yellow, or pink tubular fragrant flowers.