The lily of the valley was chosen as the national flower by popular vote in 1967, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Finland's independence. Despite its well-groomed and graceful ...

Sunflowers defined flowers for me that summer and changed my view of the world. Flowers have a way of doing that. They began changing the way the world looked almost as soon as they appeared on ...

They’re all examples of plants and flowers countries across the world associate with the festive season, bringing a traditional feel to the local culture and customs. BBC Bitesize has hitched a ...

told through eight everyday products. For more than 200 years, the heart of the global trade in cut flowers has been the Netherlands. The world’s largest global auction for flowers began ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Andean countries by boosting legal industries, like flower growing, with duty-free imports.

“It is such an honour to be able to contribute to this remarkable national occasion ... and his deep concern for the natural world,” Ive said. “The emblem speaks to the happy optimism ...

Nestled high in West Himalaya, India’s Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. This richly diverse area is also home to ...