FLOWER POWER.Byline: The Register-Guard Rosemary rosemary [ultimately from Lat.,=dew of the sea], widely cultivated evergreen and shrubby perennial (Rosmarinus officinalis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), fairly hardy and native to the Mediterranean region. It has small light-blue flowers. Guiterrez loves the smell of lavender lavender, common name for any plant of the genus Lavandula, herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mint family), most of which are native to the Mediterranean region but naturalized elsewhere. The true lavender (L. and enjoys making bouquets. She has the best of both worlds working for the past 13 years at Charles Little & Co. on Seavey Loop Road. The company grows and distributes flowers and bouquets on the West Coast. This day, Guiterrez, a native of Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. who moved to Eugene 17 years ago, quickly and efficiently makes her way through row after row of calla lilies calla lily see zantedeschia aethiopica. , cutting the white and pink flowers with their leaves and stems before grouping them with a rubber band. The groups will be laid against the still-standing plants until she has enough to move to the shaded truck, where they are placed in buckets of water. Once in the warehouse, they will be readied for shipment along the West Coast. |
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