White Lotus Trivia Quiz

The tulips in this picture are white, but they can be seen in many other colours, usually shades of pink, red, orange, or yellow. They bloom in the spring. One of the most famous gardens with a large display of tulips is Keukenhof in the Netherlands. Around seven million bulbs are planted each year, for over a million visitors to view between March and May.

The picture shows daisies. They can often be found growing in people's gardens or backyards as well as in parks and meadows. It can be fun to collect a pile and then make them into chains for necklaces and crowns.

The edelweiss is a small flower which grows in the Alps. It's name means 'noble white', and it is the national flower of both Austria and Switzerland. Many people will remember the song about the flower from 'The Sound of Music'. Contrary to popular belief, it was composed by Rogers and Hammerstein, and is not a traditional folk song.

Chrysanthemums are another type of flower which can be found in many different colours, usually yellow, orange, red, pink, or purple as well as white. The name is taken from the Greek words for golden flower. As well as being used for floral decorations in many places, the flowers are boiled to make tea in parts of Asia, and the leaves are used as food in China.

Water lilies are unusual plants, because although they have their roots in soil like most other plants, the soil is underwater, and the leaves and flowers float on the surface of the water. The French artist Claude Monet is well-known for painting the water lilies in his garden at Giverny, not far from Paris.

At Phuket, in Thailand, there is a lake with giant water lilies that are so big it is possible for a person to stand on one of the leaves.

Snowdrops are small white flowers that are usually the first flowers to come into bloom after, or even during, the winter. As well as being cultivated in gardens, they can often be seen growing wild beneath hedgerows and along the banks of streams and rivers.

The picture shows apple blossom which are white, but they can sometimes be pale pink in colour. The blooms, which appear in the spring, turn into the fruits which can be picked and eaten at the end of the summer. Most other fruit trees have similar blossom in shades of white or pink. The cherry trees of Japan and Washington DC attract many visitors for festivals in the spring.

Heather plants grow wild over moorland in many parts of Europe. Most of the flowers are in shades of pink or purple; the white heather is considered to be lucky by some people. There is a Scottish legend which tells of a bard's daughter, Malvina, whose lover, Oscar, was killed in battle; the messenger with the news brought a sprig of heather as a token of Oscar's love; when Malvina's tears fell on to the flowers they turned white.

The narcissus is part of the same family as the daffodil. Both flowers can come in various shades from cream, through pale yellow to a dark yellow, which is almost orange. They are all characterised by a ring of petals with a trumpet shaped centre. Sometimes they are all one colour, and sometimes the centre is a different colour from the petals.

Some of the flowers have quite short centres, while others, like the ones in the picture, have a very pronounced trumpet.

The carnation grows wild in the Mediterranean countries of Europe, where it is usually pink or purple. It has been cultivated for use as a cut flower and is now found in many other colours, including, white, yellow, orange, and red, as well as pink and purple. As well as being used for floral decorations, a carnation is a very popular flower for a buttonhole decoration.

The lily of the valley has small white bell-shaped flowers amidst a mass of green leaves. The plant is native to many parts of central and northern Europe, but has been cultivated in many other parts of the world. Because it was reputed to be Queen Elizabeth II's favourite flower, the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, used it as the theme for the poem he wrote following her death in 2022.

The cultivated rose we know today has developed from the simple wild rose that is native to parts of Europe and Asia. The main difference is that the wild rose usually has just five petals and is a pale or slightly darker pink. The cultivated rose, as shown in the picture, has many more petals, and has been developed to produce plants with a variety of different colours, including white, cream, yellow, orange, red and pink. Roses are also used as a foodstuff.

The hips, formed when the flowers are finished, can be used to make a syrup which is rich in vitamin C.

The petals can be used to make rosewater for flavouring Turkish delight, and can also be crystallised for decorating cakes and other sweet treats.