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Cultivated flowers are those grown by people in gardens, parks, or flower farms such as

roses, orchids, lilies, gladiolus and chrysanthemums.

The vernacular names of these flowers are as given below.

Common Name Vernacular Name

Marigold Genda

Hibiscus Gudhal

Lotus Kamal

Jasmine Mogra/Chameli

Sunflower Surajmukhi

Daisy Gulbahar

Rose Gulab

Orchid Kalihari

Lily Nargis

Gladiolus Gandharaj Phool

Chrysanthemum Chandramallika

Uses of Flowers

Let’s look at the uses of flowers.

y We eat flowers of plants like broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin and banana as vegetables.

y Flowers are used for decoration in marriages, parties and in our homes.

y Some women wear flowers on their hair. Flowers are also used for making garlands.

y The petals of flowers like rose and jasmine are used to make perfumes and oils.

y We decorate floors of our house with floral patterns called rangoli on special
occasions.

y Honey is made from the nectar sucked by the bees from flowers.

y Flowers are also used for worshipping.

y Gulkand that we eat is made of dried rose petals and sugar.

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