The Italian passion of flowers extend back before the time of ancient Rome . Today the nation boasts more than 30 botanic garden . The first botanic garden was inside the Vatican in the 13th century . Italian gardeners uprise blossom , vegetables and herbs from every available space . Within the city and towns , look up to the window and balcony gardens , which propose a brilliant cacophony of flowers in every conceivable color and combination .

Geraniums

One of the most popular flower for the balcony and terraces of Italian rest home , the geranium is the flower most commonly affiliate with Italy . A honest bloom , geranium continue to blossom until hoar arrives . In southern Italy , the plant continues to thrive and flower year - round . Able to turn in most soil types , geraniums have few job and flourish by trimming dog-tired blooms and keeping the plant feed .

Iris

When April arrives , the wall of Tuscany are covered with gamy irises . The Florentine iris has long been a symbol of the struggle to overcome the wars of the Renaissance . A perennial , the iris has a large flower with a range of color from white to lilac to mauve and a yellow beard . Native to Italy , the works farm in gardens and in the wild on craggy slopes .

Tuscan Poppy

The Tuscan poppy uprise in North Africa , where it was prized for it dish , as a food source and for its medicative value . Able to grow in most soils and a profuse self - seeder , the Tuscan poppy has thrived for G of years throughout Italy and the Mediterranean neighborhood . The plant loves the sunlight and is most comfortable in heavy alkaline stain such as those found around Tuscany .

Dahlia

A vibrant garden blossom that uprise in just about every color in the spectrum , the Dahlia pinnata is often the most spectacular efflorescence in an Italian garden . A challenge to acquire , the dahlia postulate a innocent - draining , fat soil and full sun . Flower stems should be pinched when they achieve a foot in height , which will tolerate for a shaggy-haired growth . Dahlias are summer pants and must be planted each spring and then veer back and dug each dip after a kill frost . A transplantation from the Americas , Dahlia pinnata were exhibit in Renaissance Italian rest home as a symbol of the New World .

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