2021 First-Class Forever Stamps,Garden Beauty: Allium
# 5560 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamps - Garden Beauty: Allium
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US #5560
2021 Allium – Garden Beauty
- Pictures an allium flower
- Part of the 10-stamp Garden Beauty set
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Garden Beauty
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: February 23, 2021
First Day City: Bloomfield, Indiana
Quantity Issued: 600,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate America’s love of flowers and gardens.
About the stamp design: Pictures an image of an allium flower taken by photographer Allen Rokach.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony held in Bloomfield, Indiana.
About the Garden Beauty set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing flowers from America’s gardens. Two flowers (tulips and moth orchid) are pictured twice.
History the stamp represents: When most of us think of flowers, we picture roses, daisies, orchids, tulips, daffodils, and the like. However, many food plants also produce beautiful blooms. Members of the genus Allium (think onions and garlic) are one example.
Allium is a genus of flowering plant with over 500 species, making it the largest in the family of Amaryllidaceae. Plants in this genus are known for producing “true bulbs” and having an onion or garlic smell and taste. They produce up to 12 leaves, with some species losing their leaves after the plant blooms. Others hold onto their leaves for the duration of their growing season.
As for flowers, Allium produce blooms on the end of stem-like structures called scapes. Individual flowers have six tepals (similar to petals) and are produced in umbrella-shaped clusters. The outer flowers bloom first, with the inner ones coming later. Some species reproduce by seeds as well as by bulb.
Most of us want to plant the most colorful flowers possible in our gardens. The usual choices are nice, but it’s also a lot of fun to plant species with a dual purpose. It can be sad to remove dead flowers from our gardens… But when we plant species like Allium, we can continue to enjoy them well after the blooms have fallen off.
US #5560
2021 Allium – Garden Beauty
- Pictures an allium flower
- Part of the 10-stamp Garden Beauty set
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Garden Beauty
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: February 23, 2021
First Day City: Bloomfield, Indiana
Quantity Issued: 600,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate America’s love of flowers and gardens.
About the stamp design: Pictures an image of an allium flower taken by photographer Allen Rokach.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony held in Bloomfield, Indiana.
About the Garden Beauty set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing flowers from America’s gardens. Two flowers (tulips and moth orchid) are pictured twice.
History the stamp represents: When most of us think of flowers, we picture roses, daisies, orchids, tulips, daffodils, and the like. However, many food plants also produce beautiful blooms. Members of the genus Allium (think onions and garlic) are one example.
Allium is a genus of flowering plant with over 500 species, making it the largest in the family of Amaryllidaceae. Plants in this genus are known for producing “true bulbs” and having an onion or garlic smell and taste. They produce up to 12 leaves, with some species losing their leaves after the plant blooms. Others hold onto their leaves for the duration of their growing season.
As for flowers, Allium produce blooms on the end of stem-like structures called scapes. Individual flowers have six tepals (similar to petals) and are produced in umbrella-shaped clusters. The outer flowers bloom first, with the inner ones coming later. Some species reproduce by seeds as well as by bulb.
Most of us want to plant the most colorful flowers possible in our gardens. The usual choices are nice, but it’s also a lot of fun to plant species with a dual purpose. It can be sad to remove dead flowers from our gardens… But when we plant species like Allium, we can continue to enjoy them well after the blooms have fallen off.