On this page you’ll discover all our Flowers, but first…
Interesting facts about Flowers
Flowers are part of our everyday lives, almost everywhere we go there are flowers to be had in all different shapes, sizes, colors, and smells. People often forget how amazing flowers are ignoring the endless list of amazing facts about them. When you do a little digging you learn that they are not only pretty and important to insects but do a lot of other amazing things as well.
Did You Know
- The gas plant otherwise known as the burning bush has lemon scented flowers and leaves with a leathery texture that can be lit with a match.
- The biggest flower in the world is called the Titan Arums, growing to be 10 feet high and 3 feet wide they’re also called the corpse flower.
- China has the oldest flower in the world, called Archaefructus sinensis, it first bloomed over 125 million years ago.
- All the plants of a bamboo species will flower at the exact same time no matter where they are in the world.
Activity
Flowers all look different from each other but contain many of the same parts. Have each student bring in a different flower to compare, showing them all of the parts each flower has in common.
