Flowers may considered as something that brings life to the world. At the same time, flowers tend to brighten people’s lives and also create joy among people. The aesthetic and therapeutic value of flowers is remarkable. Flowers have also been used to express emotions over time. One would also need to note that flowers tend to have different meanings. A good florist is able to showcase their connection with their flowers by bringing out a clear emotion on their floral arrangements and color choices. Wedding decorations that are done by florists turn out to be very colorful. You would need to know of some of the interesting facts about flowers.
To begin with, you would be amazed to know that titan arum tends to be the smallest flower in the world and tends to emit a stink similar to that of a corpse. The bad odor of the titan arum flower is the reason for its synonym corpse flower. It is quite amazing to learn that we can have a flower that can grow as high as three meters.
Many people really love the tulips flower due to their high aesthetic value. In the Netherlands alone, more than 3 billion tulips tend to be produced and sold each year. In the 17th century, for example, tulips were considered to be the most precious things even more precious than some of the most valued metals in the modern world such as gold. It would also be essential to note that tulips may be used in place of onions in recipes. If you have never purchased a loved one tulips, you may consider buying him or her some. Gladiolus is yet another type of flower with a symbolic name from gladiator’s sword used in battles.
It is also a fact that there are hundreds of thousands of species of flowers across the world. It would be critical to note that there are more than 270,000 species of flowers. Of the flower species, there tend to be more than 35,000 species of roses.
The oldest flower in the world was discovered in 2002. The oldest flower’s fossil is said to have bloomed more than 125 years ago.
It would be essential for one to know of the gas plant. The gas plant tend to emit a gas that can be ignited. One may also be amazed to note that Egyptians were passionate about the lotus flower and perceived it as sacred.
Sunflower’s relevance has not been lost over time. Agave plant tends to live all its live without flowers but the moment it blooms, it dies. Moon flowers, on the other hand, tend to bloom only under the moonlight.