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When talking about flowers, any person means a plant with beautiful buds and inflorescences. Almost constantly we see flowers surrounding us everywhere - daisies in the fields, roses in gardens and bouquets at holidays, blooming soda in the spring and autumn chrysanthemums and asters. For example, you can call any plants located in a house or apartment indoor flowers. The world of these beautiful plants, which so often live next to people, is diverse. There are so many stable expressions in our everyday speech: bouquets of flowers and flower arrangements, garden and wildflowers, cherry and apple flowers.
According to scientists, a flower is a complex and diverse system of reproductive organs with seeds of certain types of flowers. Although the purpose and function of flowers are unique and constant, there is a surprising number of different types and groups of these formations, differing in color and size, smells and structural details. The smallest flowers are 1 mm in size, and the largest flower, growing in tropical forests, weighs more than 11 kilograms and has a diameter of about 1 meter.
Without flowers, there would be no delicious wild berries, juicy cherries and pears, southern dates and bananas, watermelons and melons. We would never have tasted fragrant, viscous honey and would not have heard the buzzing of bees and bumblebees in the silence of summer. Without these gentle and amazing creatures of nature, the world would become much poorer and less colorful.
Scientific books, magazine articles, fairy tales and legends have been written about flowers. It is difficult to talk about the diversity of the structure of flowers in one article, to list all the names of species and groups of plants, but we can mention the most unusual and original flowers in the world.
The flowers of many tropical plants are amazing and unique:
— Amorphophallus titanica, a large flower 2.5 meters long, with an unpleasant and pungent odor. It is almost never found in its natural climate and you can only see it in arboretums and only two days a year when it blooms.
— African Hydnora , growing in the arid places of the African continent, is a parasitic flower. It feeds on the sap of other plants and is usually found underground, only with sufficient rainfall does it appear above ground and bloom.
Although the exotic flowers of distant countries are amazing and beautiful, every person is more fond of the flowers familiar from childhood and beloved from their native forests and fields, gardens and parks. And it depends on each person whether future generations of earthlings will be able to admire the riot of colors in spring and inhale the intoxicating aroma of late autumn flowers.
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Today there are no problems with tulips. They can be easily purchased at any flower shop. The same applies to tulip bulbs. However, earlier in the 17th century, tulip bulbs were so valuable in Holland that they were worth more than gold. In 1634-1637, in Western Europe, a real tulip madness occurred. The bulbs were so valuable that they were considered currency.
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Have you ever heard of such a flower as White Ash? It is also called the burning bush. The thing is that this perennial bush can spontaneously ignite. Yes Yes. You can set it on fire either yourself or wait for it to ignite spontaneously (of course, if the sun’s rays are very hot).
After the plant lights up (it burns with a blue flame) and goes out, it turns out that the fire did not cause any harm to it.
This effect occurs due to the fact that the plant releases a huge amount of essential oils. It is these oils that flare up at high temperatures. The combustion temperature of essential oil is so low that the plant does not suffer after the so-called “fire”.
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A flowering plant begins its life as a seed that sprouts to take root and grow a stem. Then leaves and the flower itself are formed on the stem. The flower itself is the reproductive part of the plant, which contains its reproductive organs. It produces seeds of new plants through pollination. The resulting seeds fall into the soil, germinate and the cycle repeats.
Sexy orchid (Drakaea glyptodon)
Another orchid that deserves the title “unusual” is the “sexy” orchid. Its flower resembles the abdomen of a certain type of wasp. Moreover, she secretes pheromones just like a female wasp. Flowering begins during the mating season of wasps. Males flock to such flowers and try to mate with him. In this way, they transfer the pollen that falls on them from plant to plant. Sexy orchids grow in Australia.
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The slowest blooming flower on our planet is the rare species of giant bromeliad, Puya raimondii. It was discovered at an altitude of 3960 meters above sea level in the Bolivian mountains in 1870.
Puya Raymonda begins to bloom at approximately 80-150 years of age. Once Puya Raymonda blooms, it will die.
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The most expensive flower ever sold in the world is the Shenzhen Nongke orchid. The Shenzhen Nongke orchid blooms very rarely, only once every 4-5 years. Scientists spent eight years creating this amazing flower. At an auction in 2005, one connoisseur paid a staggering $200,000 for a Shenzhen Nongke orchid.
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Everyone knows how to enjoy beauty. It is not for nothing that there is a concept that beauty will save the world. It is beauty that is so important for a person not to lose the sense of life.
The beauty of flowers is a special, magical beauty. Filling the soul and heart with extraordinary, delightful feelings. Only flowers can give such feelings, which never tire of pleasing us day after day.
People try to get as close to this beauty as possible. We strive to bring more bright colors, we buy flowers, decorate our home with them, we pay special attention to flowers and their quantity at special events. And why all? Because flowers, and therefore their beauty, are our constant companions.
Flowers are the most suitable metaphor for describing any event, feeling, or human character. And each flower has its own role in this. Wildflowers with their natural beauty are often associated with tenderness, innocence, simplicity, and harmony. Luxurious exotic flowers are a symbol of sophistication and sophistication. It’s not for nothing that there is even a language of flowers, where each flower has its own place, and with the help of a bouquet you can write a whole message. Aphorisms and quotes about flowers speak so deeply and accurately about their magical beauty.
“No matter how much we talk about the emptiness of life, sometimes just one flower is enough to dissuade us.”
Anatole France
“Flowers have no everyday life, they are always dressed festively.”
Malcolm de Chazal
“Where flowers degenerate, man cannot live.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“Only flowers truly live. They live the days counted by him so desperately blooming, as if they understand better than people the transience of life.”
Matsuo Basho
“Oh, how many of them there are in the fields! But each blooms in its own way - this is the highest feat of a flower!”
Matsuo Basho
“Have you noticed how beautiful a woman is with a bouquet in her hands?”
Vladimir Kholod
“One thing can be said about flowers and women – extraterrestrial beauty”
“Do you want to know what to do if you did something wrong? The answer is, baby: never ask for forgiveness. Do not say anything. Send flowers. No letters. Only flowers. They cover everything. Even graves."
Erich Maria Remarque
"The earth laughs with flowers."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To live, you need sun, freedom and a small flower.”
Hans Christian Andersen
“Hearts are like flowers, they cannot be opened by force, they must open on their own”
Louisa May Alcott
“Flowers may lean in our direction, but they speak to heaven and God.”
Henry Ward Beecher
What can win people's hearts? Love, talent, recognition, and yet I want to say about flowers, That our souls can disturb.
Any flower is nature’s perfection, the personification of miracle and magic. Giving us a wonderful mood, Akin to a piece of secrets and deity.
The abundance of flowers is a marvelous picture. There is a rose, an aster, a cactus and a narcissus. After all, this is just a paradise glade, the charm of natural beauty.
And the aroma of flowers simply intoxicates us, Granting a wondrous and pleasant spirit. And each one is beautiful in a special way, Having its own unique taste.
At any time of the year, floral natural phenomena give us warmth. And it’s difficult to single out one thing among them that especially inspires.
The language of flowers is only a secret expression, Wonderful, unusual and unique. Not everyone is given the opportunity to enter that state to hear all the harmony of tones.
Flowers are pure, beautiful and innocent, And they give strength and beauty. And I feel a special excitement When I see this value in reality.
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I love all the flowers in this world, They all give me feelings of happiness, cultivating an aesthetic sense and leaving a special mark on my soul. VC. © Copyright: Victoria Kashtankina, 2010
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Have you ever heard of rainbow roses? These are amazing roses that seem to have absorbed all the colors of the rainbow. Naturally, this is not a real rose, but an artificially created one. By the way, you can make such a rose at home. It is enough to buy a white rose, divide its stem into several parts (different streams) and place each part of the stem in water with dye. It will absorb water, which will then evaporate, leaving the dye on the petals.
The method of this coloring was invented by Peter Van de Werken.
Fact 1. Flowers instead of a dial
Many flowering plants open their corollas on a specific schedule. Pre-dawn birds - chicory and salsify flowers. At five in the morning the rose hips awaken, an hour later - bells and dandelions, at eight in the morning - marigolds and bindweed.
The flowers are also poured in a certain sequence. The bells are drooping, which means it’s about two in the afternoon. Poppies and dandelions close at 14:00-15:00, chicory - closer to 16:00. The rosehip stays awake the longest - its corollas curl up at 19-20 hours.
Back in the 18th century, flower clocks were invented in Sweden. The dial for them was dug up right on the ground. Instead of the usual divisions, it was divided into sectors, in each of which flowers of a certain type were planted. Such watches made it possible to determine the time quite accurately, but in cloudy weather - alas! — didn’t work.
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The ancient Egyptians considered the lotus a sacred flower. Lotus thrives in rivers and wet wetlands. However, it can “fall asleep” for several years during a drought, and then “wake up” again and continue to bloom. Since the ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife, they believed that the lotus was a symbol of resurrection and eternal life.
Fact 8. Peonies are healers and long-livers
The spectacular and fragrant peony bears the name of a healer from ancient myths who treated the Olympian gods. This coincidence is not without reason. Preparations based on peony buds stop bleeding, accelerate wound healing, and help with insomnia and neurasthenia.
Peony not only heals, but also has an excellent life expectancy. With good care, its bush can bloom for almost a hundred years.
Peonies symbolize joy and prosperity, which is why they are often used in wedding bouquets. And compositions of peonies are given to spouses for a nickel wedding.
(twelfth wedding anniversary).
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Dandelion is considered a weed, but it is a very useful flower. It contains a huge amount of vitamins A, B, C and D. It also contains iron, zinc and potassium. You can make jam from dandelion (reminiscent of honey), and you can make green borscht from its leaves. Wine is also made from this flower.
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African Hydnora africana
African Hydnora is a parasitic flower that lives in the deserts of Africa. It attaches itself to the roots of other plants and feeds from them. It is mainly located underground, and only when the required amount of precipitation falls in the desert does it appear on the surface and bloom. The flower reaches a height of 15-20 cm. Hydnora is pollinated by beetles that fly to its scent.
