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There ’s a lot more to our plants than many of us realize . Here are 30 interesting fact about plants you may not have known — until today , of line . But do n’t bar here — mystery are lurking everywhere in our gardens , yours to discover when you know what to calculate for .
1.Torenia , a spook - loving yearly , is called thewishbone blossom . Look for flyspeck wishbone - shaped stamens inside the purple , blue , or burgundy petals .
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2 . The humankind ’s tallest living tree diagram is the coast redwood(Sequoia sempervirens),which spring up along the Pacific Coast of the United States , mainly in California . Interestingly enough , it ’s not the world ’s oldest growing tree ; that award goes to a bristlecone pine(Pinus aristata ) .
3.Bamboo is the quickest - grow woody plantin the populace . It can grow up to 35 inches in a single day .
4 . Lycopersicon esculentum juice is the prescribed State Department beverage of Ohio , honoring the part A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg , Ohio , play in popularizingtomatoesin the late 1800s .
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5 . Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that about 8,000 years ago , grapes were grownto make wine-coloured in the Caucasus ( present - day Georgia ) . The ancient Egyptians were the first to record the outgrowth of making herbal vino about 5,000 old age ago .
6 . During the 1600s in Holland , tulips were so valuablethat their bulbs were deserving more than atomic number 79 . The craze was called tulip mania , or tulipomania , and caused the crash of the Dutch economic system . Fun fact about plants : Aftercutting tulip , they can remain to grow as much as an inch per day .
7 . vanilla extract flavoring comes from the fuel pod of an orchidaceous plant , Vanilla planifolia . Though the pods are called vanilla beans , they ’re not really in the legume class likegreen bean .
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8 . The wordpineapplecomes from European Internet Explorer who think the yield combined the look of a pinecone with flesh like to an apple . Pineapples are the only edible members of the bromeliad family .
9 . From a botanic standpoint , avocados andpumpkins are fruit , not vegetables , because they assume the plant ' seed . Rhubarb , on the other hand , is a vegetable .
10.Saffron , used as a flavoring in Mediterranean cooking , is reap from the stigmas of a type offall - blooming crocus , Crocus sativus .
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11.Poinsettias , natives of Mexico , were work to the United States in 1825 by the first U.S. minister to Mexico , Joel Poinsett , for whom the flora was key out .
12 . Small pockets of air inside cranberries cause them to resile and float in pee .
13 . The prime of the titan arum(Amorphophallus titanium)is the largest unbranched flower in the world and can reach up to 15 foot improbable . The heyday produces an olfactory sensation similar to rotting centre , hence the vernacular name ' stiff bloom . ' A similar odor comes fromRafflesia , another plant that hail from the rainforests of Sumatra . Both explicate their odour to attract pollinating flies ; they do n’t contend with other flower forbutterflies and hummingbird .
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14 . All function of theoleander(Nerium oleander),a beautiful flowering shrub native to the Mediterranean , are highly toxic . Other endearing flora are equally harmful , even lethal , to the incognizant .
15.Irismeans " rainbow " in Greek , and Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology . Wormwood(Artemisia)was named after the goddess Artemis , milkweed(Asclepias)after Asclepius , the Greek god of healing , andHebeafter Hebe , the Greek goddess of youth .
16 . In France , May 1 isLa Fete du Muguet , the fete of thelily - of - the - vale . The celebration let in giving bouquets of prime to know one and wish them wellness and happiness .
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17 . Angiosperm is the scientific name for flowering plant and refers to the seeds being borne in capsules or fruits . Nonflowering plants — pine tree , spruces , firs , junipers , larches , cycads , and gingko — are called gymnosperms .
18.Snapdragonflowers resemble a dragon , and if you squeeze the sides , the dragon ’s rima oris will appear to spread out and confining .
19 . Asunflowerlooks like one large flower , but each head is compose of C of tiny flowers — called floweret — which mature to become the seeds . This is the case for all plants in the helianthus family , including daisies , yarrow , goldenrod , aster , tick-weed , andbachelor ’s buttons .
20 . Thefirst potatoeswere cultivated in Peru about 7,000 old age ago .
21.Peaches , pears , apricots , quinces , strawberries , and Malus pumila are member of the rose category . So are ornamental species such asspirea , mountain ash , shepherd’s clock , andninebark .
22 . Cranberries , Concord grapes , andblueberriesare three popular fruits aboriginal to North America .
23 . The main conflict between Prunus persica nectarina andpeachesis that Prunus persica nectarina have still , not muzzy , peel . you may graft peach outgrowth onto a nectarine tree , or frailty versa , so you have both types of yield .
24 . The averagestrawberryhas 200 germ . It ’s the only fruit that bear its seeds on the outside .
25 . Sulfuric compounds are to blame for cut onion add bout to your eyes . According to theNational Onion Association , chilling the onion and cutting the root end last reduce the job .
26 . Garlic Indian mustard is a phallus of the mustard family , not garlic . This invading herbaceous plant outcompetes native plants in the Eastern and Midwestern United States , posing a terror to othernative plantsand the species that depend on them .
27 . Ginkgo(Ginkgo biloba)is one of the oldest surviving tree diagram species and dates back about 250 million years . Dawn redwood(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)is another ancient specie ; it date back about 150 million years . Both were known in the fogey record before they were launch alert .
28 . Trees are the longest - living organisms on earth .
29.Peanutsare not nuts but legume connect to beans and lentil . They have more protein , niacin , folate , and phytosterols than any nut , accord to the National Peanut Board .
30 . The title for the cosmos ’s hottestchili pepperremains repugn . Bhut jolokia , or ' spectre common pepper , ' earned the Guinness World Records title of respect in 2007 but has since been replaced by the sorely ardent Carolina Reaper .
