Here are some interesting facts – Did YOU know?
Within the world of plants capable of defending themselves, the Willow has no rival. Not only does the Willow, when under attack, produce defensive chemicals, but so do all the other willows nearby.
A cucumber is 96% water!
After planting coffee seed, it takes approx. 5 years to yield consumable fruit.
Wheat is the world’s most widely cultivated plant; grown on every continent except Antarctica.
Orchids have the smallest seeds. It takes more than 1.25 million seeds to weigh just 1 gram.
The California redwood – coast redwood and giant sequoia – are the tallest and largest living organism in the world.
The plant life in the oceans makes up about 85 percent of all the greenery on Earth.
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per 100 grams.
The rose family of plants, in addition to flowers, gives us apples, pears, plums, cherries, almonds, peaches and apricots.
Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.
Plants that need to attract moths for pollination are generally white or pale yellow, so they are easily seen when light is dim. Plants that depend on butterflies, such as the poppy or the hibiscus, have more colourful flowers.
The world’s tallest grass, which has sometimes grown 130 feet or more, is bamboo.
The largest single flower is the Rafflesia or “corpse flower”. They are generally 3 feet in diameter, the record being 42 inches.
In just one teaspoon of soil, there are as many bacteria as there are people on the planet – somewhere in the region of five billion!
Bamboo was used as the first commercial filament in light bulbs.
The Daisy got its name because the yellow centre resembled the sun. It was commonly known as the ‘day’s eye’ and over time, was eventually called the daisy.
