Flowers

Flower Facts

• Flowers make up a large part of the food chain
• Direct food for many insects, mammals, birds, and other animals
• Humans eat many edible parts of plants.  They eat the flowers, but also eat roots, and stalks
• Have been used in different cultures
• Chrysanthemums considered funeral flowers and some consider them unlucky
• Daisies symbolize innocence and loyal love
• Colored rose represents different types of love
• Flowers eat and grow through photosynthesis
• Without water and sunlight, plants will die
• Flowers did not always exist for they first appeared 140 million years ago
• Ferns and cones used to be the most abundant flower
• Broccoli is a flower
• Some plants, like orchids, do not need soil to grow- they get nutrients from the air
• Some kinds of flowers are carnivores.  They actually eat meat.
• Not all flowers smell good
• The flower with the most pungent smell is the titan arum
• Largest flower in the world is a Puya raimondii flower

Flower Meanings

Link: http://www.aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers.html

Black-Eyed Susan - encouragement

Camellia - graciousness

Carnation 

• Pink - gratitude
• Red - flashy
• Striped - refusal
• White - remembrance
• Yellow - cheerful

Chrysanthemum 

• Bronze - excitement
• White - truth
• Red - sharing
• Yellow - secret admirer

Daffodil - chivalry 

Daisy - innocence

Ginger - proud

Hibiscus - delicate beauty

Holly - domestic happiness

Iris - inspiration

Jasmine - grace and elegance

Lavender - distrust

Lilac - first love

Magnolia - dignity

Marigold - desire for riches

Orchid - delicate beauty

Pansy - loving thoughts

Poppy - consolation

Rose 

• Pink - friendship
• Red - passionate or love
• Red & White - unity
• White - purity

Sunflower-adoration

Tulip 

• Pink - caring
• Purple - royalty
• Red - declaration of love
• White - forgiveness
• Yellow - hopelessly in love
• Violet - faithfulness