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FUN PLANT FACTS

DID YOU KNOW......

orchid pod

Vanilla flavoring comes from the pod of an orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Though the pods are called vanilla beans, they're more closely related to corn than green beans.

pineapple

The word pineapple comes from European explorers who thought the fruit combined the look of a pinecone with flesh like that of an apple. Pineapples are the only edible members of the bromeliad family.

bromeliad

FUN FLOWER & PLANT FACTS

DID YOU KNOW.......


Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world; it can grow 35 inches in a single day.

BAMBOO

During the 1600s, tulips were so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were worth more than gold. The craze was called tulip mania, or tulipomania, and caused the crash of the Dutch economy. Tulips can continue to grow as much as an inch per day after being cut. Even today they are more expensive than standard tulips. You can usually see the difference because Dutch tulips are taller and the bloom is sometimes larger.

DUTCH TULIPS

Largest Flower in the World

Did you know.......

Titan Arums

The largest flower in the world is the Titan Arums, which produces flowers 10 feet high and 3 feet wide. The flowers smell of decaying flesh and are also known as corpse flowers. 

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FUN FLOWER & PLANT FACTS

Torenia, a shade-loving annual, is called the wishbone flower. Look for tiny wishbone-shape stamens inside the purple, blue or burgundy petals.

Learn more about wishbone flower.

redwood

The world's tallest-growing tree is the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which grows 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).

bristlecone pine

October Flower & Plant

The October Birth Flower is the Calendula (Marigold). The meaning is sorrow or sympathy. The Sign of the zodiac and dates are Libra - September 24 - October 23. The birthstone is the Opal.

The characteristics of Libra are charming, perceptive, diplomatic, pleasant and refined.

Sedum are succulent plants adapted to dry conditions. The thick fleshy leaves store water. Low mat forming species often have a wide variety of leaf and flower color, and are great for rock gardens, or groundcovers even on hot, dry slopes. Taller species have beautiful fall color, give wonderful color in borders. All sedums are nice in containers. Full sun, (partial shade for some cultivars). Well-drained, ordinary soil. Very drought-tolerant. No fertilizer needed. Divide anytime, best in early spring. Very large plants that need staking should be divided. Cutting back stems in spring if you like to see the flower heads poke through the snow.October Flower & Plant