Interesting Facts about Flowers

• The largest flower is the the Rafflesia or “corpse flower” and it has a very pungent scent – hence its nickname because it often smells like rotting flesh
•  White flowers tend to be more scented than coloured flowers

•  Sunflower stems used to fill lifejackets before modern technology and materials were invented which proved more effective

•  Onions contain a mild antibiotic that fights infections

• There are over 15,000 species of roses grown around the world

• Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell and Barbara Streisand each have a rose named after them

• Tulip Bulbs can be used instead of onions for cooking

• The rose family also includes apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, apples, plums and almonds

• Broccoli is a flower and also a vegetable

• Saffron comes from the crocus flower

• In Malta, chrysanthemums are connected with funeral and it is considered bad luck to keep the flower indoors – However Feng shui ideology believes that chrysanthemums bring joy and laughter to any roo

• Tulips can grow up to an inch a day after being cut

• There are over 250,000 species of flowering plants in the world

• During the 1600s, Tulips were so treasured and valuable that their bulbs were worth more than gold