They call this "The Alien Plant"
Here’s some garden trivia for you. Just veg out and have some fun. DIG THIS!
Botanically, there is no such thing as a pumpkin. Pumpkins are certain varieties of squash, which through local traditions and use, have come to be called pumpkins
The eggplant is a member of the potato family, and is also known as a garden egg.
The biggest tomato on record weighed in at a hefty 7 pounds 12 ounces. It was grown by Gordon Graham of Oklahoma.
Cool as a cucumber? It's true ... the inside of a cucumber on the vine measures as much as 20 degrees cooler than the outside air on a warm day.
The Daisy got its name because the yellow center resembled the sun. It was commonly known as the "day's eye" and over time, was eventually called daisy.
The world's largest flower, Rafflesia, can measure up to three feet across.
One tree can remove 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually, equaling 11,000 miles of car emissions. Landscape plants, such as shrubs and turf, remove smoke, dust, and other pollutants from the air. One study showed that 1 acre of trees has the ability to remove 13 tons of particles and gases annually.
The Saguaro Cactus, found in the Southwestern United States, doesn't grow branches until it is 75 years old.
A spider dismantles her web, that means a bad storm is near.
A Humming bird is the only bird known that can fly backwards. The average Humming bird weighs less than a penny.
A hummingbird will feed at over 1,500 flowers in an average day.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood. Male mosquitoes do not bite; they are vegetarians, and feed on the nectar of flowers.
Mosquito repellents don't actually repel. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color.
The smallest mammal in the world is Thailand’s Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, which is about the size of a bumblebee. One bat can catch over 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour.
Bananas are considered the world's largest herb. They are related to the lily and orchid family.
Rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme and marjoram all belong to the mint plant family.
Reference: http://www.shelsgarden.com/trivia.html
Water going up tree trunks travels at 150 feet per hour.
In a single season a large elm tree makes about 6 million leaves.
The bark of a sequoia tree is almost as fireproof as asbestos.
The petals of the orchid Tricoceros parviflorus imitates a certain female fly so perfectly that the male fly of the species will attempt to mate with it. In so doing, it pollinates the orchid.
The total length of roots and root hairs of a single rye plant is 7,000 miles. The roots grow over 3 miles per day in search of microorganisms.
There are prairie grasses in the Midwest whose roots are 10,000 miles long
Bamboo can grow 3 feet in 24 hours.
Reference: http://www.plantea.com/garden-trivia.htm
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