Fun Facts About Flowers

Winter is over, dreary rainy days are done, and May brings us the flowers of spring. There are many ways to pique the interest of students through science and nature using flowers. Check out these fun facts about flowers:

Flowers did not always exist; they first appeared 140 million years ago.

Several centuries ago in Holland, tulips were more valuable than gold.

Broccoli is a flower.

Some plants such as orchids do not need soil to grow-they get all their nutrients from the air.