One of the most interesting facts about flowers is that broccoli is a flower, not a vegetable. Broccoli is grown largely for its florets. It is an edible green plant, and the blooming head is what you eat believing it is a vegetable. This green plant belongs to the Brassicacceae family. Brassica oleracea is a kind of cruciferous vegetable, like cabbage, kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. These veggies are well-known for their health benefits. Broccoli is abundant in fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium, among other minerals. Its blooms and stalks are eaten as vegetables. It may be consumed either raw or cooked.

Broccoli has the reputation of being a superfood due to its low calorie count and high nutritional content. Though it does not resemble a flower and has no scent, it is an active flower that may be pollinated!

The second interesting fact is that in Holland, in the past, Tulips were more expensive than gold. The tulip has two or three thick blue green leaves that are grouped at the plant's base. The three petals and three sepals of the generally solitary bell-shaped blooms The three-lobed ovary is ended with a sessile three-lobed stigma, and there are six free stamens. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds. Tulip bulbs were more valuable than gold several centuries ago in Holland. This extremely valuable flower was thought to represent life, love, and immortality. Broken tulip bulbs with a striped, multi-colored design were extremely costly. In the 1630s, there was a tulip craze in certain regions of Western Europe, and this frenzy was dubbed "Tulip mania." Tulips became so valuable during this period that they were used as money.

Although it may seem unbelievable, the most costly flower, the "Semper Augustis" tulip, used to cost 10,000 guilders. This cost the same as purchasing the best property on Amsterdam's most exciting, expensive, and stylish canal.

Rose flowers differ in size from small, miniature roses to climbers that may reach heights of seven meters. Different species easily hybridize, which has resulted in the formation of a diverse range of garden roses. Do you know that there are more than 30,000 varieties of roses in the Earth?

Most individuals believe they are familiar with all flower kinds. Actually, this is not the case. You are aware of what you observe. Botanists from all across the world have discovered that there are approximately three lakh distinct species of flowers. There are 35 different varieties of roses among these floral species. One of the roses, the Juliet rose, is the most costly flower in the world, costing $5 million! The number of flower species is increasing by the day, and there are still many different sorts of flower species to be discovered.

So there are more flower kinds than you can possible imagine.

Fragrance is often connected with flowers, and pleasant scent is generally the first thing that comes to mind when discussing flowers. However, you would be surprised to learn that no flower smells as bad as a dead body. "Sumtran Titan Arum" is a flower variety that will alter your perception of floral aroma. Titan arum, commonly known as corpse flower, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) notable for its gigantic foul-smelling inflorescence (cluster of flowers).

The plant is native to the steep hillsides of western Sumatra's rainforests, although it is grown in botanic gardens across the world. The peculiar short-lived flower structure is the biggest unbranched inflorescence of any plant and smells strongly of decaying meat. A titan arum is frequently a big tourist draw while in bloom, requiring 4-10 years or more between flowerings. Be wary of this nine-foot-tall floral plant, which might make you regret coming anywhere near it.

If you are having trouble sleeping and want to get some rest, consider planting Gerbera Daisies alongside your bed. Gerbera daisies (Gerbera jamesonii) are brilliant, vibrant blooms that are often grown in South Carolina gardens as bedding plants or in containers. They are indigenous to South Africa, belong to the aster family, and are linked to sunflowers and marigolds. The genus Gerbera was named after Traugott Gerbera, an 18th-century German scientist. This pleasant-smelling flower releases a significant quantity of oxygen and may absorb carbon-monoxide and pollutants from the environment, allowing you to sleep better.

So, if you have sleep apnea, cease using sleep medications that might be harmful to your health. Simply growing gerberas or getting daisy flowers beside your bedside would help you sleep better.