Flowers cause most people to associate with something beautiful, extremely romantic. And the words “tropical flowers” ​​are completely associated with amazing exotic luxury. But is this always the case? The nature of our planet is amazing and diverse, and the flowers are also very unusual. To verify this, just consider a few interesting examples and facts.

Flowers can be huge and barely noticeable, fragrant or with a disgusting smell. To understand all this diversity, it is worth considering examples.

Why do some flowers smell bad?

If the main part of the flowers emits attractive odors, others, on the contrary, smell extremely unpleasant. Some types of cacti, a number of tropical plants, and most importantly - Mediterranean aronnik, which is recognized as one of the most unpleasant flowers, smell disgusting. The smells of rotten meat, stale linen and others hover around these creations of nature.

Of course, that the bees do not visit them. But why do flowers emit this smell? It turns out that in this way they attract flies that provide their pollination. Insects flock to the smell of rotting flesh in the hope of laying eggs, and sitting on the flower, collect pollen with their paws, then to transfer it to another flower. Aronnik, stapelia and a host of other flowers are pollinated in this way. As for the slipway - it resembles decaying flesh, even externally.

Interesting fact: Considering that flowers are organs of plant propagation, all the main anomalies and mechanisms characteristic of them are built around the need to ensure the most effective pollination.

Different facts about colors

Some interesting facts about colors are definitely worth knowing. If only because the flower is a universal gift practically anywhere in the world, bouquets are given to women, they are offered to the gods. In Hinduism they are sacrificed and burned to achieve purification. But not all flowers rise to burn a hand - for example, a golden orchid costs about 5 thousand dollars, it is the most expensive flower in the world. Indeed, for the first time this plant blooms in 15 years. In addition, it is worth noting other interesting facts:

• Bee orchids have the appearance of a flower resembling a bee, and the smell characteristic of a female. They attract males that adopt pollen;
• Many flowers close at cloudy, rainy or cold time, at night. Thus, the plant is trying to protect pollen from dispersion, and the reproductive parts from hypothermia;
• Bell-shaped flowers tend to point the edges down to protect pollen from getting wet, dispersing;

• there is flowers that bloom underground - This is risentella, an orchid from Australia. Beetles are engaged in its pollination;
• Cossack flowers have the smallest flowers with a diameter of not more than 1 mm. But Arnold's rafflesia is distinguished by a huge diameter of up to 91 cm and a weight of up to 11 kg;
• In the ultraviolet, flowers look completely different.They give the bees a lot of identification marks, indicate the presence or absence of nectar, help to navigate the area;

• Roses, bred artificially by man, there are about 50,000 varieties. The oldest rose is already about 1000 years old, it lives in Germany, in the city of Hildesheim, and still blooms;
• The largest water lily in the world can easily withstand the weight of an adult on a leaf - this is Victoria regia with its two-meter leaves and spikes in the lower part - they protect the plant from fish;
• The highest flower rises 3 meters to the sky, this is an amorphophallus from Indonesia.

Flowers are diverse and attractive, many of them have their own secrets, not yet fully understood by man. Probably, the plants will never cease to captivate with their flowering ever, because in the spring, every person develops in the shower a wonderful aroma that spreads through the streets, and the appearance of lush crowns and lawns.