What are flowers?This is one of the most unique and enchanting creatures of nature. Humanity initially admired the wild field, mountain, forest flowers, gradually revealing the secrets of nature, nurtured new forms and species of these beautiful plants.
In general, flowers have always been present in lifeman in both joyful and sad events. Due to its amazing shapes and colors, fresh flowers are used to decorate various activities. This is a tribute of admiration, and a sign of respect, and an expression of sorrow.
The flowering period is very important for the plant.The flower is involved in the formation of the fetus or seeds. The scientific definition of what a flower is, is this: it is the organ of plant reproduction. It is in the flower is the process of pollination. Most often insects participate in this process, but other methods are possible. The stalk of any plant ends with leaves or a flower. Each plant has its own flower arrangement. There is a scientific version that this organ came from escape. And indeed, some plant species have a flower shape resembling slightly blossoming petals, for example, asters or dahlias.
Basically, flowers have a bright color or are producedaroma. By these methods plants attract insects. It should be noted that the fragrance is not made by petals, but by nectaries. These are special glands that exude a sweetish and smelling liquid. In the interior of the flower is a pestle surrounded by stamens. At the ends of the stamens are "bags", where the pollen ripens. These "bags" are the scientific name of anthers. During fertilization, the pollen enters the pestle and germinates in it. So fruits are formed.
A person more than 4,000 years ago began to useflowers to create the first perfume. In Cyprus, in Pirgos, a workshop was found with all kinds of devices for making fragrant compositions. After the analysis, it was found that the perfume composition consisted of needles, almonds, myrtle and other plants. In addition, an Arab named Avicenna was also engaged in extracting fragrant substances from flowers. One of his famous inventions is pink water, which has enjoyed a certain popularity to this day.
In the modern world to create perfumearomatic or essential oils of chemical production are used. Only limited series are created on the basis of natural components. Flowers such as rose, lavender, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, daffodil, lily and hyacinth, do not allow women around the world to remain indifferent to perfume fragrances.
In addition to using colors for perfume,mankind has long used them in cooking. The easiest way to use them is all kinds of drinks or teas with flowers. Few did not try tea with jasmine or linden. In addition, everyone knows jam from rose petals or jelly from marigold flowers with raspberries. Turning to classical literature, Ray Bradbury mentions wine from dandelions in his works. It has an unusual taste and bright yellow color.
In addition, in cooking, flowers are used forcooking meat or fish, are added to salads and desserts, are an excellent decoration of confectionery. The names of these flowers are on everyone's lips: they are daisies, pansies, violets, nasturtiums and other plants common to Russians.
Some plants have curativeproperties. For example, everyone knows what flowers of calendula are. With throat diseases, rinses are effective with infusion of them. To improve the condition with colds, a lime-colored drink helps. Flowers immortelle (the name speaks for itself) are generally unique, they can help with diseases such as cholecystitis, hepatitis, hypertension. Among other things, they have choleretic properties. Modern medicine, despite the abundance of medicines, often refers to the "flower pharmacy."
Also since ancient times, the flowers of some plants have been used as poisons. If you look at history, you can see that these properties of colors helped to change the history of more than one state.
Not all natural creations are harmless.There is a certain group of predator plants. Most of the plants of this type grow on the African continent, but some species are found in Russia. In predatory flowers bright color signals a danger.
As a rule, predator plants have a flower,which exudes an attractive for insects fragrance. And as soon as the insect sits on such a flower, its bud either slams or the insect gets bogged down in it, unable to get out. In the bowl of flowers of such plants, small rodents sometimes fall. The brighter the flower, the more toxic or dangerous it is.
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