Why is a daisy called a daisy? The flower opens its petals during the day. At night, the daisy petals shut. Some folks, back in the day, thought these petals resembled eye lashes. So, they called the flower day's eyes. Over time, day's eyes was corrupted to the word daisy.

All ponsetttia flowers are yellow. The large colorful parts of the poinsettia (generally pink, red, white, or multicolored) are actually modified leaves called bracts. The actual flower is the small yellow structure in the middle of the bracts at the top of the stem.

Although the rose may not bear any fruit, the rose hips (the part of the plant left after a rose has finished blooming) contain more Vitamin C than about any other vegetable or fruit. Most natural Vitamin C supplements obtain the vitamin from this source. So the next time you visit the health food store, tak a look at the labeling on Vitamin C supplements!

The wall of St. Mary's Catherdral in Hildesheim, Germany has the world's oldest living rose bush climbing its wall. Thought to be over 1000 years old, the rosebush symbolizes prosperity of the city. Legend says that as long as the bush flourishes, Hildesheim will not suffer decline. When in 1945 allied bombers destroyed the Cathedral, the bush's roots remained unscathed and began growing once again.