~ Plant Facts! ~

  • 85% of plant life is found in the ocean.
  • Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make people feel happy.
  • Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world; it can grow 35 inches in a single day.
  • Cucumber is a fruit and not a vegetable since it has seeds in the centre.
  • Oak trees don’t produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
  • Carrots were originally purple in colour.
  • Vanilla flavouring comes from the pod of an orchid, Vanilla planifolia.