Further Exploration of the Factorium

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Classmate Facts # 81 - Plant Power

1. Six Feet! That's the size the leaves of the Victorian water lily can sometimes grow to!

2. 3,000 of the world's 15,000 species of orchids are found in Brazil!

3. Some trees in California are believed to be four-thousand years old or more. Trees continue to live and grow as long as the conditions are right!

4. The fastest growing plant is the bamboo. Some varieties can grow up to three feet in a day!

5. In a single year, you would get just about one pound of roasted ground coffee from one tree!

6. 200 years! Yes, that's what a Giant Sequoia could take to flower for the first time in its life!

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