Weird & Wonderful Flowers
When spring is in full swing, there is
no denying how beautiful the world
looks. The trees get new leaves and
with them come an array of colorful
flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds
are everywhere as the sombre winter
mood lifts. It’s my personal favorite
time of the year. In this list we will take
a look at some amazing flowers which,
sadly, you probably won’t see this coming
spring. These are the rare, endangered
and in some cases extinct in the wild
flowers. The reason most of these carry
the title of rare, is because humans do
not have the ability to work in perfect
harmony with nature. For example,
Humans build a dam, the dam prevents a
specific river from flowing freely, which
prevents a specific frog or fish from
breading, which results in a specific kind
of bird not getting food, which results
in a specific kind of flower not being
pollinated, which can eventually lead to
the extinction of that plant. In that one
scenario of building a dam humans have
basically killed off three species, and
history is filled with hundreds of similar
occurrences. Regardless of what drove
them to become rarities, the following
plants are far and few between, and
having the opportunity to see one for
yourself should be celebrated.
Weird &
Wonderful
Flowers
By Christine Vrey
Bloom | Spring 2018
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