This is Why I am in Plant Biochemistry

WOW!

So, I'm 'doing homework' by watching the suggested viewing material for my plants class.

Go here --> http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html
Click on everything!

Plants are amazing! I had no idea they 'dance' so much or that vines fling themselves around like that.

OR

That the passion flower was named after the Passion of Christ. I was just watching it flower and I was like WHOA! That's a crazy flower! Then I read this:

How the passion flower got its name.

When Christian missionaries arrived in South America in the 16th century, they found a plant which they felt was a good omen for their mission. They called it the passion flower because to them it symbolized the death of Christ. The five sepals and five petals of the flower, which are similar in appearance, represent the disciples without Peter and Judas. The double row of colored filaments, known as the corona, signifies the halo around Christ's head or the crown of thorns. The five stamens and the three spreading styles with their flattened heads symbolize the wounds and the nails respectively. The vines tendrils resemble the whips used to scourge Christ.

Passion flowers grow wild in the southern part of the United States and in South America. In the southern USA, it is also commonly known as the maypop, the wild apricot and the ocoee. The last is the Indian name that has also been applied to the Ocoee River and valley.

To learn more about the Passiflora, please visit the information-rich web site hosted by Myles Irvine devoted to the topic at www.passionflow.co.uk

Crazy!

Animals are great and all, but Plants are awesome too.

Ttyl.

D.Fa