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Flowers are one of the main decorations of our planet. No matter how beautiful works of art a person creates, none of them can compare with the simplest flower, it will surpass both in beauty and in aroma.
There are a huge number of flowers on Earth, which differ not only in their size, but also in structure and color. There is a separate branch of horticulture called floriculture.
Specialists are engaged in the cultivation of ornamental plants, bring out new varieties that amaze with their beauty. Thanks to the efforts of flower growers, unique plants were bred, however, even the smallest flowers in the world can surprise even those who are far from the world of botany.
10 Faucaria
The plant belongs to the Aizov family. Its homeland is South Africa, which has a particularly dry climate. It can accumulate moisture in its leaves and other parts, thanks to this they survive even in a period when there is practically no rainfall.
The name “Faucaria” came from two Greek words that can be translated as “mouth” и “a lot”. The stem of the plant is very short, and the leaves resemble a toothy mouth. This helps it scare away animals that might try to eat it.
Faucaria begins to bloom in July or August. The buds begin to bloom from noon to evening, they are yellow. If the weather is cloudy, the buds are closed. Keep about 6-8 days. The height of this plant does not exceed 10 cm. Its flowers are quite large, given the size of Faucalia itself, about 6-7 cm.
9. Rebution
The genus of cacti, which includes 41 species, is called Rebuceus. Their homeland is Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Now these are popular indoor flowers, they are loved because they are miniature in size, unpretentious and constantly bloom.
All these dwarf cacti have spherical stems covered with a large number of spines. Their length is no more than 5-7 cm. The flowers are bright orange, sometimes they may have a yellowish, reddish or pink tint.
They appear from April to June. They open during the day, in sunny weather, close at night. The flowers are usually up to 3 cm long, some of them up to 6 cm in diameter. Each flower lasts at least 3 days, one individual plant blooms for several months.
8. Sulcorebutia
This cactus is native to Bolivia. Sulcorebutia – a plant with a spherical, slightly flattened stem at the top, covered with short spines. It is small in size, can be from 1 to 10 cm.
The flowers of this cactus are very bright, can be of various shades, from white to burgundy, usually 5 cm in diameter. They grow at the top of the stem, forming a wreath. One plant can have flowers of different colors.
7. Mühlenbeck
The plant is native to Australia and New Zealand. It is evergreen, from the buckwheat family. There are more than 25 types of it. The length can be from 15 cm to 3 m. Thin stems Mühlenbeckia covered with bark, it is brown, the leaves can be of different shapes. Inflorescences form brushes, the diameter of one flower is not more than 5 mm.
The plant begins to bloom in early August, finishes at the end of this month. The flowers are either white or yellowish with a green tint. Many flower growers choose this plant, because. it is not susceptible to viral and fungal diseases. It also cleans the air well, is unpretentious, decorates the room.
6. miniature orchid
People call them dwarf orchids. The height of such flowers does not exceed 15-20 cm. On average, they have 5-7 leaves that remain green throughout the year. Up to 15 flowers grow on one peduncle, sometimes support nets are used so that the plant does not break under its own weight.
Flowers vary in size depending on variety. miniature orchid, maybe from 4 to 7 cm. In the smallest species of mini-orchids, the leaves grow up to 20 cm, and the flowers are about 3-4 cm in diameter. Flowering most often occurs in winter and lasts about a month.
5. Soleirolia
It was found by the English navigator Soleyrol, it grew on the islands of Sardinia and Corsica. It was named after the discoverer. At home soleirolia or, as it is also called, gelxina, is a low growing shrub.
It is a low plant. The leaves are arranged in pairs, their diameter is about 0,5 cm. The stems are fragile and thin, grow up to 20 cm in length.
This small plant can form a luxurious green carpet, in warm countries it is grown on balconies. If you plant it in a pot, it will grow into a small but beautiful ball.
The leaves of the saline are green, but there are varieties with silver or golden leaves, and they all form small mounds up to 5 cm in height. You should not plant it next to low plants, because. it will destroy them.
One of the advantages of a flower is that it perfectly cleans the air. In apartments, it blooms very rarely, does not produce fruit. But in nature it is covered with small whitish flowers, when they fade, reddish berries with seeds are formed.
4. Rose Yes
One of the smallest roses in the world. She was able to grow the Indian botanist Sudhir Khetawat. The size of the bud of this miniature flower is only 5 mm, i.e. the size of an ordinary grain of rice. When the flower is fully opened, its size does not exceed 1 cm.
The flowers are semi-double, can be either white-pink or cream. They have a mild flavor. Rose Yes Blooms in waves throughout the season. The bush grows up to 15-25 cm. The foliage is graceful glossy, the color is light green. The variety is considered resistant to various diseases, quite hardy. Can be grown on balconies and terraces.
3. Lithops
The word “Lithopses” came from a combination of two Greek words that can be translated as “a rock” и “appearance”. It turns out that it means “looks like a stone“. They also have a second name –living stones».
Why these plants were given such a name will become clear if you see them at least once. In shape and color, they resemble pebbles. And this is no coincidence. Lithops grow in deserts where animals eat all the vegetation. Due to their unusual appearance, they easily merge with the environment and are almost indistinguishable from stones. Only a flower that appears in the middle can tell you that you have a plant in front of you, and not a pebble.
Lithops consists of two thick petals, two halves, between them there is a shallow crevice, from which a flower appears. The largest plants reach 5 cm in width and length. There are many varieties of these “living stones”, at least 35 varieties. The flowers are most often white or yellow, sometimes they grow orange, their diameter is 2,5 – 3 cm. It blooms from August to November.
2. Platystele young mannioides
The smallest orchid Platystele young mannioides. It was found in the east of the Andes, in Ecuador. She grew up in the Cerro Candelaria Nature Reserve. Experts measured her flowers, they were 2,1 mm in size, consisted of very thin, translucent petals.
It was studied by the American botanist Lou Jost. He found out that the thickness of the petals is no more than 1 cell. The flower entered the Guinness Book of Records. Before that, another orchid held the record, the size of the flowers was about 2,5 mm.
1. Viola lilliputana
The smallest plant of the genus Violets – Viola lilliputana or violet midgets. It was first found in 1962, on the slopes of the Andes. It was discovered by an expedition from the University of Wisconsin. But this plant was described only in 2012. It got its name in honor of the heroes of Swift’s book about Gulliver’s journey.