“Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way.” Mark Twain was definitely thinking right when he wrote this. And, his advice is so true.
“Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way.” Mark Twain was definitely thinking right when he wrote this. And, his advice is so true.
Well, almost true. We here at KaBloom definitely think you should take time to smell the flowers, but while most flowers you find in arrangements have a great smell, there are many that have a horrible smell.
Well, almost true. We here at KaBloom definitely think you should take time to smell the flowers, but while most flowers you find in arrangements have a great smell, there are many that have a horrible smell.
Don’t think this is true? Well, it is unfortunately, but the reason behind such a wide range of scents is very interesting!
Don’t think this is true? Well, it is unfortunately, but the reason behind such a wide range of scents is very interesting!
All flowers have a scent, and sometimes even have multiple. Maybe it’s not a scent you like, or maybe you don’t really notice it, but it’s there.
All flowers have a scent, and sometimes even have multiple. Maybe it’s not a scent you like, or maybe you don’t really notice it, but it’s there.
There are a few reasons that flowers have scents, but the most important one is reproduction. Each unique scent attracts specific pollinators so they can keep reproducing.
There are a few reasons that flowers have scents, but the most important one is reproduction. Each unique scent attracts specific pollinators so they can keep reproducing.
While a scent might not be nice to the human nose, it is attractive to whatever insect or animal helping it reproduce.
While a scent might not be nice to the human nose, it is attractive to whatever insect or animal helping it reproduce.
The insect reaches the flower and often has to dig for whatever it wants, which guarantees that the plant’s pollen will rub off on the insect, who takes it away to keep the species alive. Some plants even evolved to look like their pollinators.
The insect reaches the flower and often has to dig for whatever it wants, which guarantees that the plant’s pollen will rub off on the insect, who takes it away to keep the species alive. Some plants even evolved to look like their pollinators.