In the movie Jurassic Park, two of the characters mention that life finds a way. I always liked idea and believe that wild flowers are evidence of this truth. Wild flowers are like people: each with its own personality. What a plant has been accustomed to in nature it desires always. In fact, when removed from its own sort of living conditions, it sickens and dies. But wild flowers have a knack for finding those niches, even in the most unlikely of places, and bring their beauty with them.

Did you know that dandelions don’t need pollinators? That they produce seeds asexually?

So why the flower, you say?

Well, James S. Miller, a botanist at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, answers that the “seed is produced in a flower. And there is no other place to produce a seed, so you still need the flower.”

I found this bit of information through a science news feed I subscribe to. Check out this link for the full answer. Its from the New York Times, so you may need to subscribe in order to read the article.