Springtime Trivia

• The rare and expensive spice saffron comes from a certain type of crocus.
• In 1986 Congress voted to make the rose America's national flower.
• California is our source for nearly 60% of all USA-grown fresh cut flowers.
• Americans bought more than 1.2 BILLION fresh cut roses last year. That's 4.67 roses for every man, woman, and child nationwide.
• Romans believed that white roses grew where tears fell as Venus cried over the loss of Adonis.
• Her son Cupid, stung by a bee, shot arrows in the rose garden. The sting of the arrows became thorns
• A young robin will eat as much as 14 feet of earthworms a day.
• The average lifespan of a small cumulus cloud is 10-15 minutes.
• Children grow twice as fast in the spring, but gain more weight in the fall.
• On March 20, the Vernal Equinox occurs, and Spring Begins. On the Equinox, the sun rises exactly in the East, travels through the sky for 12 hours, and sets exactly in the West; every place on earth experiences a 12-hour day.