Plant Facts

Cucumbers are actually a fruit and not a vegetable. They are a part of the melon family.

There are around 630 different kinds of carnivorous plants. There are types that can survive in the water and others that grow from the soil.

Touching poison ivy causes an allergic reaction on the skin, as it produces a skin irritant called urushiol.

Some types of Bamboo can grow by a metre in just one day!

The bark of the willow tree was the first source of aspirin, the well-known medication used to reduce pain and fever.