What are the Different Types of Flowers?

Flowers are part of nearly every culture on earth. There are thousands and thousands of flower species, and people grow different types of flowers in gardens all over the world. A flower is the lovely product of a plant that allows it to reproduce, and different types of flowers reproduce in different ways. There are as many types of flowers as there are people who grow them. Some types of flowers reproduce from bulbs, some from cuttings and some from seeds. Some types of flowers are perennials, meaning they do not have to be replanted every year, while some types are annuals. There are even types of flowers that are edible!  more