{"id":541,"date":"2007-04-19T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2007-04-19T04:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/04\/19\/first-flower\/"},"modified":"2013-10-12T02:59:22","modified_gmt":"2013-10-12T06:59:22","slug":"first-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/04\/19\/first-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"First Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>I&#8217;ve just watched a program on television that we taped.  It was on Nova, on PBS, and the episode was called &#8220;First Flower&#8221;.  I didn&#8217;t realize this but the origin of the flower has always been in question.  It was one of the lingering mysteries that plagued Darwin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In this program, botanists explore an area in Northern China where one paleobotanist believes the first flower originated. In this program they find a fossil that is believed to be the oldest flower fossil ever found.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about this program Nova\/First Flower on the PBS.org site.  There&#8217;s quite a bit of information about paleobotanists &#8211; scientists who study ancient plants and their fossils, and areas of China where todays modern flowers are believed to have evolved. They refer to China as the mother of gardens.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>The program was filmed in high definition, the scenery, the mountains, the gorgeous colorful flowers &#8211; all are just spectacular to view as you watch this program. If you get a chance to watch this program you should.  It&#8217;s just wonderful to look at all of the flora that&#8217;s discussed and of course to view the scenery of the Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China and other scenic places.<\/p>\n<p>In this program, one paleobotanist states that flowers evolved rather late in the fossil record, but they came to dominate the earth.  if it weren&#8217;t for the evolution of flowers it&#8217;s said that humans might not have evolved because without flowers we would not have the products of flowering plants to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that an amazing theory?  Are we, modern gardeners, worshiping the plants that allowed us to live and evolve in the first place?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>I never really thought of visiting China before, because when I thought of China I&#8217;d always think of over crowded cities, but now, after seeing this program I have a different view of China and you never know, I just might visit the country one day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just watched a program on television that we taped. 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