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<div>[[Image:Flowers - Spring at the White House.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Flowers in the Rose Garden, The [[White House]]]] A '''flower''' is the bloom or blossom of a [[plant]], and the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs. It can be an [[perfect flowers|perfect flower]] (capable of self-pollination) or an [[imperfect flowers|imperfect flower]]. A typical flower will have the male gametes, or [[pollen]], held on small stalks which make it easy for the pollen to leave the flower for [[pollination]], either via air currents or animal vectors ([[insect]], [[bird]]s, or [[beetle]]s). The female gametes, which are the future [[seed]]s, are contained in the base of the flower, and pollen grains that are transported there merge with them to form the next generation.<br />
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Plants that produce flowers are called [[flowering plant]]s, or angiosperms.<ref>[http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/botanicalsciences/plantreproduction/angiosperms/angiosperms.htm botanical sciences - angiosperms]</ref> Not all [[baraminology|kinds]] of plants are thus classified; for example, [[fern]]s produce [[spore]]s rather than flowers and are therefore not classified as angiosperms.<br />
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Flowers, besides their botanical function, are often prized by humans for their beauty. Many plants have been selectively bred to produce flowers with great appeal to us. Perhaps the [[rose]] is the best example of this. <br />
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Flowers are often a traditional part of important occasions such as [[wedding]]s, funerals and graduations. They are often given to celebrate a happy occasion or given as a "thank you" or housewarming gift, or to cheer up someone in the hospital. It is traditional to give flowers on holidays including [[Valentine's Day]], [[Mother's Day]] and on birthdays.<br />
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There are also many well known pictures of flowers by famous painters such as [[Claude Monet]] and [[Paul Cézanne]].[[File:Monet Bouquet de soleils.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Claude Monet, Bouquet de soleils]] <br />
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[[Image:Cézanne Vase of Flowers.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Paul Cézanne]], Vase of Flowers]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
[[File:Garden, Kolpino, Russia.jpg|thumb|Garden, Kolpino, [[Russia]].]]<br />
*[[State flowers]]<br />
*[[Mountain laurel]]<br />
*[[Cherokee Rose]]<br />
*[[Violet (flower)]]<br />
*[[Achillea millefolium]]<br />
*[[Plant]] <br />
*[[Garden]] <br />
*[[:Category:Gardening|Gardening]] <br />
*[[Sowing]]<br />
*[[Permaculture]]<br />
*[[Glossary of gardening terms]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.britannica.com/search?query=flower Britannica Online] Flower<br />
https://www.interflora.co.uk<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Gardening Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:Botany]]<br />
[[Category:Flowers| ]]<br />
[[Category:Gardening]]</div>JonHeadingley