US Plant Flower Colors
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Plants Database is fun to dig into to learn more about plants are their care. As of today, December 15, 2013, the database has classified the bloom color for over 1,900 plants as follows:
Bloom Color | Number of Plants |
Blue | 72 |
Brown | 47 |
Green | 323 |
Orange | 21 |
Purple | 217 |
Red | 111 |
White | 494 |
Yellow | 696 |
How many of these plants produce berries, nuts, seeds, or fruits that are edible?
Bloom Color | Edible | Number of Plants |
Blue | 10% | 72 |
Brown | 9% | 47 |
Green | 7% | 323 |
Orange | 10% | 21 |
Purple | 13% | 217 |
Red | 17% | 111 |
White | 23% | 494 |
Yellow | 12% | 696 |
The above doesn’t take into account popularity of plants grown but we do know, also from USDA data, the major crops grown in the US include:
- Alfalfa Hay
- Apples
- Barley
- Blueberries
- Citrus
- Corn
- Cotton-Pima
- Cotton-Upland
- Durum
- Flaxseed
- Grapefruit
- Hay
- Lemons
- Limes
- Oranges
- Peaches
- Peanuts
- Rice
- Sorghum
- Soybeans
- Spring Wheat
- Strawberries
- Sugarbeets
- Sugarcane
- Sunflowerseed
- Vegetables
- Winter Wheat
source: http://plants.usda.gov/ and http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Other/MWCACP/namerica.htm