• How deep are the deepest roots?
  Roots of a South African fig were found to have penetrated 120 metres ...

• Which plant grows the fastest?
  The giant bamboo of Myanmar (Burma) grows at up to 46 cm (18 in) a ...

• What is the world’s longest seaweed?
  Giant kelp is a huge seaweed that forms underwater forests in the ...

• Which plant grows the slowest?
  The record for the slowest growing plant probably goes to the dioon ...

• What is the smallest flowering plant?
  A tiny tropical floating duckweed is the world's smallest flowering ...

• Which plant has the largest floating leaves?
  The giant waterlily of the Amazon region has huge leaves. They grow ...

• How is cork produced?
  Cork comes from a tree called the cork oak. This tree grows wild ...

• What is before?
  Kapok is similar to cotton and also comes from a plant, this time ...

• What is balsa?
  Balsa is the world's lightest timber and floats high in water. Balsa ...

• What is jojoba?
  Jojoba is a low-growing bush found in the Sonoron Desert of Mexico ...