Mathematical Broccoli
Magical
This amazing Romanesco Broccoli was grown by the daughter of a friend…
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Fibonacci
Each little cone is made of tiny cones of florets all arranged in a Fibonacci sequence (each number is the sum of the two preceding ones – Click here for the wiki page about this). Apparently all cauliflower and broccoli and many other plants and flowers grow in this fractal manner, but it is particularly visible in this species!
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Awed
It is said to taste like cauliflower, but we don’t know if we can bear to eat such a magical mathematical vegetable!
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I have grown a lot of broccoli but NEVER have i seen anything like this. How amazing!! And I am with you on cooking it….so pretty and so magical! Thank you for sharing this wonderful plant with us.
It is amazing! Maybe you can look for the seeds this winter!
I have taken pictures of these in the grocery store, nature is amazing.
It looks so strange and beautiful… we will feel guilty eating it, but worse if we let it spoil!
It is an amazing broccoli.I think it is so cool that one can see the Fibonacci pattern working so clearly in numerous forms within Nature. It’s a precious gift to us to see such patterns so clearly.
The closer you look, the more amazing things there are to see in nature…I often think that the Hittys must have an astonishing view of the world!
It sure is beautiful to look at. I did not know these mathematical facts about plants. Thank you for sharing them.
You are welcome, we are constantly amazed and happy to share our amazement!
Absolutely fascinating! I have always been intrigued by fractals. My favorite ” The Mandelbrot Set” Who know that broccoli was so magical.
Love this story…thank you.