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Flower god: The natives of the Inca Empire in Peru were seen worshiping a giant sunflower by Francisco Pizarro in 1532.
Making spirits happy:To please the spirits of the dead many rich Romans grew huge rose gardens to provide petals for their grave sites. Medicinal poinsettia: During the middle ages people used the poinsettia flower as a purgative to aid in the elimination of black bile and melancholy.
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