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Party roses in action: Nero arranged to have rose petals rain down from the ceiling of his banquet halls during lavish dinner parties in Rome.
Flower looks like animal:Because the Strelitzia flower looks much like the head and beak of an exotic bird they are nicknamed The Bird of Paradise. Named for fighters: Gladiolus flowers got their name because the leaves of the plant were shaped like a sword and made them think of the Roman gladiators.
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