The Language of Flowers

The secret language of flowers

contains mathematics.

Look into the heart of a sunflower.

Its beauty a numerical symmetry

- the Fibonacci sequence,

the "golden angle" 

that corresponds to Phi.

Look into a flower's heart.

What do you see?

Petals, pistils, a stamen,

but look closer.

Always, there is intricate design,

always, a breathtaking pattern.

the Romanesco broccoli

How does this happen?

Behold the broccoli,

humble vegetable, 

more detailed than an artist's

most complex design,

the fractal symmetry 

of nature.

honeycomb

Bees speak the language of geometry,

instinctively creating perfect hexagonals

as they go about their daily work.

Feast your imagination

on the wondrous and mystical design

in the heart of a flower,

the blueprint of the human body, 

and the infinite constellations

of stars and galaxies.

How can anyone look into

the heart of a flower,

the intricacy of an eyeball,

the trajectory and wonder of the heavens,

and not believe in God?

for Margaret's cool prompt at Real Toads: the language of flowers
source: 10 Beautiful Examples of Symmetry in Nature