1. Flower petals. The number of petals in a flower consistently follows the Fibonacci sequence. Famous examples include the lily, which has three petals, buttercups, which have five (pictured at ...

For example, the ratio of any consecutive pair of numbers in the Fibonacci sequence is approximately the golden ratio (about 1.618. . .).

Fibonacci sequence explained. The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two that precede it. Starting at 0 and 1, the first 10 numbers of the sequence ...