nPostednMay 30, 2015
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nInlive in Southern California, and we have been struggling withndrought, so I probably won’t be watering any flowers today. Butnhopefully wherever you live, you have plenty of water and can nurturensome beautiful May flowers and go all the way into June with loads ofnblooms!
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nYounprobably already know that flowers are a plant’s reproductive organs,nright? The beautiful colors, showy petals, sweet scent, and deliciousnnectar are all there to lure creatures from flower to flower,npollinating Flower X with the pollen from Flowers Y and Z, so thatnthe fertilized flowers can make seeds that will grow into new plants.
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Mostnflowers, like this hibiscus flower, have “male” parts, likenstamens that create pollen, AND female parts, like the pistil withnovaries and a stigma.
Mostnflowers, like this hibiscus flower, have “male” parts, likenstamens that create pollen, AND female parts, like the pistil withnovaries and a stigma.n
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nSomenplants have separate flowers that have only male reproductive organs,nand other flowers that have only female reproductive organs, all onnthe same tree or bush. An example is an alder tree. n
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| Alder male flowers, above, and fertilized female flowers, below. |
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nStillnother plants have male flowers only on one bush or tree and femalenflowers only on another bush or tree. That is the case with mostnholly plants. n
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| Holly male flowers, above, and female flowers, below, are found on different plants. |
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nDo some flower activities:
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- Learnnmore about flower anatomy at Enchanted Learning.
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- Dona flower dissection.
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- Havenfun with flower arranging. In this video, the man didn’t waternhis flowers, he flowered his water!
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nHerenare some of my favorite flower books:
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nMiss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
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nThe Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie de Paola
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nThe Flower Fairy books, by Cicely Mary Barker n
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nAndnhere are a few of my favorite flowers:
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| Orchids, above, and columbine, below |
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| Iceland poppies, above, and lupine, below |
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| Pansies, above, and California poppies, below |
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| Sunflowers |
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nAlsonon this date:
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Astronomer and mathematician Georg von Peuerbach’s birthday
Astronomer and mathematician Georg von Peuerbach’s birthday
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nLoomisnDay
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nIndiannArrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago
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nArbornDay in Honduras
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nMother’snDay in Nicaragua
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nAnniversarynof the eruption of Mount Lassen
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of krypton
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nWicketnWorld of Croquet Day
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nMayn holidays
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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