Books About Plants
This book features a caterpillar that eats through LOTS of human food.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Though it is commonly used in salads and other savory foods, this "vegetable" is actually a fruit.
Tomato
This type of tree is green all year round, which is why it's often used as Christmas decoration.
Evergreen/Pine
Cornfields are burned after harvesting because of this.
This flower typically has thorns and is associated with Valentine's Day. People usually refer to these by the color they are purchasing, which can be almost anything.
Roses
Shel Silverstein wrote this book about a boy and an apple tree that gives him everything she can.
The Giving Tree
The five food groups.
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains/Carbs, Protein, Dairy
This plant is often used in household holiday games where being caught underneath it means you should kiss.
There are this many types of corn.
6
This flower opens in the direction of the sun.
Sunflower
He is the main character of The Jungle Book.
Mowgli
Beets, carrots, and turnips are categorized as this type of vegetable.
Root
This cone shaped container is sometimes associated with Thanksgiving decoration. It is also known as the "horn of plenty".
Cornucopia
This nut, a necessary ingredient in Nutella, is grown on shrubs that bloom in the spring.
Hazelnut
This shade of purpley pink is a common color for flowers.
Magenta
The Secret Garden tells a story about an orphan in this European country who discovers a private garden.
England
Popeye the Sailor Man is famous for eating this dark green leafy vegetable to grow his muscles quickly.
Spinach
Before pumpkins, these root vegetables were used as Jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
Turnips
These blue flowers belong to the forget-me-not family and grow with the open flower facing the ground.
Bluebells
Fuchsia flowers are popular for hanging baskets because they grow this way.
Upside Down
A novel released in 1961 about a boy named Billy who rescues Redbone Coonhounds. The fern named in the title is found towards the end of the book and Billy hopes to return to the Ozarks to see it again.
Where the Red Fern Grows
This vegetable can be found singing "The Hairbrush Song", with lyrics "Where is my hairbrush" in his special VeggieTales segment Silly Songs with Larry.
Cucumber
These iconic gold flowers are an important part of Día de los Muertos tradition.
Marigold
This flower's name might be more straightforward than you think. The flower is white and its name actually comes from the plant's underground root that produces red, blood-like sap.
Bloodroot
This type of oak tree is the most common in North America and has thick, peeling and grayish bark. In spring, the leaves grow silvery pink and white before the tree matures.
White Oak