Flowering Trees
These trees turn streets into clouds of pink flowers
What are cherry trees
Some of these favorite fruits are actually in the rose family.
What are Apples, peaches, and pears -oh my! Plus cherries, raspberries, strawberries, and more are rosaceae, making them realtives to the long-stemmed Valentine's Day variety.
The winner of the Kentucky Derby is draped with a blanket of what flower
What are roses
One of the fun facts about flowers is that some flowers can be eaten!
What are squash flowers, such as pumpkin blossoms, can be fried in a batter and eaten. Violas, nasturtiums, pansies, and violets can be candied or frozen into ice cubes. Dandelion flowers can be made into jellies, added to salads, or made into tea.
Remove the sepals of all flowers except violas, Johnny-jump-ups, and pansies. Only the petals of some flowers such as rose, calendula, tulip, chrysanthemum, yucca, and lavender are edible.
Insects have 2 of these
What are antennae
Generally known for having large, leathery leaves and impressive white bright purply pink flowers that appear very early in spring
What are magnolia trees
One these flowers is the source for a powerful medicine. Which is it? daffodil, poppy, lilac, zinnia
What is poppy - One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug opium
This flower is related to tobacco, from which cigarettes are made
What is nicotiana
Which flowers are commonly made into chains
What are daisies
These insects live in well organized social colonies
What are bees, ants and termites
British Columbia's provincial flower isn't really a flower — it's a tree.
What is dogwood
The very expensive spice, saffron, comes from a type of this flower
What is crocus
This tiny, white, bell-shaped flower found in woodlands is very poisonous. Can you name it?
What is Lily of the Valley
These flowers move throughout the day in response to the movement of the sun from east to west.
What is sunflower
These can lift and carry more than fifty times their own weight
What are ants
This tree provides profusion of yellow blooms covering graceful, arching branches
What is forsythia
These vegetables are flowers.
What are broccoli, and cauliflower
These flowers look like little mouths
What are snapdragons
If you squeeze the sides of the flower, the mouth will open and it can "eat" things. When you release the sides of the flower, it will close again.
The name of this flower is derived from the belief that foxes slipped their feet into the leaves of the plant to sneak up on prey.
What is Foxglove, also known as digitalis
Pretty, graceful, and harmless to humans - farmers love them because they eat aphids and other plant-eating pests
What is a ladybug
The flower of this bush change colour from blue to pink according to the amount of acid in the soil
What are Hydrangea
These bulbs can be substituted for onions in a recipe.
What are tulips
This pretty flower, with a galactic name, is actually a member of the sunflower family
What is cosmos
The name for the sugary liquid that flowers produce, and insects and some birds eat
What is nectar
Expert fliers - they can fly straight up and down, hover like a helicopter and even mate mid-air. If they can't fly, they'll starve because they only eat prey they catch while flying.
What are dragonflies