Flowers usborne nature cards eng 2010

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Flowers

These colourful, fact-filled cards show 30

common flowers to spot and identify

Charming pictures on the front Ree

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recognize each Flower The bud is ¢ Psi

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dre flower facts and detailed sketches

xu Look for buttercups in Spring

Š and summer, scattered across

woods and meadows

on the end of each stem Small,

These are the fruits hooked

bumps

_ Flowery fact: Some people say that if you hold a

buttercup under your chin and your skin turns yellow,

this means you like butter

Bluebell

Long, bendy

stem ~The blue flowers are

shaped like bells

\ r ] | À Sane: shiny \ leaves

Bluebells bloom in April

and Mau

Look for bluebells in woods They have

a strong, sweet smell,

See if you can spot Spanish bluebells

They have larger flowers which don't

Flowery fact: Hundreds of years ago, the sticky juice

inside bluebell leaves was used as 4 glue

Aubretia

Lots of purple Hairy leaves with

Tangled s†ems “

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a April and June

Look for aubretias

clin ing to rocks, or soll down wails

Before flowering, dubretias are covered

with soft, green buds

The buds turn

Crocus

Upright petals make

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leaves white flowers

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Look for crocuses in woods

and gardens They flower between January and Match

White - Crocus shoots poke stripe~ ai up from the ground

i can recognize them

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Cowslip

The yellow flowers

make ad trumpet Shape Lots of flowers

covered in

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You can find cowslips in April and May The grow on roadsides or in fields

Cowslips and primroses often grow near

each other Sometimes, they combine to

produce another kind of plant,

called a false oxlip Pa

False oxlips have

larger, paler flowers

which look a bit like

yy Flowery fact: Butterflies lay their eggs on the

~ crinkly leaves of cowslips

Cornflowers come out

between June and August EY)

You'll find cornflowers growing in

gardens, fields of crops and wasteland

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beneath each flower The scales

protect the flower as it opens out

a Cornflowers dre bright blue oe

BS to attract insects, Such as

bees and butterflies

You can find dandelions

growing almost anywhere, especially on lawns

After the petals dry up,

they leave behind a fuzzy

ball of seeds, called

a ‘clock’

When the wind blows, the seeds dre carried away

Flowery fact: ‘Dandelion’ is from the French for

‘lion's teeth’, because of the plant's Jagged leaves

Yellow centre

You can see daisies at any

time of year They grow in

clusters, clase to the ground,

Look for daisies sprinkled across lawns

and parks

Daisy flowers close

at night and open Oe)

during the day

The plant gets its

name ~ ‘daisy’

From ‘day's eye’ f

Closed daisy flower

Daffodil

Single, The inner petals

drooping ` make a trumpet

flower on Ý Shape

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smooth leaves

Ay Daffodils are spring flowers

Ì They come out between

March and April

Look for clumps of daffodils in

woods and grassy places

You might notice a brown,

papery sleeve behind each `

the bud as it opens out — Sleeve

Sometimes, you Can Spot daffodils

with pink or red trumpets

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ae of Wales.

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Pant Fuchsias (say few-shuz)

4À flower between summer

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Look for fuchsias in gardens

They can grow as

bushes, hedges or dS

Some fuchsias are nied named after Tân

ballerinas The petals

look like tutus with

Flowery fact: Most wild fuchsias grow in +

rdinforests of Central dnd South America, —

Foxglove

Pale buds at the? ual

tip of the stem

Tall, thick stem

Flowers hang in,

clusters down one , 7 (ưng

side of the stem % fo

is F oxgloves come out between

a June and September Look for

ay them in gardens and woods

If you look inside each flower,

you'll see lots of white L2

and red spots on the petals #;”

Bumblebees fallow the

spots towards the

sweet juices inside

as they dre very poisonous A

ee Flowery Fact: The name ‘Foxglove’ comes from ‘Falk's

de: glove’, as people used to believe that Fairy folk lived

in the woods where Foxgloves grew y

Forget-me-not

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The pale blue flowers

flowers have yellow row in

Look for a coil of

buds at the tip

you'll see spiky

seed pods dlon

the stem Each

od contains lots

of little seeds

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79 Flowers They grow in fields

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Forget-me-nots were worn as 4 symbol of love

Hyacinth

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The curly waxy Flowers

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One or two

thick stems

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Hyacinths flower between March and April

You can see hyacinths in gardens, or

growing indoors in pots op jars, Buds" Bh \

The flowers begin fl a

oke out from inside Li:

a tunnel of leaves \ À

Together, the flowers give

off a strong, sweet smell

a, Flowery fact: 250 years ago, the royal palace of

~ France was filled with hyacinths They became the —

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Long, winding, `

woody stems

So, ` Honeysuckle flowers come out

: _s between June and August

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7 Look for honeysuckle in

woods, where they wind

around trees and bushes

can Spot clusters of red

berries on the stems

Derries

& Flowery fact: Mice and birds often nest between

“<= honeysuckle stems y

su Holluhock flowers come out

= in Summer, between June

Be car September,

Look for holluhocks in rat s

gardens, They are VÀ cần

very tall, gỉ often > eel

lean against walls

Beetles love to eat hallyhocks See if

you can Spot any on the leaves,

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Look for lilies during summer, You can find them in gardens,

or growing indoors in pots

‘Star Gazer’ lily“ DƯ

There are lots of different kinds of lilies Some, like ‘Star Gazer’ lilies,

have colourful, Frilly petals

Flowery fact: White lilies are a Christian symbol

of purity,

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£ Lavender flowers come out

ẹ during the summer months

You might recognize the

strong, sweet smell of ee

lavender It grows A Cu Ê bà kế

in sprawling I:

bushes

hid) around lavender - the

flowers are filled with

sweet juice, which bees use to make honey,

Flowery fact: The Ancient Egyptians used oil

produced from lavender to mummify bodies

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Look for irises in Spring and Summer, They grow in gardens,

woods, or Sometimes by rivers

Irises dre named after the

Greek goddess of rainbows,

because they grow in

many different colours

Some irises have tiny M, bú

ellow hairs in the ts

middle of each flower

They dre called

aS rm You can see pansies in

flower all year round

Pansies come in lots

have lines on them

which look a bit like

cats’ whiskers

Wild pansy

smaller than garden

pansies Look for

them in woods and hedgerows

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Flowery fact: The name ‘pansy’ comes from ‘pensée’,

~ the French for ‘thought’ This is because the flowers

can look like faces nodding while they're thinking,

Lupins flower between June and August Look for them

in gardens,

In September, lupins grow small,

hairy fruits dlong the stem

ene oy > Sheseeds are called

CN, ‘lupin beans’, but they son) * can be very poisonous

Lily-of-the-valley

Wide, leathery Í

leaves

JA Lilies~of-the-valley are

pr Spring flowers, They come

out in May

Look for lilies~of-the-valley in gardens

and woods They smell very sweet

hanging dlong the f4

stems They are ⁄

Filled with seeds WH

Lilies~of-the-valley can be poisonous,

50 be careful not to touch them

bác: Flowery fact: According to legend, when St George

Te Fought the dragon, Iiis-st-he-vale dppedted

` from híš blaod

Primrose

Pale yellow, _ Wrinkly _ Flat flowers /

stalks

Primroses flower between December and May You can

find them growing in woods

and hedgerows

If you look closely at primroses, you'll

see there are two kinds of flowers

One kind of flower =— 77

has a bunch of tiny

yellow stalks in the :

widdle, whích makea ` ý

bec The other kind of

le a ~ flower has a single \ stalk in the middle,

like a pinhead

Flowery fact: In the Middle Ages, primroses were

~ used in love potions.

They also grow on ~>X AY =

stony ground, (tek = When their petals fall, a seed pod is left behind It soon grows hard, and

holes appear along ihe top

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3z ho pepper from

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phe Flowery fact: Some poppy seeds produce an oil that ou

m= is used to make artists’ paints,

fae : The petals

(OB Peonies flower during Spring

“© "/ and early summer You can

find them in gardens,

Look for a

bushy plant with

lots of stems

Stens AGS

At the end of summer, see if you

can Spot the hard fruit They can be poisonous, So don't touch them

Sunflower

,§ as» 6 Brown centre

Filled with

seeds

Sunflowers open between

=-Ó February and October

You can Spot rows of sunflowers

growing in fields

During the day, sunflower

buds tilt to face the sun,

and slowly follow it

round in the sky

After the flowers fg |

have dried out,

lots of seeds are

ape Flowery fact: Some sunflowers can grow as tall as

~<a double-decker bus

Snowdrop

Single white

flower on

each stalk

Each flower has three

large petals shaped

ig stalks

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yy fac” poking up from the ground at

WA?” the end of winter

You'll find snowdrops \\ j

growing in woods, gardens

The buds are hidden inside tough leaves,

Bud _y) Leaves

The leaves keep >*“⁄4 / with bud

the plant safe Py inside

as it pushes a ek

through the A \ if} N

frostu ground SA / lý

SN: _ Flowery fact: If you look closely, you'll see that the

=< snowdrops’ smallest petals have bright green tips.

Roses are summer flowers, You'll find them in gardens, 0F you might spot wild roses

“eA ge They have flat

si) Baile ỄẾÉ / Flowers, which

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or pink :

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At the end of summer, ga® >

roses grow Shiny red > ÂM

or orange fruits

These are called rose hips 2

Flowery fact: Rose fossils have been found which Show that roses existed 35 million years ago

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AVI shaped like sacks,

which can tráp

insects inside,

Flowery fact: In rainforests, wild orchids often grow

on tree branches rather than on the ground.

Violet

The flowers are blue,

purple or Sometimes white

make a heart

Shape

Violets come out between February and June Look for

them in woods dnd gardens

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There are different kinds of violets

Sweet violets have a sweet smell,

Z2 Camman dog violets

~~ don't smell and

have a ‘beard’ of

tiny white hairs

Ệ Flowery fact: 600 years ago, sweet violets were

~ Spread over damp floors to sweeten the dir

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large ¬¬ petals lý My Lê

Wide

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stem

Tulips are garden flowers,

They flower in Spring

On sunny days, tulip petals open out to make a bowl shape

Look for little stalks inside the flower They dre covered in a Fine powder called pollen

See if you can spot

different kinds of tulips

Parrot tulips have frilly

oe which look a bit

ike a parrot's feathers

_ Flowery fact: In Holland, in the 17th century, tulips

lee were very rare, They became so popular that a single tulip bulb could cost more than a house.