Flowers usborne nature cards eng 2010

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Usborne Nature Cards

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Flowers These colourful, fact-filled cards show 30

common flowers to spot and identify

Charming pictures on the front Ree

of the cards make it easy to tas recognize each Flower The bud is ¢ Psi

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“Oe the back, there

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xu Look for buttercups in Spring

Š and summer, scattered across woods and meadows They have long Os Stems, which ew S Spread dcross AI" P186 ee the ground „ oe tO Wa Á % J , RỂ \ ae i \ Là Stem | : tt, cC

After Flowering, see if Rie SON you can spot tiny bumps N

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,

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Bluebell

Long, bendy

stem ~The blue flowers are

shaped like bells

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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 smell so sweet Spanish bluebell ~The flowers can : be blue, white or pink “Straight stem

Flowery fact: Hundreds of years ago, the sticky juice inside bluebell leaves was used as 4 glue

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Aubretia

Lots of purple Hairy leaves with

Flowers ie vu

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gà Hàn You can spot aubretia flowers ee (say oar-breesha) between

a April and June

Look for aubretias

clin ing to rocks, or soll down wails

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Crocus

Upright petals make

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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

Bs in edtly spring You

i can recognize them ~~ OA by the Hite stripe on each leaf, You might spot big (ry crocuses with CNS stripy petals These are called Dutch crocuses

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Cowslip

The yellow flowers

make ad trumpet Shape Lots of flowers

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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 primrose flowers + » ` 4 - = ad R EN Se) alle 7 ~-Drimrase C o- Jag alse mm <a cãi oxlip

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Cornflowers come out

between June and August EY)

You'll find cornflowers growing in gardens, fields of crops and wasteland

ys Look for a scaly cup shape af

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

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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

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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

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Daffodil

Single, The inner petals

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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 `

flower This protects đã

the bud as it opens out — Sleeve

Sometimes, you Can Spot daffodils

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Pant Fuchsias (say few-shuz)

4À flower between summer * dnd dutuwn

Look for fuchsias in gardens They can grow as

bushes, hedges or dS

potted plants, AKAN

Some fuchsias are nied named after Tân

ballerinas The petals

look like tutus with dangly ‘legs’ Fuchsia ‘Blaue „7 Ballerina’ When the 7 \ flowers die, | | 7 Fuchsias begin LAI 2 74 12 grow berries Aử yy aS

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Foxglove

Pale buds at the? ual

tip of the stem

Tall, thick stem

Flowers hang in,

clusters down one , 7 (ưng

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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

Don't touch Foxgloves ce

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

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Forget-me-not vy Small

The pale blue flowers

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Look for a coil of buds at the tip of edch stem me Stem Tản | ‘ Z } 7 a After Flowering, you'll see spiky seed pods dlon

the stem Each od contains lots

of little seeds

, Forget-me-nots dre sprin

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Hyacinth

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The curly waxy Flowers

petals make a seme | Số 2) Star shape, xi faa

One or two

thick stems

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Hyacinths flower between March and April ay Vì dS Onion-shaped Cus bulb oa tế \ ee ‘ Roots You can see hyacinths in gardens, or

growing indoors in pots op jars, Buds" Bh \

The flowers begin fl a

as shiny buds which HÀ

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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Honeysuckle

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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

At night, the flowers “ NA AY reledse a sweet smell to ==%/ help insects find them

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After the flowers have died away, see if you

can Spot clusters of red

berries on the stems

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Derries

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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 Some kinds of hollyhock have large, ruffled flowers which look like scrunched-up tissue paper

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

Inside each flower you'll see dusty, yellow clumps on the ends 3

of thín stálks “ay

This dust is called “fy 4 pallen Be careful \ 4 iff not to touch it Fm as it can stain ot | your clothes Á / vở) Tả ` sg “ fe + fi

‘Star Gazer’ lily“ DƯ

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

have colourful, Frilly petals

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Lavender

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j | Purple flowers spiral 6reuish~green, ‹ > up edch stew velvety leaves :

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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

ai Look for bees buzzing

hid) around lavender - the flowers are filled with

sweet juice, which bees use to make honey,

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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

bearded irises, Ai

Yellow

beard

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aS rm You can see pansies in

flower all year round Pansies come in lots of different colours See if you can Spot patterns on the petals Some

have lines on them

which look a bit like

cats’ whiskers

Wild pansy

ee Wild pansies are

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

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Lupin igi

Lupins can grow 6 -

as tall as a poy Loii o[

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Lupins flower between June and August Look for them

in gardens,

In September, lupins grow small, hairy fruits dlong the stem ae each fruit is a row of Seeds : 4 ie ( Á Oe 4 ie a Oe etl \\s ow uo

ene oy > Sheseeds are called CN, ‘lupin beans’, but they

son) * can be very poisonous Prin Adm se q#ệc \ ap Pa \ wy ~ a i SN, Mf 1⁄2 tron 2 Ñ À Verse xố ‘ee \ NV Ụ Tà G “a tử agp, Flowery fact: Lupins can be all sorts of colours, | ABE: including purple, red and yellow, and some are a

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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 A By September, L : the flowers : oF have died Gy vú A, \WA &) Look for clusters of red berries “@ i

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

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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

star shape eee

bec The other kind of

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

like a pinhead

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Pop ies bloom from June to eptember se Look for poppies in aie Nt ardens, cornfields Ny * and wasteland uy

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

Seed pod As the wind

au ere blows, tiny,

( /đ*ô, Hole black seeds dre

a lg scattered like

3z ho pepper from

/À + a pepper pot

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

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(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

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Sunflower

,§ as» 6 Brown centre

Filled with

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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 left behind pe tS Birds love nh `N to edt them Tiệc a + Seed st

ape Flowery fact: Some sunflowers can grow as tall as

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Snowdrop

Single white

flower on each stalk

Each flower has three

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\WŒA Look for snowdrop shoots

yy fac” poking up from the ground at

WA?” the end of winter

You'll find snowdrops \\ j growing in woods, gardens and by streams ha NN HAAS NI SN để rN Re 2 TAN tà NNG Nà Py wie

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

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Roses are summer flowers, You'll find them in gardens, 0F you might spot wild roses in woods Dog roses dre common wild tases \i

“eA ge They have flat

si) Baile ỄẾÉ / Flowers, which ;

Nụu are usually white

or pink :

we

At the end of summer, ga® >

roses grow Shiny red > ÂM

or orange fruits

These are called rose hips 2

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Ệ Wild orchids are spring and

' §uwwet f[owers,

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You can find wild orchids grawing in woods dnd grassy places There are lots of different kinds << Some have cleverly patterned petals, which look a bit like a bumblebee Sack ; mm \\ ( : Firtcened petal

» $ Others have petals

AVI shaped like sacks,

which can tráp

insects inside,

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Violet

The flowers are blue,

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Violets come out between February and June Look for

them in woods dnd gardens : Hollow See if you can | pouch Spot a hollow WO Wa pouch behind ' each flower This contains Sugary juice Ñy- ⁄

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

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Tulips are garden flowers,

They flower in Spring

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

Hower NS,

ee Stalk

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