Flowers are brightly colored to attract insects and other animals to them, which help the plant’s fertilization by carrying pollen from one plant to another. Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors like reds, oranges, pinks, yellows, blues, and purples. A flower’s fragrance is another method of attracting pollinating visitors, especially at night when moths are out. The way in which a flower is shaped also attracts pollinators. For instance, butterflies prefer flowers with flat petals that act like a landing strip for them to sit on. Long, tubular flowers, such as honeysuckle, daylilies, and salvia are just a few of the flowers that attract hummingbirds because their long beaks can easily fit into the flower when gathering nectar.

• What is the difference between annual, perennial, and biennial flowers?
• When did the first flowers bloom?
• What are comets?
• What is the difference between a bulb, a corm, and a tuber?
• Are there plants that do not grow from seeds?
• What is the difference between self pollination and cross pollination?
• Does the expression “Open sesame!” have anything to do with sesame seeds?
• How do flowering plants make their seeds?
• Which plant spreads its seeds with the help of children at play?
• Do animals ever carry seeds?
• How do seeds become plants?
• What is a seed?
• Do all plants have flowers?
• What are the patterns of stars called?
• How are a water lily’s leaves different?
• Do all plants have leaves?
• Who is called the “father of botany”?
• How many different types of plants are there?
• How do plants grow?
• How do plants get their nutrients?