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Sowing seeds - studying the germination process. | Plants that eat insects. |
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The mystery of a seed, its germination and the amazing plant that emerges and develops from it...all these things are fascinating to many children. Let's help children discover this wonderful world. |
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Children sow bedding plant seeds for a school project. |
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| One of the "flower children" awash in a sea of spreading petunias. | This young lady grew up to become a teacher who shares her appreciation of annual bedding plants with her class. |
| Below: Children observe carnivorous plants that produce unusual foliage and flowers. These unique plants trap insects as a source of food and can add interest as well as color to the Florida garden. Many are hybridized for their color characteristics. Those pictured here can only be grown in parts of central Florida as annuals, because they require a period of dormancy. These plants are found in the wild in northern Florida, nearer the panhandle of the state. This link provides a list of links with carnivorous plant information: Must Visit Carnivorous Plant Websites (Carnivorous Plants Online). Here is a link from the International Carnivorous Plant Society containing frequently asked questions about carnivorous plants: FAQ. |
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A young man looking for "victims" in the whitetop pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla Raf.) |
Just like flypaper, this threadleaf sundew (Drosera filiformis Raf.) produces glistening drops of "dew" that trap insects the plant will later digest on its surface. These students are examine the captured insects and test the properties of the slightly sticky fluid. |
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| Common all over the eastern United States and Canada, as well as naturalized in Europe, the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea L.) also draws admirers. | |||
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| Nepenthes (Nepenthes sp.) is the only vining pitcher plant found in the world. There are many different species with traps of different size, color and shape. Click here to see a very unusual species on display at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida: Nepenthes bicalcarata | |||
| Links: University of Florida Herbarium: Literature Useful To The Study Of Florida Plants - Carnivorous (Insectivorous) Plants |
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