The Fascinating World of Flowers
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Questions in this series
- Which young flowering plant tracks the Sun across the sky through heliotropism?
- Which flower’s common English name explicitly evokes remembrance?
- What is the name of the largest flower in the world?
- Which plant from the Namib Desert can live for more than a millennium?
- Which flower is most conventionally exchanged as a symbol of romantic love on Valentine’s Day?
- Which flower is one of Japan’s best-known floral symbols and is the subject of hanami?
- Which purple-flowering aromatic herb is widely distilled for its essential oil?
- Which flower is represented by the fleur-de-lis, historically associated with French royalty?
- Which flower is named for the late-afternoon time when it commonly opens?
- Which listed plant is commonly known as the peace lily and was included in NASA closed-chamber tests?
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