Orange petunia

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/orange-petunia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Petunia x hybrida
2. What is the native range of ancestors?South America, including Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
3. What makes the orange petunia look so bright and sunny?Its bright orange color and trumpet-shaped flowers give it a sunny look.
4. Why do bees and butterflies like orange petunias?They are attracted to the bright orange color and the nectar inside the trumpet-shaped blooms.

Cultivar: A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding for desirable characteristics.
Corolla: The collective term for all the petals of a flower, often forming a distinctive shape like a trumpet.
Domestication: The process by which wild plants are adapted over generations for human use and cultivation.