7th Grade Flowers
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Name: Bleeding heart
Scientific name: Dicentra Spectabilis
Habitat: Native to moist, shady forests, but is often grown in gardens
Pollinated by: Mostly hummingbirds, but is also sometimes pollinated by bumblebees
Pollination strategy: Hummingbirds reach inside to drink the nectar, and get pollen on their beaks
Co-evolutionary features: None on the plant, but the hummingbird might have developed a long beak so that it can reach inside the flower
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess. Young men from far and near came to try to win her heart. But the princess was very vain and would have nothing to do with any of them. A young prince from a neighboring country fell deeply in love with hear. She ignored him like the others, though he tried and tried to win her over. One day the prince found a pair of pretty pink rabbits at the market. (Two outside petals) He sent them to the princess thinking,"these will surely melt her heart." But the princess went right on ignoring him. Then the prince sent her a pair of beautiful Oriental slippers. (Two long petals from front and back of flower) Still the princess would have nothing to do with him. The young prince was so heartbroken that he took his dagger and drove it into his heart. (Break off the stamen and pierce the remains of the flower with it) As soon as the prince was dead, the princess realized that she had really loved him. "As long as I live, my heart shall bleed for my prince," she wept.
-Pearl M.