Do you want to learn about plant life, the different species of plants and all about plants? Today we have fun facts about plants for kids of all ages!
Let’s learn in an engaging way – with facts about plants coloring pages! Our sheets are ready to be downloaded and printed, so go grab your coloring pencils and crayons!
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Did you know that most baseball bats are made from ash, maple, hickory, and bamboo? And that strawberries are the only fruit that have their seeds outside? And that the largest flower is the afflesia arnoldii, which can grow to be 3 feet across?
Let’s learn some more!
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Plants Facts FOR KIDS
- There are a whopping 390,000 plant species out there, from the tiniest mosses to the towering sequoia giants.
- There are over 600 types of oak trees across the world.
- The “bristlecone pine” is the oldest living tree species, making some wise trees over 5,000 years old!
- Elephant grass can grow 13 feet in only 3 months.
- Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant on this planet. Some bamboo varieties can grow a massive 35 inches in a single day.
- Each coffee plant produces approximately 4,000 coffee beans a year.
- The Inca Indians in Peru cultivated the first potatoes around 8,000 BC to 5,000 BC.
- The pod of an orchid release 500 to 3,000 seeds into the world to grow into beautiful new plants.
- The watermeals are tiny flowers, about the size of one candy sprinkle each.
- Tree resin preserves ancient creatures and stories from eons ago.
- Vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla beans, which add flavor to our ice creams and desserts.
- Ocean phytoplankton are responsible for 70 percent of the world’s oxygen supply.
Bonus facts:
- There are over 750 species of carnivorous plants that we know about.
- An average-sized tree can provide enough wood to make 170,100 pencils.
- You can make natural dyes using wood bark. Isn’t that so cool?
Plants are very important to our ecosystem and everyday life, so let’s take care of them!
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR PLANTS FACTS COLORING SHEETS
Plants Facts coloring pages are sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.
- Something to color with favorite crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, watercolors…
- The printable plants facts coloring sheets template pdf — see button below to download & print.
This pdf file includes two coloring sheets loaded with Plants Facts that you don’t want to miss. Print as many sets as needed and give them to friends or family!
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