Ways to use this list
- Botanical drawing: spin a flower, look closely at a photo or a real bloom, and count the petals before you start; a buttercup usually has five.
- Planting plan: press Spring flowers or Summer flowers and let the wheel choose this year's new bulbs or seed packet.
- Pollinator watch: spin a flower and find out which insects visit it, such as bees on lavender or butterflies on zinnias.
- Names for characters or pets: Poppy, Daisy, Lily, Iris, Violet and Jasmine are all well-loved names, so the wheel doubles as a flower name picker.
- Spelling challenge: chrysanthemum, hydrangea and gladiolus make tricky words for older pupils, while daisy and rose suit beginners.
- Paper flower craft: spin, then make the flower from tissue paper, felt or buttons and add it to a class garden on the wall.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (50 entries)
- Rose
- Tulip
- Sunflower
- Daisy
- Lily
- Orchid
- Daffodil
- Lavender
- Poppy
- Carnation
- Chrysanthemum
- Peony
- Hydrangea
- Iris
- Marigold
- Lotus
- Hibiscus
- Jasmine
- Magnolia
- Cherry blossom
- Bluebell
- Snowdrop
- Crocus
- Hyacinth
- Dahlia
- Zinnia
- Pansy
- Violet
- Forget-me-not
- Foxglove
- Lilac
- Camellia
- Azalea
- Begonia
- Petunia
- Geranium
- Cosmos
- Gerbera
- Freesia
- Gladiolus
- Sweet pea
- Snapdragon
- Lily of the valley
- Bird of paradise
- Protea
- Water lily
- Morning glory
- Buttercup
- Dandelion
- Primrose
Questions people ask
Is a sunflower one flower or many?
Many. The big sunflower head is made of hundreds of tiny florets packed together, and each one in the middle can become a seed, set in crossing spirals you can count. Daisies, dandelions and marigolds are built the same way.
Which flowers bloom in spring?
Bulbs such as snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, tulips and hyacinths, plus the blossom on cherry and magnolia trees. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa spring runs from September to November, so press Spring flowers whenever it is spring where you live.
Why do flowers smell?
Mostly to attract the animals that carry their pollen. Sweet scents draw bees and butterflies, pale flowers that open at dusk often call to moths, and a few, like the giant corpse flower, smell of rotting meat to attract flies.
Is a dandelion a flower or a weed?
Both. A weed is simply a plant growing where someone does not want it, and the dandelion is a real flower that bees visit early in the year. Its fluffy seed head, often called a clock, sends each seed off on a tiny parachute.