Ways to use this list
- Plant of the week: spin, then draw it and label the roots, stem, leaves and flower. For a tree, add the bark, the seeds and the shape of a single leaf.
- Class growing project: press Easy to grow and give each group the plant it spins. Measure every Friday and chart the heights. Cress sprouts on damp kitchen paper in days.
- Park scavenger hunt: spin five from Flowers or Trees and tick off each one you find. Take a photo instead of picking it, so the next visitors can enjoy it too.
- Pretend garden design: spin three plants and plan a flower bed on squared paper, tall ones at the back and short ones at the front.
- Botanical art: spin and paint the plant like an old naturalist's notebook page, with the leaf, the flower and its name written neatly underneath.
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 (57 entries)
- Sunflower
- Rose
- Tulip
- Daisy
- Daffodil
- Bluebell
- Snowdrop
- Poppy
- Lavender
- Lily
- Orchid
- Lotus
- Water lily
- Marigold
- Sweet pea
- Dandelion
- Clover
- Thistle
- Heather
- Nasturtium
- Oak
- Maple
- Silver birch
- Weeping willow
- Scots pine
- Giant sequoia
- Coast redwood
- Baobab
- Coconut palm
- Cherry tree
- Spider plant
- Snake plant
- Swiss cheese plant
- Aloe vera
- Peace lily
- Jade plant
- Cress
- Runner bean
- Pea
- Radish
- Tomato
- Strawberry
- Pumpkin
- Potato
- Mint
- Basil
- Venus flytrap
- Pitcher plant
- Sundew
- Sensitive plant
- Rafflesia
- Titan arum
- Welwitschia
- Saguaro cactus
- Bamboo
- Moss
- Fern
Questions people ask
What is the tallest plant in the world?
The coast redwood of California: the tallest one measured is about 116 metres, taller than a 30-storey building. Its cousin the giant sequoia is not quite as tall, but it is the biggest tree of all by volume.
Which plant has the biggest flower?
Rafflesia from the rainforests of South-East Asia has the largest single flower, up to about 1 metre across, and it smells of rotting meat to attract flies. The titan arum grows a giant flower spike that can be taller than an adult.
Why are mushrooms and seaweed not on the list?
Neither is a plant. Mushrooms belong to the fungi, a separate kingdom of living things that cannot make their own food from sunlight. Seaweeds are algae. Mosses and ferns are true plants, even though they grow from spores instead of seeds.
How does a Venus flytrap catch insects?
Each trap has tiny trigger hairs inside. When an insect touches two of them within about 20 seconds, the trap snaps shut. In the wild the Venus flytrap grows only in a small area of North and South Carolina in the USA.