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9. Flowers

Flowers are the most beautiful part of the

plant. Most of the plants produce flowers.

Flowers grow singly or in bunches. People

are often attracted to plants because of
their beautiful flowers. Flowers add beauty

to our surroundings and bring us joy.

Find It
Out Name a flower that grows in bunches.

Buds and Flowers

Bud is the first stage of a flower. Flowers bloom from buds.

Buds need time to grow. They remain closed until the

flowers are fully developed and ready to open. The green
leaves known as sepals protect the buds.

Think & Are the bud and the flower
Parts of a flower Answer same or different?

Flowers have four major parts – Sepals, Petals, Stamen and Carpel.

Sepals are green in colour and cover the flower when it is a bud.

Petals are the colourful parts of the flower. Stigma Pollen

Stamen is the male reproductive part of Petal
the flower which produces pollen. Stamen

Carpel is the female part of the flower. It

has a swollen lower part called the ovary. Ovary

The ovary forms the fruit in which seeds Leaf
Stem
develop.
Parts of a flower

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