Tap true or false to answer each question about orchids.
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Orchids only come in shades of
pink and purple. TRUE FALSE
pink and purple. TRUE FALSE
FALSE: Orchids bloom in nearly every
color except blue and black.
color except blue and black.
Orchid flowers can be as big as your
hand or as small as a pinhead. TRUE FALSE
hand or as small as a pinhead. TRUE FALSE
TRUE: Orchid flowers come in many
different sizes.
different sizes.
All orchid flowers come in the
same shape. TRUE FALSE
same shape. TRUE FALSE
FALSE: Their flowers come in unique
shapes.
shapes.
All species of orchids grow in soil.
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE: Orchids can grow from the
ground or on trees. The tree-growing
orchids are called "air plants.”
ground or on trees. The tree-growing
orchids are called "air plants.”
Some orchids get nutrients from
the air. TRUE FALSE
the air. TRUE FALSE
TRUE: Orchids that grow on trees
get the nutrients they need to grow
healthy from the air.
get the nutrients they need to grow
healthy from the air.
pinhead
You could fit the blooms of
the smallest orchid on the
head of a pinhead.
The tiger orchid has the
largest blooms.
Some orchids, like this
one, grow on trees.
Lady slipper orchids thrive in
shady woodlands. They grow
in soil.
