Today we are going to be learning about the dune evening primrose! This primrose is a type of wildflower that lives and grows in rocky and sandy soils of the sonoran desert. Primrose flowers are the color white during the early evening when they first open, and then they slowly turn to a shade of pink by early morning. A primrose eats by absorbing nutrients from the soil. These flowers bloom from January until May and grow very low to the ground . These flowers do not have a very long lifespan. Lets continue to learn more about the evening primrose! A quiz and fun activity is provided for you at the bottom of the page!
Who am I?
I am the evening primrose. I grow in the rocky and sandy soils of the Sonoran Desert! My large petals open up at dusk. During this time, my color is a very bright white, and then I slowly fade to pink by the early morning. I grow very low to the ground and I am surrounded by a green plant that has very tiny and hairy leaves.
Where do I live?
I live in the southwest part of the United States. I have been seen in California, Arizona, and Utah. I can even be found in northwestern Mexico!
What do I eat?
I eat naturally by absorbing the nutrients from the soil.
How do I look?
 When I first open up at dusk, I am a large white flower and I grow on a greyish green plant. I have four large petals and they fade to the color pink by early morning. I completely close my petals before the noon hour.
How do I reproduce?
I reproduce through a process that is called pollination. With the help of the wind, and the White-lined Spinx Moth, pollen is brought to me. This pollen helps me reproduce.
Fun Fact about me!
The oils that are produced by my seeds have many health benefits!
We are going to make a fun collage using pictures of the Evening Primrose!
Kindergarteners:
1. Find 3 pictures of an Evening Primrose on the internet
2. Cut and paste these three pictures to a piece of GREEN contruction paper
3. Using your crayon, write two words that you think best describe me!
1. Find 4 or 5 pictures of the Evening Primrose on the internet
2. Cut and paste these pictures to a piece of GREEN construction paper
3. Using your crayon, write at the bottom of your collage three sentences describing the best thing that you have learned about me!
Third Graders:
1. Find 4 or 5 diffirent pictures of the Evening Primrose on the internet
2. Cut and paste these pictures to a piece of GREEN construction paper
3. Lets play WORD SCRAMBLE. Unscramble the following words.
After you have unscrambled the words that belong in the sentence, add these sentences at the bottom of your picture collage!
1. My large_________petals open at dusk. They Slowly Fade to___________ by the early morning!
HWITE
INKP
2. The oils from my _________ have many _______ benefits!
EESDS
HLEATH
3. I live in the ____________ part of the United States.
OUSTHEWSETRN
Below is a fun quiz that will test what you have learned about the Dune Evening Primrose! Desert USA! http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/jan/papr/deprimrose.html Desert USA is a website where you can learn more about the Dune Evening Primrose, as well as about other plants and creatures of the Sonoran Desert! |
