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How do you make a white flower blush?

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Or look cold or go green with envy?
This photo is from our Science showcase during National Science Week. Can you name the process that is happening?

Posted by Victoria Matthews on November 14, 2007 4:58 PM |

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The plant absorbs the nutrients from the water which includes the dyes in the water. The nutrients are transported throughout the plant by the xylem and into the leaves and changing the colour of the flower.

Posted by Dean Milnes | November 20, 2007 10:42 AM

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