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Most flower coloring pages hand you the same generic blossom: five round petals, a stem, two leaves. These free flower coloring pages work more like a field guide. Every sheet shows one real, named flower, drawn so a gardener would recognize it at a glance – the right petal shape, the right leaves, buds and stamens where they actually grow – with the name lettered in bold block capitals along the bottom. Color one and you have a small botanical print; color a few and you have a set worth framing.

Click any picture to open its PDF in a new tab, then print. The sheets are sized for US Letter and print just as cleanly on A4. If you want several flowers at once, pick them as you scroll and download them together.

A few habits make flower pages look real. Work from light to dark, and put the deepest color where petals overlap and around the center, where real flowers sit in their own shadow. Leave a thin edge of bare paper along some petal rims for a satiny shine. Do not use one green for every leaf: some plants lean blue-green, others yellow-green, and that difference does half the work. Colored pencils handle the fine veins and stamens best; markers are fine for the big block letters, which look good in the flower's own color.

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Free Flower Coloring Pages - America's national flower, chosen by Congress, drawn wide open with two tight buds waiting their turn. The petals spiral inward, so let the red deepen toward the heart and stay lightest on the curled outer edges.
America's national flower, chosen by Congress, drawn wide open with two tight buds waiting their turn. The petals spiral inward, so let the red deepen toward the heart and stay lightest on the curled outer edges.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Every petal ends in a row of tiny teeth, which is what gives a carnation its ruffled, crepe-paper look. A pair of blooms and two buds stand on slim stems. The leaves are naturally blue-green, so mix a touch of gray into the green.
Every petal ends in a row of tiny teeth, which is what gives a carnation its ruffled, crepe-paper look. A pair of blooms and two buds stand on slim stems. The leaves are naturally blue-green, so mix a touch of gray into the green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Washington, D.C. has had cherry trees like this since the early twentieth century, when Tokyo sent them as a gift. Keep the pink very pale, almost white at the petal tips, and let the dark bark and long stamens carry the contrast.
Washington, D.C. has had cherry trees like this since the early twentieth century, when Tokyo sent them as a gift. Keep the pink very pale, almost white at the petal tips, and let the dark bark and long stamens carry the contrast.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Chrysanthemum means golden flower in Greek, though modern mums also come in bronze, burgundy and white. Row after row of curled petals makes this one Detailed; color the inner rows a shade darker than the outer ones.
Chrysanthemum means golden flower in Greek, though modern mums also come in bronze, burgundy and white. Row after row of curled petals makes this one Detailed; color the inner rows a shade darker than the outer ones.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Three daffodils face three different ways above a fan of strap-shaped leaves. The frilled trumpet in the middle of each flower is called the corona, and it works best a step warmer than the petals - deep gold or soft orange against lemon yellow.
Three daffodils face three different ways above a fan of strap-shaped leaves. The frilled trumpet in the middle of each flower is called the corona, and it works best a step warmer than the petals – deep gold or soft orange against lemon yellow.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Gardeners in cold climates dig dahlia tubers up every autumn and replant them in spring; Mexico, where the plant comes from, made it the national flower. Neat rows of layered petals reward a slow gradient from dark center to light rim. Detailed.
Gardeners in cold climates dig dahlia tubers up every autumn and replant them in spring; Mexico, where the plant comes from, made it the national flower. Neat rows of layered petals reward a slow gradient from dark center to light rim. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Daisy started out as day's eye, because the English daisy opens at sunrise and closes at dusk. White petals need almost no color: leave the paper bare, add a faint gray-blue shadow at each base and save the bright yellow for the dotted centers.
Daisy started out as day's eye, because the English daisy opens at sunrise and closes at dusk. White petals need almost no color: leave the paper bare, add a faint gray-blue shadow at each base and save the bright yellow for the dotted centers.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - That long stalk in the middle carries both the pollen and the five-part stigma at its tip, a hibiscus trademark. Hawaii made the yellow species its state flower, but a red bloom with a crimson eye works just as well.
That long stalk in the middle carries both the pollen and the five-part stigma at its tip, a hibiscus trademark. Hawaii made the yellow species its state flower, but a red bloom with a crimson eye works just as well.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Each mophead is a ball of small four-petal florets. In the garden, acidic soil turns bigleaf hydrangeas blue and alkaline soil turns them pink, so one cluster may drift from one color into the other.
Each mophead is a ball of small four-petal florets. In the garden, acidic soil turns bigleaf hydrangeas blue and alkaline soil turns them pink, so one cluster may drift from one color into the other.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A bearded iris, named for the fuzzy strip on each lower petal. Growers call the upright petals standards and the drooping ones falls; try lavender on top, deep violet below and a stroke of orange for the beard.
A bearded iris, named for the fuzzy strip on each lower petal. Growers call the upright petals standards and the drooping ones falls; try lavender on top, deep violet below and a stroke of orange for the beard.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Five spikes of lavender rise from a clump of narrow, silvery leaves. With flowers this small the page is Detailed and a sharp violet pencil helps, and the foliage reads right in a dusty sage green rather than a bright one.
Five spikes of lavender rise from a clump of narrow, silvery leaves. With flowers this small the page is Detailed and a sharp violet pencil helps, and the foliage reads right in a dusty sage green rather than a bright one.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Florists snip the anthers off cut lilies because the pollen stains anything it touches; on paper they can stay. Petals curl back and carry freckles, so color them orange or pink first and dot the spots on last in chocolate brown.
Florists snip the anthers off cut lilies because the pollen stains anything it touches; on paper they can stay. Petals curl back and carry freckles, so color them orange or pink first and dot the spots on last in chocolate brown.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Lotus leaves are so water-repellent that droplets roll right off and carry the dirt with them, an effect engineers now copy for self-cleaning surfaces. Try pink petals, a pale green leaf and a yellow-green seed pod.
Lotus leaves are so water-repellent that droplets roll right off and carry the dirt with them, an effect engineers now copy for self-cleaning surfaces. Try pink petals, a pale green leaf and a yellow-green seed pod.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Despite the common name African marigold, this ruffled pom-pom is native to Mexico and Central America. Orange and gold are the classic pair; give each head one of them and save the lighter shade for the frilled petal edges. Detailed.
Despite the common name African marigold, this ruffled pom-pom is native to Mexico and Central America. Orange and gold are the classic pair; give each head one of them and save the lighter shade for the frilled petal edges. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The moth orchid is the one sold in most grocery stores, and a single spray can flower for two or three months. White petals with a magenta lip are classic; deep purple with a speckled center looks richer.
The moth orchid is the one sold in most grocery stores, and a single spray can flower for two or three months. White petals with a magenta lip are classic; deep purple with a speckled center looks richer.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Leave a peony alone and it can flower in the same spot for a hundred years. This double bloom is all soft folds, so build the pink up in light layers and keep the outer petals almost white.
Leave a peony alone and it can flower in the same spot for a hundred years. This double bloom is all soft folds, so build the pink up in light layers and keep the outer petals almost white.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Poppy buds hang their heads, then lift upright on the day they open, as the bud on the left is about to. Color the silky petals red or orange, smudge black at each base and give the pod a soft gray-green.
Poppy buds hang their heads, then lift upright on the day they open, as the bud on the left is about to. Color the silky petals red or orange, smudge black at each base and give the pod a soft gray-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Count the spirals in a real sunflower head and you usually land on a Fibonacci number. The seed disc here is drawn cell by cell, so it is Detailed; go dark brown in the center and amber toward the gold petals.
Count the spirals in a real sunflower head and you usually land on a Fibonacci number. The seed disc here is drawn cell by cell, so it is Detailed; go dark brown in the center and amber toward the gold petals.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Cut tulips keep growing in the vase and bend toward the light, which is why a bouquet looks different every morning. Five cups on long stems leave room for a mixed bunch: red, yellow and one striped flame variety.
Cut tulips keep growing in the vase and bend toward the light, which is why a bouquet looks different every morning. Five cups on long stems leave room for a mixed bunch: red, yellow and one striped flame variety.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The first flower ever to bloom on the International Space Station was a zinnia. Hot pink, coral or orange petals suit it, and the ring of tiny star-shaped florets around the disc wants a bright yellow.
The first flower ever to bloom on the International Space Station was a zinnia. Hot pink, coral or orange petals suit it, and the ring of tiny star-shaped florets around the disc wants a bright yellow.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Windflower is the old English name, taken from the Greek word for wind, since the papery petals tremble in the lightest breeze. Give them a clear scarlet, violet or blue and make the ring of stamens an inky blue-black.
Windflower is the old English name, taken from the Greek word for wind, since the papery petals tremble in the lightest breeze. Give them a clear scarlet, violet or blue and make the ring of stamens an inky blue-black.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Maryland picked this prairie wildflower as its state flower, and it keeps blooming in late summer when most of the garden is finishing. Golden yellow rays and a domed chocolate-brown center are all it needs.
Maryland picked this prairie wildflower as its state flower, and it keeps blooming in late summer when most of the garden is finishing. Golden yellow rays and a domed chocolate-brown center are all it needs.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Rows of little hearts dangle from arching stems as if someone strung them up on purpose. Color the outer petals rosy pink and leave the drop-shaped tips poking out below them white, the way the real flower grows.
Rows of little hearts dangle from arching stems as if someone strung them up on purpose. Color the outer petals rosy pink and leave the drop-shaped tips poking out below them white, the way the real flower grows.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Not a true lily at all: the smooth white funnel is a single modified leaf called a spathe, and the real flowers are the tiny bumps on the yellow spike inside. Shade the inside of each funnel with soft gray.
Not a true lily at all: the smooth white funnel is a single modified leaf called a spathe, and the real flowers are the tiny bumps on the yellow spike inside. Shade the inside of each funnel with soft gray.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Tea comes from a close cousin of this shrub, and both share the same glossy, leathery leaves. Pick pink or red for the bloom, give the leaves a dark polished green and finish with a bright yellow crown of stamens.
Tea comes from a close cousin of this shrub, and both share the same glossy, leathery leaves. Pick pink or red for the bloom, give the leaves a dark polished green and finish with a bright yellow crown of stamens.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Goldfinches perch on these spiky cones in autumn to pick out the seeds, so many gardeners leave the old heads standing. The drooping rays are usually purple-pink; give the cone a burnt orange with darker tips.
Goldfinches perch on these spiky cones in autumn to pick out the seeds, so many gardeners leave the old heads standing. The drooping rays are usually purple-pink; give the cone a burnt orange with darker tips.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Cosmos actually flowers better in poor, dry soil; feed it too well and you get mostly leaves. Pink, magenta and white come up side by side from one packet of seeds, so each bloom here can take a different one.
Cosmos actually flowers better in poor, dry soil; feed it too well and you get mostly leaves. Pink, magenta and white come up side by side from one packet of seeds, so each bloom here can take a different one.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Saffron is nothing more than the dried red-orange threads of one crocus species, picked by hand. Spring crocuses come in violet, white and yellow; whatever you choose, make the threads in the open flower bright orange.
Saffron is nothing more than the dried red-orange threads of one crocus species, picked by hand. Spring crocuses come in violet, white and yellow; whatever you choose, make the threads in the open flower bright orange.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Pink in the bud, sky blue once open: Alaska's state flower changes color as each blossom matures. Add a tiny yellow eye to every flower and tint a few unopened buds rose. Detailed.
Pink in the bud, sky blue once open: Alaska's state flower changes color as each blossom matures. Add a tiny yellow eye to every flower and tint a few unopened buds rose. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Gardenia petals are so waxy that a single touch can leave a brown mark, which is why florists handle them with care. On paper they are safe: shade the folds in pale cream and keep the leaves a deep glossy green.
Gardenia petals are so waxy that a single touch can leave a brown mark, which is why florists handle them with care. On paper they are safe: shade the folds in pale cream and keep the leaves a deep glossy green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Set a hyacinth bulb over a glass of water in winter and it will flower on the windowsill without any soil. Curled florets crowd each spike, so this one is Detailed; blue, violet or pink all suit it.
Set a hyacinth bulb over a glass of water in winter and it will flower on the windowsill without any soil. Curled florets crowd each spike, so this one is Detailed; blue, violet or pink all suit it.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Most lilac florets have four petals, and hunting for one with five is an old garden game said to bring luck. Mix lavender and violet across each cluster so it does not read as one flat shape. Detailed.
Most lilac florets have four petals, and hunting for one with five is an old garden game said to bring luck. Mix lavender and violet across each cluster so it does not read as one flat shape. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The little bells always hang from one side of the stem, which is why every spray leans in a neat arc. Keep them white with a gray hollow inside each bell, and follow the long parallel veins on the leaves with two greens.
The little bells always hang from one side of the stem, which is why every spray leans in a neat arc. Keep them white with a gray hollow inside each bell, and follow the long parallel veins on the leaves with two greens.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Magnolias appeared before bees did, so their flowers evolved to be pollinated by beetles, which explains the tough, thick petals. Try white with a blush of pink at the base and a soft yellow cone in the middle.
Magnolias appeared before bees did, so their flowers evolved to be pollinated by beetles, which explains the tough, thick petals. Try white with a blush of pink at the base and a soft yellow cone in the middle.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Morning glory flowers open at dawn and are done by afternoon, and the vine simply makes new ones the next day. The classic is sky blue fading to a white throat, with faint lighter stripes radiating outward.
Morning glory flowers open at dawn and are done by afternoon, and the vine simply makes new ones the next day. The classic is sky blue fading to a white throat, with faint lighter stripes radiating outward.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The name comes from the French pensee, meaning thought: the markings look like a small, pensive face. Purple upper petals, yellow lower ones and a dark velvet blotch in the middle complete the classic look.
The name comes from the French pensee, meaning thought: the markings look like a small, pensive face. Purple upper petals, yellow lower ones and a dark velvet blotch in the middle complete the classic look.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Petunias belong to the same plant family as tomatoes and potatoes, a surprise to anyone who grows all three. Trace the fine veins running into the throat in a deeper tone of whatever color you choose, magenta or plum.
Petunias belong to the same plant family as tomatoes and potatoes, a surprise to anyone who grows all three. Trace the fine veins running into the throat in a deeper tone of whatever color you choose, magenta or plum.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Ranunculus is Latin for little frog, after the damp meadows where its wild relatives grow. The tissue-thin petals sit in tight rings, so shade each ring a touch darker toward the middle; peach and coral are florists' favorites.
Ranunculus is Latin for little frog, after the damp meadows where its wild relatives grow. The tissue-thin petals sit in tight rings, so shade each ring a touch darker toward the middle; peach and coral are florists' favorites.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Squeeze the sides of a real snapdragon and the flower opens and shuts like a tiny dragon's jaw. Start strongest on the lowest blooms of each spike and fade upward to the pale green buds at the tips.
Squeeze the sides of a real snapdragon and the flower opens and shuts like a tiny dragon's jaw. Start strongest on the lowest blooms of each spike and fade upward to the pale green buds at the tips.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Unlike the lotus, a water lily floats its flowers and leaves right on the surface, and each round pad has a single slit running into the center. Pale pink petals and a cool pond green on the pads keep it fresh.
Unlike the lotus, a water lily floats its flowers and leaves right on the surface, and each round pad has a single slit running into the center. Pale pink petals and a cool pond green on the pads keep it fresh.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Winter windowsill amaryllis bulbs are usually Hippeastrum, a South American cousin of the true African amaryllis. Give the big trumpets a deep red, or a candy stripe with white, and finish the hollow stem in a clean green.
Winter windowsill amaryllis bulbs are usually Hippeastrum, a South American cousin of the true African amaryllis. Give the big trumpets a deep red, or a candy stripe with white, and finish the hollow stem in a clean green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Monarch butterflies on their autumn migration lean on asters for nectar, since few other flowers are still open by then. Try violet or lavender rays around a warm yellow center, and keep the slim leaves a mid green.
Monarch butterflies on their autumn migration lean on asters for nectar, since few other flowers are still open by then. Try violet or lavender rays around a warm yellow center, and keep the slim leaves a mid green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Botanists file every azalea under rhododendron, even though gardeners treat them as two plants. The freckles on each top petal guide bees to the nectar; dot them in a darker pink or red over the base tone.
Botanists file every azalea under rhododendron, even though gardeners treat them as two plants. The freckles on each top petal guide bees to the nectar; dot them in a darker pink or red over the base tone.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Look closely and this tuberous begonia carries two kinds of flowers: the big ruffled double is male, the small single beside it is female. Coral or salmon suits both, and the lopsided leaves are naturally wider on one side.
Look closely and this tuberous begonia carries two kinds of flowers: the big ruffled double is male, the small single beside it is female. Coral or salmon suits both, and the lopsided leaves are naturally wider on one side.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - From the side it really does look like a crested bird: orange sepals for the crest, a blue arrow-shaped tongue and a beak-like sheath below. Sunbirds stand on that sheath to drink, and the pollen dusts their feet.
From the side it really does look like a crested bird: orange sepals for the crest, a blue arrow-shaped tongue and a beak-like sheath below. Sunbirds stand on that sheath to drink, and the pollen dusts their feet.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Texas made the bluebonnet its state flower, and each spring the roadsides there turn blue with it. Every spike ends in a white tip, so leave the highest buds bare and fill the rest with a strong blue.
Texas made the bluebonnet its state flower, and each spring the roadsides there turn blue with it. Every spike ends in a white tip, so leave the highest buds bare and fill the rest with a strong blue.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - California poppies fold their petals shut at night and on cloudy days, then open again with the sun. Bright orange with a hint of yellow at the base is the shade of the wild plant; the lacy blue-green leaves make a cool contrast.
California poppies fold their petals shut at night and on cloudy days, then open again with the sun. Bright orange with a hint of yellow at the base is the shade of the wild plant; the lacy blue-green leaves make a cool contrast.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Clematis climbs without tendrils, wrapping its leaf stalks around anything nearby. Gardeners say it likes its head in the sun and its feet in the shade. Purple or mauve petals with a pale bar down the middle never go out of style.
Clematis climbs without tendrils, wrapping its leaf stalks around anything nearby. Gardeners say it likes its head in the sun and its feet in the shade. Purple or mauve petals with a pale bar down the middle never go out of style.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Columbine comes from the Latin for dove, because the spurred petals look like a ring of little doves gathered together. Hummingbirds sip from those long backward spurs, so make them a shade deeper than the petals.
Columbine comes from the Latin for dove, because the spurred petals look like a ring of little doves gathered together. Hummingbirds sip from those long backward spurs, so make them a shade deeper than the petals.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Each of the four broad white shapes ends in a small notch, the mark left where its tip dried out inside the winter bud. Give the notches a touch of rust and the tight flower cluster a yellow-green.
Each of the four broad white shapes ends in a small notch, the mark left where its tip dried out inside the winter bud. Give the notches a touch of rust and the tight flower cluster a yellow-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Bumblebees climb right inside each bell, following the spotted path on the lower lip to reach the nectar. Purple-pink bells with dark spots ringed in white match the wild plant, and the downy leaves take a soft gray-green.
Bumblebees climb right inside each bell, following the spotted path on the lower lip to reach the nectar. Purple-pink bells with dark spots ringed in white match the wild plant, and the downy leaves take a soft gray-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A freesia stem bends sideways just below its first bud, and the flowers then open one by one along that level stretch, starting at the bend. Perfumers prize the scent; on paper, try cream, yellow or lavender with a warmer throat.
A freesia stem bends sideways just below its first bud, and the flowers then open one by one along that level stretch, starting at the bend. Perfumers prize the scent; on paper, try cream, yellow or lavender with a warmer throat.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The color fuchsia is named after this flower, not the other way around. Each dangling bloom has a flared outer skirt and an inner bell; try hot pink outside, purple inside, and let the long stamens hang below.
The color fuchsia is named after this flower, not the other way around. Each dangling bloom has a flared outer skirt and an inner bell; try hot pink outside, purple inside, and let the long stamens hang below.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Transvaal daisy is the old name, after the part of South Africa where it is native. Growers offer it in almost every color, so give each of the two flowers its own and keep the double ring of center florets darker.
Transvaal daisy is the old name, after the part of South Africa where it is native. Growers offer it in almost every color, so give each of the two flowers its own and keep the double ring of center florets darker.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Florists cut gladiolus when only the lowest bud shows color, and the rest open in the vase one after another. Salmon, coral and white are the classic choices, and the ruffled petal edges take a slightly darker line of the same hue.
Florists cut gladiolus when only the lowest bud shows color, and the rest open in the vase one after another. Salmon, coral and white are the classic choices, and the ruffled petal edges take a slightly darker line of the same hue.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A close relative of hibiscus and cotton, the hollyhock can grow taller than the person who planted it. Pale pink, deep plum or cream flowers suit it, with a creamy column of pollen in the middle of each.
A close relative of hibiscus and cotton, the hollyhock can grow taller than the person who planted it. Pale pink, deep plum or cream flowers suit it, with a creamy column of pollen in the middle of each.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Hawaiian leis are often strung from plumeria, and the scent grows strongest at night to attract moths. The traditional pairing is white petals with a yolk-yellow center; a coral version is just as common.
Hawaiian leis are often strung from plumeria, and the scent grows strongest at night to attract moths. The traditional pairing is white petals with a yolk-yellow center; a coral version is just as common.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Poinsettias need long autumn nights before the top leaves turn red, which is why growers keep them in the dark for part of each day. Make the upper ring scarlet, the lower leaves green and the small buds in the middle yellow.
Poinsettias need long autumn nights before the top leaves turn red, which is why growers keep them in the dark for part of each day. Make the upper ring scarlet, the lower leaves green and the small buds in the middle yellow.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The more sweet peas you pick, the more the vine flowers, so a vase on the table helps the plant too. Pastel pink, lavender and cream all grow together; the curly tendrils stay green.
The more sweet peas you pick, the more the vine flowers, so a vase on the table helps the plant too. Pastel pink, lavender and cream all grow together; the curly tendrils stay green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Japanese wisteria twines clockwise and Chinese wisteria twines counterclockwise, so you can tell them apart by the stem alone. Grade each hanging cluster from deep violet at the top to pale lilac at the tip, where the buds are still closed.
Japanese wisteria twines clockwise and Chinese wisteria twines counterclockwise, so you can tell them apart by the stem alone. Grade each hanging cluster from deep violet at the top to pale lilac at the tip, where the buds are still closed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all work these shaggy heads through midsummer, so bee balm earns its name and then some. Give the flowers scarlet or lavender and the toothed leaves a fresh mint green.
Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all work these shaggy heads through midsummer, so bee balm earns its name and then some. Give the flowers scarlet or lavender and the toothed leaves a fresh mint green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Red at the center and yellow at the jagged tips, blanket flower petals look as if they were dipped twice. It thrives in heat, sand and drought that would finish most garden plants; the domed middle goes a deep maroon.
Red at the center and yellow at the jagged tips, blanket flower petals look as if they were dipped twice. It thrives in heat, sand and drought that would finish most garden plants; the domed middle goes a deep maroon.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Bougainvillea is named after Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the French navigator whose expedition first carried it to European botanists. The papery magenta shapes are bracts; leave the tiny star flowers tucked inside them white.
Bougainvillea is named after Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the French navigator whose expedition first carried it to European botanists. The papery magenta shapes are bracts; leave the tiny star flowers tucked inside them white.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Calendula petals are edible and once colored butter and cheese, earning the plant the nickname poor man's saffron. Go with orange or a soft apricot, and darken the ring of florets in the middle of each head.
Calendula petals are edible and once colored butter and cheese, earning the plant the nickname poor man's saffron. Go with orange or a soft apricot, and darken the ring of florets in the middle of each head.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Chamomile comes from the Greek for earth apple, a nod to the sweet apple scent of the crushed flowers. As each head ages, the white petals fold down and the yellow dome rises, as on the two outer blooms here.
Chamomile comes from the Greek for earth apple, a nod to the sweet apple scent of the crushed flowers. As each head ages, the white petals fold down and the yellow dome rises, as on the two outer blooms here.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Florida adopted coreopsis as its state wildflower, and its highway crews sow it along roadsides. Bright yellow is the usual color, and the notched petal tips can take a slightly deeper gold.
Florida adopted coreopsis as its state wildflower, and its highway crews sow it along roadsides. Bright yellow is the usual color, and the notched petal tips can take a slightly deeper gold.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Once a common weed of wheat fields, the cornflower is now sown on purpose in wildflower meadow mixes. The frilled florets look best in a vivid true blue with darker centers, and the scaly buds below them in gray-green.
Once a common weed of wheat fields, the cornflower is now sown on purpose in wildflower meadow mixes. The frilled florets look best in a vivid true blue with darker centers, and the scaly buds below them in gray-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The orange daylilies lining country roads are mostly a single species, nicknamed the ditch lily for where it turns up. Garden breeding has added peach, red and lemon; leave the long stamens a pale cream.
The orange daylilies lining country roads are mostly a single species, nicknamed the ditch lily for where it turns up. Garden breeding has added peach, red and lemon; leave the long stamens a pale cream.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Tall delphinium spikes often need a stake, since a single summer storm can flatten them. True blue is their specialty, though lavender and violet types grow too; the small eye of each floret, called the bee, looks good in a dark contrasting shade. Detailed.
Tall delphinium spikes often need a stake, since a single summer storm can flatten them. True blue is their specialty, though lavender and violet types grow too; the small eye of each floret, called the bee, looks good in a dark contrasting shade. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Window boxes across Europe glow with geraniums all summer, since the plants shrug off heat and missed waterings. Try scarlet or salmon for the round flower heads, and add the darker horseshoe band many varieties carry on their leaves.
Window boxes across Europe glow with geraniums all summer, since the plants shrug off heat and missed waterings. Try scarlet or salmon for the round flower heads, and add the darker horseshoe band many varieties carry on their leaves.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Hellebores open in the coldest weeks of the year, often through snow, and hang their heads so rain and frost stay off the pollen. Plum, dusty rose or cream with faint freckles inside all suit them.
Hellebores open in the coldest weeks of the year, often through snow, and hang their heads so rain and frost stay off the pollen. Plum, dusty rose or cream with faint freckles inside all suit them.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Just below the flowers, two leaves have fused into a single round disk with the stem running through it, a mark of coral honeysuckle. Give the long trumpets coral red outside and a yellow throat inside.
Just below the flowers, two leaves have fused into a single round disk with the stem running through it, a mark of coral honeysuckle. Give the long trumpets coral red outside and a yellow throat inside.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Ripe impatiens pods burst at a touch and fling their seeds, which is where both the name and the nickname touch-me-not come from. Pink, coral and ivory all fit; deepen the color slightly toward the small eye.
Ripe impatiens pods burst at a touch and fling their seeds, which is where both the name and the nickname touch-me-not come from. Pink, coral and ivory all fit; deepen the color slightly toward the small eye.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Jasmine tea is green tea layered with fresh blossoms overnight so the tea leaves soak up the scent. Keep the starry flowers white and give the slim buds a faint pink blush, as many jasmines have.
Jasmine tea is green tea layered with fresh blossoms overnight so the tea leaves soak up the scent. Keep the starry flowers white and give the slim buds a faint pink blush, as many jasmines have.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Snap a stem and milky sap runs out, hence the name; that bitter sap is also what monarch caterpillars store to taste bad to birds. Orange or dusty pink suits the star-shaped clusters. Detailed.
Snap a stem and milky sap runs out, hence the name; that bitter sap is also what monarch caterpillars store to taste bad to birds. Orange or dusty pink suits the star-shaped clusters. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Nasturtium flowers and leaves both taste peppery, like watercress, and turn up in salads. Orange, crimson and butter yellow suit the flowers; the round leaves, veined from a central point like a wheel, take a cool gray-green.
Nasturtium flowers and leaves both taste peppery, like watercress, and turn up in salads. Orange, crimson and butter yellow suit the flowers; the round leaves, veined from a central point like a wheel, take a cool gray-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - The fruit sold as passion fruit grows on a vine much like this one. The fringe of fine threads ringing the flower is called the corona; band it purple at the base, white in the middle and blue at the tips. Detailed.
The fruit sold as passion fruit grows on a vine much like this one. The fringe of fine threads ringing the flower is called the corona; band it purple at the base, white in the middle and blue at the tips. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Charles Darwin spent years on primroses, puzzled by why some plants carry a pin-like stigma at the center and others a ring of stamens instead. Pale yellow with a deeper gold eye is the wild English primrose.
Charles Darwin spent years on primroses, puzzled by why some plants carry a pin-like stigma at the center and others a ring of stamens instead. Pale yellow with a deeper gold eye is the wild English primrose.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A green, heart-shaped mark sits on each inner petal of a snowdrop, the only color the flower allows itself. Leave the outer petals pure white and shade the hanging bells with a little gray.
A green, heart-shaped mark sits on each inner petal of a snowdrop, the only color the flower allows itself. Leave the outer petals pure white and shade the hanging bells with a little gray.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A tiny member of the cabbage family, sweet alyssum smells of honey on warm afternoons and spills over path edges in low mounds. Snowy flowers are the classic choice, with violet and rose as alternatives. Detailed.
A tiny member of the cabbage family, sweet alyssum smells of honey on warm afternoons and spills over path edges in low mounds. Snowy flowers are the classic choice, with violet and rose as alternatives. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - African violets come from the misty mountain forests of Tanzania and Kenya and are no relation to true violets. Cold water marks the fuzzy leaves with pale spots; deep purple petals around a bright yellow eye make the classic version.
African violets come from the misty mountain forests of Tanzania and Kenya and are no relation to true violets. Cold water marks the fuzzy leaves with pale spots; deep purple petals around a bright yellow eye make the classic version.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Lily of the Nile is its nickname, though agapanthus grows wild only in southern Africa. Dozens of trumpet florets burst outward from a single point like fireworks; give them blue or violet and the strap-shaped foliage a glossy green. Detailed.
Lily of the Nile is its nickname, though agapanthus grows wild only in southern Africa. Dozens of trumpet florets burst outward from a single point like fireworks; give them blue or violet and the strap-shaped foliage a glossy green. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Break a stem of ornamental allium and it smells of the onion it is related to. The star-shaped florets form a near-perfect ball; make them lilac, with a deeper dot in the heart of each one.
Break a stem of ornamental allium and it smells of the onion it is related to. The star-shaped florets form a near-perfect ball; make them lilac, with a deeper dot in the heart of each one.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Alstroemeria leaves grow upside down: each one twists at the base so its underside faces the sky. The dark streaks on the inner petals guide bees in, so draw them over peach, apricot or salmon.
Alstroemeria leaves grow upside down: each one twists at the base so its underside faces the sky. The dark streaks on the inner petals guide bees in, so draw them over peach, apricot or salmon.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A single anthurium bloom can stay fresh on the plant for weeks, which is why the glossy red heart is a florist staple. Leave a thin white streak on each heart for the lacquered shine, and color the spike cream or yellow.
A single anthurium bloom can stay fresh on the plant for weeks, which is why the glossy red heart is a florist staple. Leave a thin white streak on each heart for the lacquered shine, and color the spike cream or yellow.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Before opening, each bud puffs up into a little balloon, and squeezing one makes a soft pop. The open stars are usually violet-blue with darker veins; the buds take the same shade, only paler.
Before opening, each bud puffs up into a little balloon, and squeezing one makes a soft pop. The open stars are usually violet-blue with darker veins; the buds take the same shade, only paler.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Some solitary bees sleep overnight inside bellflowers, tucked into the hanging cups out of the rain. Blue and lavender are the natural colors; shade the inside of each bell a little darker than the rim.
Some solitary bees sleep overnight inside bellflowers, tucked into the hanging cups out of the rain. Blue and lavender are the natural colors; shade the inside of each bell a little darker than the rim.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Cockscomb is the common name for this crested celosia, whose velvety folds really do resemble a rooster's crest. In parts of West Africa the leaves are cooked as a green vegetable. Try magenta, crimson or golden orange.
Cockscomb is the common name for this crested celosia, whose velvety folds really do resemble a rooster's crest. In parts of West Africa the leaves are cooked as a green vegetable. Try magenta, crimson or golden orange.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - After a cyclamen flower is pollinated, its stem coils like a spring and pulls the seed pod down to the soil. The swept-back petals look best in rose or magenta, and the heart-shaped leaves often carry a silvery pattern.
After a cyclamen flower is pollinated, its stem coils like a spring and pulls the seed pod down to the soil. The swept-back petals look best in rose or magenta, and the heart-shaped leaves often carry a silvery pattern.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Globe amaranth keeps its color for months after drying, so it turns up in wreaths and winter bouquets. Butterflies visit the round clover heads all summer; magenta and plum are the usual shades.
Globe amaranth keeps its color for months after drying, so it turns up in wreaths and winter bouquets. Butterflies visit the round clover heads all summer; magenta and plum are the usual shades.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Lantana flowers change color as they age, so a single cluster can hold yellow in the middle, orange around it and pink at the rim. Follow that ring pattern here for a cluster that looks alive.
Lantana flowers change color as they age, so a single cluster can hold yellow in the middle, orange around it and pink at the rim. Follow that ring pattern here for a cluster that looks alive.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - It looks like a rose, but lisianthus is a wildflower of the American prairies, where the original form is a simple purple cup. Growers have bred ruffled doubles in white, lavender and blush; the petal edges can take a deeper tint.
It looks like a rose, but lisianthus is a wildflower of the American prairies, where the original form is a simple purple cup. Growers have bred ruffled doubles in white, lavender and blush; the petal edges can take a deeper tint.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - A thirsty peace lily droops dramatically, then stands back up within hours of a good watering, which makes it the easiest houseplant to read. Keep the hooded blooms white with a cream spike and the leaves a deep green.
A thirsty peace lily droops dramatically, then stands back up within hours of a good watering, which makes it the easiest houseplant to read. Keep the hooded blooms white with a cream spike and the leaves a deep green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Each phlox flower is a slim tube that flares into five flat petals, a shape built for butterflies with long tongues. Pink, lavender and white grow in the same border; a darker eye at the center finishes each one.
Each phlox flower is a slim tube that flares into five flat petals, a shape built for butterflies with long tongues. Pink, lavender and white grow in the same border; a darker eye at the center finishes each one.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - South Africa chose the king protea as its national flower, and the family it belongs to is among the oldest of all flowering plants. Shade the pointed outer bracts pink, the silky center silver-white, and the leaves a leathery gray-green. Detailed.
South Africa chose the king protea as its national flower, and the family it belongs to is among the oldest of all flowering plants. Shade the pointed outer bracts pink, the silky center silver-white, and the leaves a leathery gray-green. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Red hot poker spikes start red at the top and fade to yellow below as the lower florets open, as if a torch were cooling down. Use that same gradient here, and give the grassy leaves a blue-green.
Red hot poker spikes start red at the top and fade to yellow below as the lower florets open, as if a torch were cooling down. Use that same gradient here, and give the grassy leaves a blue-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Kitchen sage is a salvia too, so these ornamental spikes have a famous herb in the family. The lipped florets open in tiers up each stem; give them violet or scarlet and leave the textured foliage gray-green.
Kitchen sage is a salvia too, so these ornamental spikes have a famous herb in the family. The lipped florets open in tiers up each stem; give them violet or scarlet and leave the textured foliage gray-green.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Strawflower bracts feel dry and papery even on the living plant, and they close up over the center when the air turns damp. Gold, bronze, rose and cream all suit it. Detailed.
Strawflower bracts feel dry and papery even on the living plant, and they close up over the center when the air turns damp. Gold, bronze, rose and cream all suit it. Detailed.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Everything comes in threes on a trillium: three leaves, three petals, three sepals. Ants carry its seeds off to their nests for the oily treat attached to each one, planting new trilliums as they go. Keep the petals white or soft blush.
Everything comes in threes on a trillium: three leaves, three petals, three sepals. Ants carry its seeds off to their nests for the oily treat attached to each one, planting new trilliums as they go. Keep the petals white or soft blush.
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Free Flower Coloring Pages - Verbena keeps blooming through the hottest weeks of summer, when many plants stall, and pollinators follow it all season. Purple, crimson or coral clusters work well, and many varieties carry a small white eye in every floret.
Verbena keeps blooming through the hottest weeks of summer, when many plants stall, and pollinators follow it all season. Purple, crimson or coral clusters work well, and many varieties carry a small white eye in every floret.
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Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

  1. Framed botanical set – color several flowers in one restrained palette, trim the margins evenly and hang them in matching frames in a grid. Because each sheet carries its name, the wall reads like a vintage botanical print series.
  2. Seed envelopes – fold a colored sheet around a square of card, glue the side and bottom flaps, and use it to store seeds saved from your own garden. The flower's name is already on the front.
  3. Garden journal cards – set the printer to four pages per sheet, print a few flowers small, color them and glue each one into your garden notebook next to the date you planted that variety.
  4. Watercolor pencil version – print on smooth cardstock, color with watercolor pencils and pass a barely damp brush over each petal. The pigment melts into soft washes while the printed lines hold the shape.
  5. Name quiz cards – fold the lettering under before coloring, then use the finished pages to test yourself or a friend on flower names. Unfold to check the answer.
  6. Bookmarks – cut a narrow strip that holds one stem with its bloom, back it with thin card and laminate it or cover it with clear tape. Punch a hole at the top for a ribbon tassel.
  7. Greeting card – fold a colored sheet in half, or cut the flower out and glue it to the front of a blank card. A real, named flower says more than a generic one, and you can mention why you chose it inside.
  8. Gift wrap and tags – print the line art on kraft paper and color only the petals, leaving the leaves as plain outlines. Cut smaller copies for matching gift tags.

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