Plants of Texas

     Texas can be a pretty hot and dry place, which we all know is basically the opposite of what plants want and need. Texas's climate, however unwelcoming, still couldn't keep some plant life away. We have grass, trees, cacti and even flowers, although our plants are a little rougher and tougher:

Our trees are pretty typical, they change color with the seasons and some have flowers on their branches. The trees in Texas have no obvious difference that would make their lives in Texas easier than Indiana trees.

 Bellow is a picture of our Texas Bluebonnets. Bluebonnets are wildflowers and have spent eons finding the perfect shape for collecting and conserving water.

Below are pictures of Cacti. A Cactus plant is just a regular plant that happens to have barbs all along the outside. These barbs are meant to protect the Cacti from being eaten by animals. A Cactus is also special because it has developed a trait only useful to plants in a climate like Texas's. A Cactus stores water inside, it collects more that it needs at that time and stores the so when there's a drought the plant still has water to live off of.

Growth and Development- Indiana Class

Hypothesis: The bean sprouts will grow the tallest the quickest and be the healthiest of the 3 plants.

After 10 days

Bean Plant 
It is starting to sprout little leaves and it has grown 2.2 inches tall.




  
Marigold
 The sprout is primarily just the leaves. They are the main part. The Marigold sprout is1.6 inches tall.



Heavenly Bamboo
 The Heavenly Bamboo is sprouting red. Some of the sprouts are as short as 1.1 inches but one is as tall as 2.3! This plant may disprove our hypothesis and grow the tallest the quickest.


Both the Heavenly Bamboo and the Bean Sprout are coming along nicely. They are about tied for fastest growing plant. The bamboo is sprouting red and the other two are sprouting green. Each plant is given 400 mL of water every day and then placed outside below the classroom window.