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Hi, I need to do a sience project on changing the color of a white flower, but im not sure how. should the flower be left in the dirt or cut? how do you chang the color can you just add different colored water?

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You could put the cut flower (e.g., a carnation) in water and add food coloring:

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/coloringflowers.html

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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