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Butterfly and Marigold Flower

A butterfly with folded wings rests on a small stem beside a large blooming marigold in this nature coloring page.

Coloring page featuring a large blooming marigold flower with a butterfly resting nearby on a stem.
Butterfly and Marigold Flower
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A4 format (landscape), black outlines on a white background · for home and classroom use

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What the Butterfly and Marigold Flower Shows

The open marigold fills the left side with its densely packed petals. On the right, a butterfly perches on a neighboring stem with its wings held together above its body, placing the insect close to the flower without covering it.

Interesting Facts About Butterflies and Marigolds

Butterflies taste with sensory organs on their feet, helping them recognize suitable plants when they land. Marigolds produce flower heads made of many florets, and their strong scent is familiar in gardens around the world.

Real Colors of the Butterfly and Marigold

  • Marigold petals: most often golden yellow, bright yellow, orange, reddish orange, or mixed shades
  • Marigold center: commonly deep yellow, orange, or rusty red
  • Marigold stem: usually medium green
  • Butterfly wings: may be orange, yellow, brown, black, white, blue, or patterned with several colors
  • Butterfly body and antennae: commonly brown, black, or dark gray
Questions and answers

Questions and Answers

Why does a butterfly sometimes keep its wings folded?
Folding the wings can help protect their delicate surfaces while the butterfly rests. This posture may also make the insect less noticeable to predators.
Do butterflies visit marigolds?
Butterflies may visit open marigold blooms to drink nectar. Whether they stop depends on the marigold variety, the available nectar, and other nearby flowers.
Why do marigolds have so many petals?
What appears to be one bloom is a flower head containing many small florets. In cultivated marigolds, some of these florets develop broad petal-like parts that create a full, layered flower.
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