Wildflowers

GUIDELINES:
1. Refer to the Hendricks County 4-H Policies, Entry & Exhibit Guidelines for poster and general display
guidelines.
2. Display exhibit in a 3-ring binder/notebook. See manual for specific guidelines.
3. Complete a 4-H Wildflower Project Record Sheet each year in project.

EXHIBIT CLASSES:

Grade 3: (suggested)
􀂃 Identify three (3) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define three (3) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow one (1) variety Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal and include one Pourquoi story.

Grade 4 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify four (4) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define four (4) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow one (1) variety Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal and include one Pourquoi story.

Grade 5 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify five (5) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define five (5) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow one (1) variety Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal and include one Pourquoi story.

Grade 6 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify six (6) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define six (6) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow two (2) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.

Grade 7 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify seven (7) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define seven (7) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow two (2) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.
􀂃 Complete 4-H Wildflower Project Record Sheet. Page 39, question #2 the correct website needs to read
www.indianawildlife.org.

Grade 8 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify eight (8) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define eight (8) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow two (2) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.
􀂃 List common and scientific names of three (3) native plants that the Federal government has deemed
threatened or endangered in the Great Lakes area. Complete Threatened or Endangered Plant form.
􀂃 Threatened and Endangered Plant Species Exhibit Sheet page 23, for the first website google, “Preserving
biodiversity is needed for”. For the second website Google, “Endangered, Threatened & Rare Vascular
Plants of Indiana PDF”.

Grade 9 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify nine (9) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define nine (9) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow three (3) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Collect, photograph or draw three (3) Indiana native vines, complete identification sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.

Grade 10 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify ten (10) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define ten (10) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow three (3) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Collect, photograph or draw three (3) Indiana invasive plants, complete identification sheet.
􀂃 Compare and contrast two species of Indiana native wildflowers.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.

Grade 11 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify eleven (11) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define eleven (11) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Grow three (3) varieties Indiana native wildflower from seed.
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet.
􀂃 Identify three (3) plants that have naturalized in Indiana, complete identification sheet.
􀂃 Maintain three (3) varieties of Indiana native wildflower plants for next year.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.

Grade 12 (suggested)
􀂃 Identify twelve (12) Indiana wildflowers, fill out identification sheet, label each wildflower as native, or
introduced, and mention if it is invasive.
􀂃 Define twelve (12) vocabulary words.
􀂃 Maintain grade 11's three (3) varieties of Indiana native wildflowers grown from seed (if new this year,
grow three from seed).
􀂃 Complete propagation record sheet for over-wintered plants (if new this year, complete the record for the
newly planted wildflowers).
􀂃 Design a landscape.
􀂃 Perform a community service project. Complete community record sheet.
􀂃 Keep a Journal.