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Flowers of the outback
The Sturt’s desert pea is named after one
of the first European explorers of the Australian
Outback. It spreads over the sandy ground
to form a low bush. Each flower has petals
shaped like claws. Its leaves have a leathery
“skin” that stops them from drying out.

MAKE A MINI DESERT

Create a mini desert in an old aquarium. Y ou will need:
sand, soil, stones, deadwood, and thick gloves.

1. Add sand mixed with soil
2. Wearing thick gloves,
and decorate the surface with
plant some cacti in the soil.
stones and deadwood.
3. Keep the desert in a
sunny spot. In the summer,
only water it when it dries
out. In the winter and
spring, water it less often.

Be careful when
handling cacti.

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