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Do you know the colors in your garden?

In the last activity, you read about a botanical garden in Geneva, Switzerland. Knowing color vocabulary is useful when describing objects to other people like flowers, trees, and shrubs.

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L'horloge fleurie, or the flower clock, is an outdoor flower clock located on the western side of the Jardin Anglais park in Geneva, Switzerland. Around 6,500 flowering plants and shrubs are used for the clock face. The plants are changed as the seasons change.

Use the following practice activity to work on color vocabulary. Take a look at the word bank below and see if you can match the French term to the plant of that color. When you think you’ve got it, click on card to check your answer.

Word Bank

  • Bleu
  • Rose
  • Vert
  • Jaune
  • Blanc
  • Marron
  • Rouge
  • Violet
  • Orange
  • Noir
  • Gris

blue flowers

Bleu

roses

Rose

green leaves

Vert

yellow flowers

Jaune

white flowers

Blanc

brown bark of tree

Marron

rouge rose

Rouge

violet

Violet

orange flower

Orange

black roses

Noir

gray flower

Gris

yellow flowers

Jaune

Cards remaining: 11

Card deck complete!

If you got most of these right, you’re on your way to mastering color vocabulary! If you missed some, you may want to review the color chart.