Fibonacci flowers

The Fibonacci Series, an infinite sequence of natural numbers, can be found all around us in the natural world. A fundamental characteristic of the Universe, they are visible in naturally occurring patterns.

The Fibonacci Series is an infinite succession of natural numbers that begins with the numbers 1 and 1. From these two numbers, each new number in the sequence is obtained by adding the previous two:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377...
(1+1=2; 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 5+3=8...)

GOAL

1. Look at the flowers in our photos and those around you. Count the number of petals the flowers have. 

2. How many Fibonacci numbers did you find? Draw a sketch of what you see.

3. Did you discover a flower with a number of petals that is not found in the Fibonacci Series? 

4. Look outside. Where else you can identify the Fibonacci Series in action. You'll find it's all around you!

Special thanks to Charlene Nevill for sharing her beautiful photographs of flowers with us!