Examines the key characteristics of flowering plants, explaining what they are and what they look like, discusses flowering plant classes, and features descriptions of a selection of flowering plant orders, including magnolias, oaks, roses, and others.

The variety of life -- What are flowering plants? -- What do flowering plants look like? -- Flowering plant classes -- Magnolias and their relatives -- Oaks and their relatives -- Meat-eating plants and their relatives -- Roses and their relatives -- Peas in a pod -- Palms and their relatives -- Grasses, sedges, and their relatives -- Bromeliads and bananas -- Lilies, orchids, and their relatives -- Recognizing flowering plants.