Page 93 - Allah's Artistry in Colour

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 91

ment of plants and the sustenance of all
other living creatures.

How do the Different Colours in Plants
Come About?
As mentioned before, the colour reflected by each object
depends on the pigment molecules that object has. The basic pig-
ment molecule in green plants is the substance "chlorophyll" as earlier
stated. In addition to this, there are other pigments producing other colours
in plants, and these different kinds of pigments form the extraordinary colour
diversity we see in plants.
For example, in addition to chlorophyll, there are also carotenoid pig-
ments in plants. Some of these pigments, which we have examined in detail
before, are yellow and give colour to ears of corn, lemons, goldenrod and sun-
flowers. Other carotenoids are much more red than yellow; these are found in
beets, tomatoes, roses, and carrots. Carotenoids are also present in green
leaves. Then one might wonder: why do leaves not look red, yellow or orange
but are mostly in shades of green? The reason is that the
green of the chlorophyll is so strong that other colours
cannot be seen. 53
However, changes occur in the autumn. As
the hours of daylight become shorter,
plants stop making chlorophyll, and the
strength of the pigments producing
the colour green decreases, causing
the green colour of leaves to fade.
The carotenoids, becoming visible
now, colour the leaves brown, yellow,
and red.

Everywhere in the world, the same
kinds of flowers have the same
colours and patterns that are exclu-
sive to their kinds, and this fact rarely
changes.