Conclusion

          We, Team Buffon, designed an experiment using French Vanilla Marigolds that's goal was to test and see whether two plants of the same species grew better when they were placed in pairs or as singles. We were also experimenting to see if competition would occur among the ones paired in groups of twos. We believed that the ones growing in singles on their own would survive and grow faster, as well as stronger and healthier. It was thought that the ones in pairs of twos would compete with one another and ultimately kill each other due to waste of energy and limited resources. As the experiment is now concluded, it was found that our hypothesis was incorrect and that we were had found results exactly opposite of what we ever had expected. It is now believed that our hypothesis is incorrect because the French Vanilla Marigolds planted in pairs of two actually shared nutrients and worked together symbiotically. In our final results it was noted that these flowers were stronger, healthier, taller and more dense than the ones grown on their own in the single pots but no single plant had passed their divot growth stage. Although 45 days to bloom was an average and trusted number, our experiment went past 70 days a yet no blooming occurred among any flower. It is also possible that due to the weekend that caused our flowers to dry up, some plants may have become more stressed than others and started to die quicker causing them to have to restart and rebuild their energy and nutrient levels.. This explanation is very possible because the flowers in the pairs of two could support each other and give necessary nutrients to whichever was in need, while the ones grown singularly had no help and no extra resources. We also found that in certain cases involving the flowers growing two pairs per pot, one plant was growing amazing  while the other was half the size and quite weak. In the end, it was learnt that plants of the same species share resources and work together very efficiently, similar to any other organism in the world. It was found that stress had the capability of destroying any chances of growth or maximum growth potential among the plants. We team Buffon did not expect the results that presented themselves and we definitely learned a lot about the French Vanilla Marigolds life cycle, ( before blooming), and how plants are capable of communicating chemically and how they can work together to support themselves, and their fellow plants as well.