Tag: pollinators
Floral Color Communicates To Pollinators
UNITED STATES—Bloom is bountiful for spring. It is more abundant now than it will be at any other time of year. Early bloom has...
Color Outside The Spectral Lines
UNITED STATES—Green is the most common floral color. It only seems to be rare amongst flowers because almost all green bloom relies on wind...
The Birds And The Bees
UNITED STATES—There is so much more to gardening than mere horticulture. There is so much more to horticulture than mere plant life. Plants get...
The Secret Affairs Of Pollination
UNITED STATES—There are some things about plants that we might be better off not knowing about. For instance, their idea of sex is even...
Floral Fragrance In The Garden
UNITED STATES—Attracting pollinators is serious business for flowers that do not rely exclusively on wind for dispersion of their pollen. Many flowers attract pollinators...