H. macrantha flowers have both male and female reproductive organs. To avoid mating with themselves, individual flowers go through a male phase and then a female phase. They rely on hummingbirds to ...

In the summertime, the air is thick with the low humming of bees delivering pollen from one flower to the next. If you listen closely, a louder buzz may catch your ear. This sound is the key to a ...

Imagine walking through a tropical forest as a sweet scent wafts through the air. A little farther down the path, the putrid stench of rotting flesh makes you catch your breath. Upon investigation, ...

If you were a flowering plant, wouldn't you want your pollen to be received by a plant of your own kind? According to a new study, at least one plant may ensure that happens, by blasting "rival" ...

Spring means flowers blooming, trees blossoming and seedlings sprouting in most of the United States, which leads to pollen being released into the air. Pollen is a fine to coarse, powdery substance ...

Flowers use a variety of strategies to inform pollinating insects about their pollen reserves, including color, smell and even electrical changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...