Floral scents begin as oils that are produced by the petals in most plants. Because these oils evaporate easily in warm weather, scientists call them volatile compounds. The aroma of a flower may ...

Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...

Pollinators—typically wind, water, and animals—carry pollen from one flower to another ... to the fuchsia's bright red sepals and purple petals, this pollinator can visit hundreds of flowers ...

The petals surround the male and female parts of the flower. The male parts are called ... Insect-pollinated flowers are different in structure from wind-pollinated flowers. This table describes ...

Ivy: But the petals are purple, why is my nose orange? Posey: That's just the pollen on the stamen; there are lots of tiny bits inside the flower, they all have different jobs. Ivy: Is one of ...

Gerbera flower types In gerbera, three different flower types are distinguished ... Whorl 2: Gerbera flowers usually have five petals. Dorsal petals are thin and threadlike in ray and trans florets ...

There are a few different ways to preserve your bouquet ... like using a wooden flower press or air drying a bouquet. These ...