See the blooming of winter aconite flowers

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Flowers function as attractors of pollinators such as bees

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Time-lapse video, filmed over two days, of the reticulated iris (Iris reticulata ‘Pauline') flowers.

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An overview of the world's largest blooms: the monster flower (Rafflesia arnoldii) and the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum). To attract pollinators, both produce a rotting-meat scent, which has earned them the nickname “corpse flower.”

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Time-lapse video of a Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) flowering. Native to southern California, U.S., and Baja California, Mexico, the plant is often grown as an ornamental in dry climates.

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How flowers attract pollinators.

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Dandelions (Taraxacum) are capable of both self-pollination and cross-pollination. Feathery seeds are produced to be dispersed by wind. (Time-lapse and realtime photography)

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Watch an arum plant trap a fly and cover it with pollen.

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Insects and flowers have coevolved over millions of years, each deriving benefits from the other