Horrible but True Natural World Dangerous Waters Hunters and Hunted Weird Plants Prehistoric Life Natural Disasters History Exploration Unusual Events

Choose a Page:Slow GrowerShooting UpNoisy FlowerChemical WeaponsDesert PlantsBig And Smelly*Slow And Sweet*Ancient AlgaeRoot CropShort Of BreathBladderwortNo EscapeVenus FlytrapCrocus CormsAncient SeedsSurvival TechniquesGreen Giants Slow And Sweet The flowers of the South American Heliconia mature in sequence. Each flower releases only a drop of nectar at a time, forcing the hummingbirds that pollinate it to make repeated visits. A hummingbird pollinating a flower   Previous: Back Book: Horrible but True Section: Natural World Chapter: Weird Plants