These Unique Flowers Never Bloom, so How Do They Reproduce?

On a few remote Japanese islands, mysterious orchids grow that never open their flowers. They don’t bloom, they don’t attract insects, and there are no tricks or calls in their repertoire. So how do they reproduce? Radical self-pollination is the motto. Biologist Kenji Suetsugu of Kobe University has been fascinated for years by […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .