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Plants That Don’t Need Bees

Bypamadden 17 June 20204 July 2024

Plants that are pollinated by the wind lack the striking colours and strong scents of insect-pollinated plants.  Colour and scent attract insects. In contrast, the flowers of grasses are dull because they only require wind to scatter their pollen. One very common grass seen now on roadside verges and hay meadows is Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata)…

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