The whole reason for flowers to exist is to produce the next generation

Journal Staff — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:06:39 -0600

By LINDA G. TENNESON, Master Gardener

Birds do it, bees do it, but how do flowers and trees do it? How do plants reproduce themselves? Just like some birds have colorful feathers to attract a mate, some plants have colorful flowers so they can attract the helpers that are needed in the reproduction process. Flowers may be beautifully colored and/or fragrant so that outside helpers will make a visit and then spread the plant pollen from one flower to another. There are also plants with rather plain flowers because they can pollinate themselves without outside help.

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The whole reason for flowers to exist is to produce the next generation