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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoPitcher plants and flytraps use sugary secretions to attract prey not flowers.
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy would they want to attract flowers?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoBecause they’re pretty, duh
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoBoth use flowers with long stems to keep the pollinators out of harm’s way. I grow both, seen it IRL.
Pitcher plants and flytraps use sugary secretions to attract prey not flowers.
Why would they want to attract flowers?
Because they’re pretty, duh
Both use flowers with long stems to keep the pollinators out of harm’s way. I grow both, seen it IRL.