/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6459/all en /newsroom/channels/news/when-bloom-why-do-some-plants-produce-small-and-unattractive-flowers-328240 <p>Picture a flower: what do you see? A bright and showy splash of contrasting colours? Well, not all plants produce flowers that are only like that. Some plant species actually produce two types: “normal” ones that look great, and “runts” that are small, never open and, rather than attract pollinating insects, instead pollinate themselves.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:13:28 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 256588 at /newsroom /newsroom/fiona-soper Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:31:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 196643 at /newsroom /newsroom/martin-j-lechowicz Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 24050 at /newsroom