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The plants are pollinated by bees.
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The flowers are pollinated by bats and moths and produce purplish-red fruits.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Many select and heirloom varieties, however, are monoecious, meaning there are separate male and female flowers on each plant and the females must be pollinated to get a crop.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
With honeybees pollinating them, almond trees produce two to three thousand pounds of almonds per acre, Shook said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Many select and heirloom varieties, however, are monoecious, meaning there are separate male and female flowers on each plant and the females must be pollinated to get a crop.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
With honeybees pollinating them, almond trees produce two to three thousand pounds of almonds per acre, Shook said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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