Tube-shaped flowers range from pink to ... by bees. Seeds are dispersed by birds and mammals. Fascinating facts: All parts of the flower are toxic. This shrub survives fire by resprouting from ...

Animals disperse the buckwheat seeds, which start to flower in spring, feeding honey bees with pink and white flowers. While fire helps some plants grow, too many fires can push others out.

In fire pink, the tips of each of petal appear to be “pinked.” The deep notches in the petals perhaps make the flower more apparent to potential pollinators than would be the instance with ...