Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThis is just one way that plants differ from animals: After they go forward, there’s no going back. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOnly very rarely is a seed produced. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAlas, disasters do occur. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWe dance, and the plants pay the piper — until they can’t pay anymore. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAlways pause when you see a flower, at least long enough to wish luck to the plant that made it.

Source: New York Times March 27, 2017 19:13 UTC