Night gladiolus, also known as sword lily, is a tall plant with a spicy-sweet scent. Unlike many night bloomers, some of these plants produce dark flowers in burgundy, deep blue, and deep purple hues.

"This is partly because moths have a much shorter time to pollinate at night, so they pollinate faster than daytime flying insects," says Ali. But more importantly, Hershcovich and Ali say it's a ...

The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research reveals how the daily ...

LAH: Nocturnal pollinators like bats and moths are unsung heroes. But, like many animals active at night, they have reputations that tend to make people squirm. If you do an internet search on moths, ...

Don't forget about moths, which are pollinators, too. Eric says, "By adding night-scented blooms to the flower beds, moths ...

They use their strong scent to guide in pollinators when it is dark. Bees do not have a good sense of smell and in the UK they do not fly at night. Some moths only come out at night and they ...

Most moths fly at night, so you might not notice as they flit ... Light pollution is an additional threat to night-time pollinators. An estimated 84% of EU crops and the vast majority of wildflowers ...

Daytime pollinators like butterflies, birds, and bees rely on visual cues telegraphed by bright colors; night-shift workers like beetles and moths depend on fragrance, the luminescence of white ...

A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees ...

New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.