Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind (1983)

Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

1983

Documentary

Synopsis

This unusual look at plant reproduction investigates the diversity of plant adaptations for pollination with an emphasis on unusual co-evolved relationships with animal pollinators. Sexual encounters of the floral kind includes unusual bird and mammal pollinators, flowers that smell like rotting flesh, and orchids that lure male wasps with the promise of sex. Includes examples from Australia, the Arctic, Central America, and Great Britain.

Credits

Director

Sean Morris

Cast

Freddie Jones as Narrator

Crew

David Shale (Camera Operator)

David Thompson (Camera Operator)

Gerald Thompson (Camera Operator)

John Cooke (Camera Operator)

Peter Parks (Camera Operator)

Charles Aldridge (Editor)