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55     Strobilanthes flowers
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A white flower, with a bluish tinge - and just right for bees. But where are the bees to come from? The Strobilanthes made up monospecific stands covering tens of square kilometers. No food for a bee except in the year of flowering. What would the bees eat while waiting 7 years? I think you already know.
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