| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HTA ID | HTA-0650 |
| Title | Henry's Garden — Garden Walk (8:07 Segment) |
| Era | KRON-TV (San Francisco, ~2005–2013) |
| Station | KRON-TV Channel 4 |
| Program | Henry's Garden (KRON segment) |
| Role | Host |
| Segment Type | Henry's Garden |
| Duration | ~01:33 |
| Source File | WALK+807.txt |
| Record Version | V1 (Transcript Only) |
Henry takes viewers on a walk through a garden, pointing out notable plants and features.
Speaker 1 00:00 So, there's a little dirty secret about orchids, I guess I should tell you. Speaker 1 00:04 Their beauty, their diversity, it's all about sex. That's right, ladies and Speaker 1 00:09 gentlemen, most people don't like to talk about it, but orchids have developed Speaker 1 00:13 their remarkable shapes and styles as an evolutionary form of propagation. So, just Speaker 1 00:20 as a case in point, let's take a look at the exotic Paffia pedlum. Now, this Speaker 1 00:25 actually attracts flies. The fly thinks that there's nectar or some kind of Speaker 1 00:29 substance on there. It falls in down there and the only way it can get out is through the sides. It Speaker 1 00:34 picks up pollen that way and that's how it propagates. Sex. Over here, see this? That looks like a fuchsia. Speaker 1 00:41 That might attract a bird that comes over thinking, aha, I'm going to pollinate this fuchsia. Well, Speaker 1 00:47 surprise on them, there ain't no pollen in there, at least not the kind they're looking for. Speaker 1 00:52 See this up here? See that yellow? That looks like pollen too. But in fact, when the bird goes in, Speaker 1 00:58 there is no pollen or in this case actually a bee but it will pick up the tiny tiny little seeds of Speaker 1 01:05 the orchid because orchids have among the smallest seeds on earth and they are just about the sneakiest Speaker 1 01:10 plants on earth. Finally there is a moth let me see if I can oh this is a good example see this Speaker 1 01:15 right here this is propagated by a moth and it I am told has a tongue long enough the head goes in Speaker 1 01:20 there the tongue goes all the way down to here which is where the seeds are stored. I know it's Speaker 1 01:27 unbelievable, but they say it's true, Speaker 2 01:29 and you can find it all here at the Pacific Orchid Expo, Speaker 2 01:31 which is happening all weekend in Fort Mason. Speaker 2 01:33 Hope you check it out.