PBS documentary ‘First Flower’ tracks history of plants to the dinosaur era

Which scientist dubbed the flower "an abominable mystery"?

That would be Charles Darwin. Make that a frustrated Charles Darwin, given the difficulties of determining flowers’ origins. One of the earliest flowering plants dates to the days of the dinosaurs (about 120 million years ago).

Consider also that there are between 220,000 and 400,000 different types of flowers! Not only that, humans would not have evolved without flowers.

PBS tackles these issues in its 2007 Nova program called: “First Flower.” Luckily for flower lovers, PBS is rebroadcasting this documentary tonight.

“First Flower,” airs tonight at 8 p.m. PST on Channel 28 (KCET) and repeats several times over the next several days. Check local listings to find specific airtimes. To see a preview of “First Flower,” visit: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flower.

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Flower Fact of the Day: A flower farm in Paramus, N.J., has its own unique family history. Since 1952, three generations of the Possehl family have been involved in running Holland Acres. To read more about them, see: northjersey.com/business/smallbusiness/17950999.html.

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May 6, 2008

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