Catchfly
Catchfly Lychnis arkwrightii is a cultivated variety of the wild
plants with the same name. "Catchfly" refers to a sticky substance that is
exuded from the stems because small crawling insects get stuck to it. This
is thought to be a method of preserving the plant's pollen for flying
insects like bees which will carry it to other flowers and bring about
cross-pollination.
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