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The Plant that Makes Its Home on a Cactus

Tristerix seeds travel in bird droppings, when they land on a cactus they grow long probe-like stems, that latch onto the cactus body and inject it with parasitic threads. A year later Tristerix bursts out of the cactus skin as a bloom of beautiful flowers that attract hummingbird pollinators.
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Tropical Worlds - S1 E1

Sir David Attenborough takes a plant's-eye view of life in a rainforest, a world of stunning beauty but also fierce competition.

  • Sunday October 18, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday October 18, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
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Water Worlds - S1 E2

Sir David Attenborough discovers bizarre and beautiful water plants, which use nature's super-glue, counting, and killer spikes to get a leaf up. Some escape from animals by rolling away while others create bubbles in a magical river in Brazil.

  • Sunday October 25, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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Seasonal Worlds - S1 E3

Sir David Attenborough reveals the surprising and dramatic effects of the four seasons on plant life. To survive the challenges each season presents, plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering.

  • Sunday November 1, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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