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The Best Episodes of Botany: A Blooming History Season 1

Every episode of Botany: A Blooming History Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Botany: A Blooming History Season 1!

Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how...
Genre:Documentary
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Confusion of Names" is the best rated episode of "Botany: A Blooming History" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Chris Salt and written by N/A, it aired on 6/7/2011. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Photosynthesis".

  • A Confusion of Names
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    #1 - A Confusion of Names

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2011

    Timothy Walker, director of Oxford University Botanic Garden, reveals how the breakthroughs of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, Chelsea gardener Phillip Miller and English naturalist John Ray created the science of botany.

    Director: Chris Salt

    Writer: N/A

  • Photosynthesis
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    #2 - Photosynthesis

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2011

    The air we breathe, and all the food we eat, is created from water, sunlight, carbon dioxide and a few minerals. That's it, nothing else. It sounds simple, but this process is one of the most fascinating and complicated in all of science. Without it there could be no life on Earth.

    Director: Louise V. Say

    Writer: N/A

  • Hidden World
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    #3 - Hidden World

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2011

    For 10,000 years or more, humans created new plant varieties for food by trial and error and a touch of serendipity. Then 150 years ago, a new era began. Pioneer botanists unlocked the patterns found in different types of plants and opened the door to a new branch of science - plant genetics.

    Director: Matt Barrett

    Writer: N/A