The plant world is full of wonders that often seem too strange to be real. Some species have evolved unique shapes, colours, ...

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

While battling heat and relentless mosquitoes—with even a basil plant drafted in as “air support”—the team digs into a remote ...

Lantana, historically grown indoors in Britain, is now a favourite indoor-outdoor plant grown as bedding in sunny borders or ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says a Christmas cactus (most likely a Thanksgiving cactus) will bloom throughout holidays ...

Writer and author Felicia Feaster is a former HGTV website editor, where she started 11 years ago as the editor-in-chief of a ...

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Paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus) bring fragrance to the heart of winter. Native to the Mediterranean, they are one of the ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Nothing quite transports you like a scented flower. These are the best scented plants that bring wonderful fragrance to winter gardens.