A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...

Gardeners tend to have favorite plants that they grow for years. But it’s fun to try new ones. Each year, the non-profit ...

Echinacea is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, and has been used for centuries in traditional medicine.

The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

For those seeding a low-maintenance garden, expert Jonathan Creber has shared the pretty flowers that will bloom year after ...

Prasiddhi Singh, a 12-year-old environmental activist from Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu, has made a remarkable impact at a very young age ... she set a goal to plant one lakh trees.

Whether caused by pollen, or something else, they are annoying. Well, fear not, as many plants can help soothe these nasal allergies. Most hay-soothing plants don’t have side effects when used, ...

In this case, all you may need to do is transfer your young tree to a larger pot as it grows. But if you like the idea (or the challenge!), you can also attempt to grow date palms from seed.

Plants benefit us in so many ways. From ornamentals bringing joy, to crops making delicious meals, and herbs adding fragrance to our yards. Another lesser spoken about category is medicinal plants.

A cottage garden is full of gorgeous flowers without a perfect manicured lawn or landscape. These perennial and annual options will make your dreams come true.

And finally, red coloration in young leaves is predominantly a result of adaptation to heavy herbivory stress but without significant intrinsic phylogenetic relationship of plant species. Introduction ...