Flower Parts: Flowers are one of the most beautiful creations of nature. They are not just pretty to look at, but also play a significant role in the process of reproduction in plants. Every flower, ...
Lords-and-ladies is a widespread and common native wild plant that grows best in base-rich soils in shady woods and hedgerows. It has wrinkly, arrow-shaped leaves and sports a highly unconventional ...
We now know what the ancestor of today’s flowers looked like, thanks to scientists who used computer models to re-create the plant that lived 140 million years ago. Before now, we didn’t understand ...
Scientists have traced the fragrant scent of grapevine flowers to pollen grains stored in the anthers, contrary to common perception that petals alone produce perfume. University of British Columbia ...
People who lack the gardening bug often regard flowers like fashion models: pretty but boring. Jens Petersen, the man who gave us the groundbreaking photographs of fungi in “The Kingdom of Fungi”, ...
A: Mussaenda is a popular landscape plant for South Florida gardens and landscapes. They are classified in the family Rubiaceae with Ixora, coffee, pentas and firebush. It appears Diane’s Dwarf ...