Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

Black-bulb yam’s mimicry tricks birds into spreading its berrylike clones. The plant's novel strategy helps it spread without ...

Botany says anything that starts from a flower is classified botanically as a fruit. But in practice, we tend to classify foods by how we eat them. Therefore, we call a tomato a vegetable, because ...

The solstice marks the shortest day -- and longest night -- of the year, when the earth reaches the point in its annual ...

Gardeners often feel restless in January, longing for green growth and warm soil under their nails. Amaryllis provides the ...

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There are thousands of varieties of hosta — a leafy decorative plant that you’ve probably seen adorning outdoor spaces — being cultivated around the world, in a luxurious spread of colors, sizes, and ...

With the holidays quickly approaching, there’s nothing better for your gardening friends and family than a hot-off-the-press book. In my last blog, the gift list was aimed at the young gardeners in ...

Cycads are the oldest living group of seed-producing plants — and it seems they use infrared heat signals to attract specialized nocturnal weevils that deliver their pollen 1. Wendy Valencia-Montoya ...

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Plants stay active inside, even when nothing seems to move on the surface. Roots, stems, and seeds send signals to each other to guide growth and respond to changes in light, water, and soil.