A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...

U S national parks are famed for their biodiversity, but even the most well-studied of places can still throw us a surprise ...

Whether you have low light levels in your north -facing apartment, or forget to water your plants, these varieties won't quit ...

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 ...

Martinez also works as a carnivorous plant specialist for the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a group known ...

We've sorted this list to help accommodate those who need plants that thrive in low light and plants that need less watering for those of us who are frequently out of town -- or forget to water ...

Now is a good month to plant early potatoes and sow hardier veg like beetroot direct outdoors. Hardy annuals such as cornflowers and poppies can also now be sown direct outside, where they are to ...

The interdependence of multiple traits allows plants to perform multiple functions. Acquiring an accurate representation of the interdependence of plant traits could advance our understanding of the ...

“Severely dry wild mustard and other plants of the chaparral burst into flames but none of their aromas seemed to mix with the smoke of burning homes and schools,” he said. “The library in ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...

Plant ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology focussed on the distribution and abundance of plants, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Crop rotation has been shown to ...