Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

New Zealand has 2,200 native flowering plants and 85% of them grow nowhere else, including some spectacular displays that ...

ERASE THE COLD: Prune off any freeze damage caused to gingers, elephant ears, philodendrons, cannas and other herbaceous ...

Perennial flowering plants are effortless and reliable. They return every year and come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But when picking perennials, some people wonder if the daisy-like flowering ...

Deep roots make the soil more stable and help it stay fertile. They also soak up water, reducing runoff and keeping nutrients ...

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

This geranium produced leaves with red pigment while living outdoors on a sunny porch, but switched to light green leaves ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

Even before the air takes a chill, holiday decorations begin appearing in window displays, at markets, and on front porches. One of the most popular decorative plants this time of year is the ...