One thing is clear: People don't get jaded about their jade plants. brought a flood of responses. As expected, most people didn't realize -- or, at least had never seen -- jades bloom. Some were ...

Many adjectives describe plants: beautiful, colorful, fragrant. But what about chatty, strategic and altruistic? Recently, researchers have sought answers to vexing horticultural questions: can plants ...

INVASIVE, exotic and alien are terms used to describe plants that are not normally growing in a particular ecosystem at a given point in history. The debate over native versus exotic species continues ...

When thumbing through seed catalogs or plant-care manuals, you’re likely to encounter at least some descriptions that elude you. So here’s a cheat sheet to help navigate the offerings – and maybe ...

When thumbing through seed catalogs or plant-care manuals, you’re likely to encounter at least some descriptions that elude you. So here’s a cheat sheet to help navigate the offerings – and maybe ...

Carl Linnaeus's use of erotic language to describe plants ultimately helped him to recruit a global network of specimen collectors. In August 1749, Pehr Kalm, a medical student from Finland, travelled ...

With neither brains nor nervous systems, most biologists think not. But they do respond to “painful” stimuli in fascinating ways. Many things separate the kingdoms of animal and plant. One of them, we ...

Hindu Religious Plants: Trees and plants are usually considered simply a part of nature, but in Indian tradition, they are not only seen as adding to the beauty of nature but also as a source of ...