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Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a ...

Notable appearances in culture: Alongside the plum, orchid and bamboo, the chrysanthemum is one of the four key plants (known ...

When planting a new garden, most gardeners want plants that will grow quickly. Discover twelve fast-spreading plants that ...

Echinacea is one of those plants that effortlessly earns its keep. With its daisy-like petals and prominent cone center, it ...

The weather has been so nice lately, Coloradans have naturally gotten the itch to bring color and life back into their yards.

From resilient succulent species to tough perennials and flowers, these are the plants to choose if you need greenery that ...

Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of many rare-earth elements in plants, ...

Light doesn’t just help plants grow—it may also quietly hold them back. Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism where light strengthens the “glue” between a plant’s outer skin and its inner ...

Some of the warm-season bedding plants, such as coleus, impatiens, periwinkles, blue daze, pentas and begonias, are actually ...

I received several questions from readers that I want to answer, as well as provide a few tips that are ideal this time of ...

Want hummingbirds at your window? These nectar‑rich plants and vines draw them in quickly and keep them coming back all ...