Known as umbrella plants, schefflera are popular tropical houseplants due to their ease of care and gorgeous foliage. There are actually two different species of umbrella plant as well.

Streptocarpus (Streptocarpus) are commonly known as cape primrose, but don’t confuse them with the common primrose (Primula ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...

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Cuticular wax is the outermost hydrophobic barrier between plants and their environment. The ratio of wax components changes through the core shunt mechanism of the alkane-forming and alcohol ...

This variegated yucca is a zero-maintenance, realistic artificial version of the real thing, perfect for hard-to-reach places or darker rooms that wouldn’t otherwise support real houseplants. This ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different ...

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Kew scientists reveal 172 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2024 New to science discoveries call attention to the ongoing loss of global biodiversity Highlights include a ‘ghost ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Biologists have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules. The finding suggests that the RNA present on the leaf surface may play a ...