It’s a common garden mystery that leaves even seasoned growers scratching their heads. Whether it’s roses, lavenders, or your ...

A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is ...

Have you ever noticed flowers quietly folding their petals just before a storm breaks? It almost feels magical, as if these ...

Do you know the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial plant? If not, here's everything you need to know.

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody ...

13 flowering plants that can grow quickly in British gardens — up to 24 inches a year Gardening doesn't have to be a difficult task with this list of fast-growing plants.

There’s a special place in most gardeners’ hearts for the flowering plants of late spring, which have a newborn grace and freshness all their own. Many of the loveliest are edge-of-woodland ...

There are multiple reasons to add flowering perennials to your garden.

The lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, is an ancient plant admired for its beauty for centuries. Ponds and murky waters worldwide contain the striking and unique plant. But have you ever wondered how this ...

The most detailed tree of life for flowering plants yet offers unrivaled insight into their evolutionary history.

By sequencing an enormous amount of data, a group of hundreds of researchers has gained new insights into how flowers evolved on Earth.