Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

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Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

Perennials. Tall slipper plant (Pedilanthus bracteatus) is a highly drought-tolerant selection from Mexica whose bracts are suggestive of Dorothy’s footwear in “The Wizard of Oz.” These bracts are ...

Stanford researchers discovered how plant cells decide whether to form breathing pores based on size and neighbor signals.

Resilient, adaptive, and often overlooked, this miracle plant thrives in the harshest environments from salty deserts to ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Make parallel ring incisions around the stem that are about 1 or 2 inches apart. Take care not to cut into the woody part of ...