A bushy evergreen shrub to 1.5m, with dark green, ovate leaves and terminal racemes of pea-like, reddish-purple flowers 2.5cm long, in summer and autumn ...

As time passes, I have come to regard the (Euryops pectinatus) as an ornamental plant that no Southern California garden ...

After all the excitement of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, January can be sort of a let down! Not a lot to look ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop ...

These easygoing white flowering shrubs can be grown in a range of soils and amounts of light—just avoid soggy, poorly draining patches. Pick a cultivar with flower buds that are hardy in your ...

If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.

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Jan. 2, 2025 — Biologists have revealed genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees. The research reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors going back 40 ...

One of the most comforting aspects of gardening is seeing your plants keep their colour throughout the season. Some plants don’t get to do that but these evergreen shrubs will surely keep the appeal ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...