They almost look like clusters of lily pads sprouting from the stem. The plant’s lemon-colored flowers are distinctive in shape, with 7 to 12 glossy tepals surrounding a fuzzy, yellow center.

It stands metres high, takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are ...

Meet the most common botanical interlopers you're likely to find in your garden or vegetable patch, and learn how to treat ...

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This summer's heat and rain are leading to a bumper crop of weeds. Here's what you need to know to get rid of them.

Many gardeners have issues with deer and rabbits browsing their gardens. Deer have a particular fondness for tulips in the ...

a myriad of beautiful flowers bloom. Fragrent oxeye is a relatively common sight in the deserts of AlUla. The matrix of green stems connecting dozens of bright yellow flowerheads not only add ...

Think you know every kind of daisy out there? Think again! There are dozens—from the edible to the incredible—that you could ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

The flowers are insect pollinated, and various thistle species are widely known as important food sources for butterflies, as ...

The orange box shows a top view of the shoot tip at higher magnification, with the shoot meristem in the center (indicated by the yellow line), surrounded by flower buds of increasing age.

I've continued this tradition into adulthood by keeping fresh-cut flowers around ... and the leaves aren't yellow, spotted or drooping. You'll also want to be sure the stems aren't slimy or ...