Phlox subulata, most commonly called creeping phlox, makes a stunning addition to any garden or yard. With their spreading nature, you can plant a few creeping phlox plants, provide them with ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

The weather is all or nothing these days. We had all hot and dry and then wet, wet, wet. Our plants never really recovered from the drought, although the weeds ...

The best fake plants, though, are the ones that look almost as natural as real ones and suit a variety of tastes and styles. Our top picks include the West Elm Faux Potted Rubber Tree, a lifelike ...

The plant is related to the daisy, but it looks very different. It has round, yellow flowers with dark red spots in the center. These flowers, often called buzz buttons or Sichuan buttons ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University This morning, my six-year-old came into our bedroom and started reading a story from a book.

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the ...