It is often grown as an annual, but it is a perennial plant in Zones 9-11. New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) is a ...

Palms will grow well but are not so good for noise reduction, but you could consider growing Phormium and other architectural ...

They tend to be most troublesome when the potting compost is kept on the dry side, so vulnerable plants include cacti and succulents as well as abutilon, African violet, begonia, ficus, hoya, ...

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 ...

Plants help people and animals to live. Plants provide food for people and animals to eat. They also make oxygen. All people and animals need oxygen to breathe. Plants are a very important part of ...

Plants are able to reproduce in two different ways - sexual reproduction and asexual reproducion. Sexual reproduction involves pollen from one flower fertilising the egg of another to produce a ...

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Whether it’s brightening your home office with indoor plants or growing herbs outside to cook with, having plants can dramatically increase your quality of life. However, there’s almost ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...

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