Whether you choose a short or a tall variety, annual or perennial, vibrant verbena makes a stunning statement anywhere in the garden. From a carpet of lush foliage punctuated by velvety blooms to tall ...

famed as a plant that performs well and is easy to grow. One such species is Verbena bonariensis, seen in the images here. This tall and slender species can grow up to 6 feet tall, towering upwards ...

Although not as tall as the other plants on this list, this luscious pinstripe calathea makes up for its smaller size with its abundance of stripy leaves. It’s also a great plant for low light ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

Blades are dull and ribbed on the upper surface and glossy below. Leaves are rolled in the whorl. Flowering stems are round and smooth and grow mostly erect. The grass usually grows between 24 and 48 ...

Gardenias are a timeless favorite for many gardeners, but they are also quite finicky. Here are the plants you can and can't ...

Allowed to grow freely, some varieties can reach 20 feet tall. Many people think of boxwood as a deep-green plant, but there are also beautiful white variegated and gold varieties. Grown as a ...

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 rubber tree is a tall indoor plant with dark green leaves that brings abundance, happiness and wealth. Placing a rubber tree in a corner is a great choice, notes Hyder, as the rounded leaves ...

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 ...

Plant decided not to tell Page about his generous sampling of his work until after they were done recording “Tall Cool One.” Plant told Rolling Stone that upon hearing the samples, Page had an ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...