Unlike animals, plants don’t need a male and a female because their flowers have both male parts and female parts. Pollen in plants is like sperm in animals. It comes from the male part of the ...

The turquoise blooms of the Jade Vine are some of the most sought-after in the world. If you’re looking for a sweet-smelling flower, then look no further than the ylang-ylang (or ilang-ilang). This ...

Plants are very important living things. They have lots of jobs, such as providing animals with food and releasing oxygen into the air. To survive and carry out these jobs, they all need three ...

Traditional plant stands seem to come in two styles: those mid-century-modern ones that stay low to the ground and fit just one big pot, and the more bookshelf-style bamboo units with a few ...

somatic mutations can contribute to the germ line more easily as flowers develop at the end of branches composed of somatic cells; polyploidy is more common; and plants additionally contain ...

NEW DELHI: Indian community leader Balesh Dhankhar was sentenced to 40 years of jail with a non-parole period of 30 years, after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting five women in ...

Keep these divisions shaded and moist until they are replanted. Divide hosta in spring before they get too large. Divide when the plant is not flowering so it can focus all of its energy on ...

Plant biotechnology can be defined as the introduction of desirable traits into plants through genetic modification. Nano-agrochemicals and nanomedicine are two areas of active research. While ...