Trees, bushes and houseplants often look dead when they're really just dormant. Here's how to tell if it's time to toss 'em ...

During the dormant phase, meanwhile, only the corm remain underground, with the plant living off energy reserves in a "state of rest", says Yuzammi. When it eventually gathers enough energy to ...

If you're trying to lean native in the garden, you may have more choices than you realize for native bulbs that bloom early ...

Dutch researchers from Delft University of Technology have made a groundbreaking discovery: the first-ever method to monitor ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have described a previously unknown ...

While spring-blooming bulbs get most of the attention, there are some bulbs that will bloom in the fall that can also provide ...

New research uncovers how plants adapt to global warming through two genetic pathways controlling stomatal responses ...

The pink gladiolus plant, otherwise known as gladiolus caryophyllaceus, is an "invasive garden escapee" originally from South ...

A compound found in African wormwood -- a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness -- could be effective against tuberculosis, according to a new study.

Natural variation in plants refers to the genetic diversity of a single plant species in the wild. Natural variation is a valuable source of beneficial traits for plant breeding. The insertion of ...

Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat. But scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this 'sweating' function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details ...