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How To Tell if a Plant Is Dead or Dormant
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 ...
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have described a previously unknown ...
Plants transfer carbon to fungi, challenging market models, suggesting new insights into carbon sequestration.
The pink gladiolus plant, otherwise known as gladiolus caryophyllaceus, is an "invasive garden escapee" originally from South ...
If you're trying to lean native in the garden, you may have more choices than you realize for native bulbs that bloom early ...
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 ...
If you’re looking for a unique new flower to plant in your garden this year, peacock orchids have 4 to 5-inch white blooms ...
While spring-blooming bulbs get most of the attention, there are some bulbs that will bloom in the fall that can also provide ...
Each bulb (actually a corm) will have three to eight leaves that are 8-14-inches ... the leaves will begin to die back. Then, in early fall, the plants will begin to produce flowers. Each plant ...
That way the summer plant will literally be the proper shape ... When you do dig yours up, note that there should be a new corm under the old one. This is what you want for next year.
Be aware, though, that all parts of the plant, including the corm, are toxic and are not recommended for gardens with plant-nibbling children or pets. Fall crocus corms and flowers are small ...