It's time to start thinking about what bulbs to plant now for long-lasting summer blooms. There are lots of lesser-known, ...

Another succulent, Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum), gets its common name from its eye-catching long stems, which are ...

Scientists have discovered two species of carnivorous plants, previously unknown to science, that use slime to catch their prey. Botanists spotted the new species high in the Andes mountains of ...

"You learn something new every day." Gardener shares unusual hack for producing ultra-healthy tomatoes: 'I will be planting ...

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first glance. Its knobby flower stalks look more like a mushroom than a flowering ...

This houseplant thrives in the typical high humidity of a bathroom and adds a velvet-soft texture to a space that can ...

A potted pickle plant looks like an exploded bucket of fishing worms: There are stems growing in every direction. Pickle plant (Senecio stapeliiformis) is an impressively strange, South African ...

I recently provided a list of blooming plants to use in containers for apartments or condos with limited sun or shade. In addition to the light requirement for the various plants, I described the size ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain. When you ...

The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. The first thing that drew me to the corpse flower was its unusual name.

Ambalavayal: An unusual sight has caught the attention of residents in Ambalavayal, where multiple arecanut saplings have ...