A type of Japanese dogsbane releases a scent identical to wounded ants’ distress signal, drawing in scavenging flies that unwittingly pollinate it.

Calycanthus floridus, commonly known as sweetshrub or Carolina allspice, is an unusual plant native to North America. Not ...

Amaryllis flowers are some of the most striking there are. They add punchy color to any room or flower bed, and their unique silhouette acts as a statement focal point in a modern setting. They're ...

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.

If you thought native plant were boring, you are about to be proven wrong! There are hundreds of beautiful native plants that I absolutely adore. We have several species of native sunflowers, native ...

April showers are supposed to encourage flowers in May. Here in Hawaii, we can enjoy flowers year-round but this spring might be a good time to plant a flowering plant with unusual and striking ...

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 ...

Some prior bad experience with a homeowners' association appeared to be behind one gardener's recent wistful musings. Passing by a beautifully unruly yard that seemed to overflow with native plants, ...

Melisa Hanson’s business, Baby Mama Botanicals, is unique on many levels. She single-handedly grows and tends 12,000 plants each year in the half-acre yard that surrounds her Milwaukee home, in her ...