An almost tropical-looking pink flower in the hibiscus family grows tall at the edge of a wetland in the Cook County forest preserves near Palos Park. The flower, a swamp rose mallow, is a rare sight ...

Thistles may be best known for their spiny leaves and stems. I think of them as going by the philosophy, “The best defense is a lot of sharp points,” like cactuses and roses. A thistle’s spines are ...

The botanical pause of winter is monotonous in its consistency. Each day, with very few exceptions, is just like the one before it, with plants in suspended animation. February brings the first ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dr. Thistle kidnapped Queen Flora – or at least that is the story Junior Master Gardeners in grades six through eight will hear as part of Operation Thistle. The Junior Master ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say some endangered butterflies might be killed when an overhead transmission line is removed in Oconto and Marinette counties. The DNR said the proposed ...