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These 8 no-fuss philodendron varieties are perfect for starting your houseplant collection, or for adding the next perfect one to your windowsill.
Plants with heart-shaped leaves add a touch of romance and elegance to gardens, landscapes, and indoor spaces. These leaves’ ...
While their leaves are unique, they also produce a number of 1-inch flowers distributed along the vine. Their star-shaped flowers in the wild are red, but nowadays pink and white types are also ...
If you've ever questioned, “What is silver vine?”, then you're not alone. Although most people have heard of catnip, it ...
Once established, vines are one of the fastest-growing of all plants. Many people have twining vines that are full and lush on the upper part of the plant but have few leaves on the lower part.
In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee goes over leaf characteristics to look for when attempting to identify broadleaved deciduous trees in Indiana. He shares the ...
To climb up things, vines have evolved some interesting ways of attaching themselves. There are three basic methods or types of vines: clingers, twiners, and winders.
Because they still have their leaves, vines are easier to spot right now than they will be in the winter. If you stay ahead of vines, they're not so difficult to keep at bay.
Vines such as morning glory, honeysuckle, hyacinth bean and cypress vine are good examples. Twining vines that wrap leaves or tendrils around the support climb differently.
A volunteer nature guide in Japan has discovered that a type of vine creates mini-greenhouses to warm its developing fruits. He has now co-authored a scientific paper describing the finding ...
India has a long-standing tradition of serving food on leaves. Here are five types of leaves that you should know about.
Most people I know can name three types of vines: grapevines, poison ivy, and might-be-poison-ivy-but-I’m-not-sure-so-I-don’t-like-it. In truth, there are around 60 species of vines that are ...