From temple offerings to hair care rituals, the hibiscus flower does it all. Here’s how to grow this colourful powerhouse on ...

If you’re a big fan of your dog and gardening, you may have wondered about adding dog-safe plants. Everybody knows our four-legged friends love sniffing the dirt and chewing on leaves. While most ...

Bare root plants are much less expensive than potted plants. They're cheaper, easier to grow, and they tend to fare better long term. Here's how to find and grow them.

New research shows the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and soil fungi, leading to reduced chemical use and healthier future crops.

Improved knowledge of hibiscus relationships is important because it helps botanists predict which species could be hybridised to make commercially improved plants.

Dry plants / Image credit: Pixabay Plant roots will anchor into soil with the help of gravitropism, but the direction of their growth can change and move toward a water source when it must. A new ...

Like many other herbal teas, hibiscus tea is also rich in plant compounds that can help protect cells from oxidative stress, an imbalance of free radicals that can lead to cell damage and may play ...

The plant root system is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that houses a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protists, etc. These microorganisms together form the root ...

If you have chosen trees, shrubs or perennials you’d like to add to your garden this spring, consider trying to buy them as bare-root plants. “They can cost less, because nobody’s paying to ...

Furthermore, long-distance N signal transduction between roots and shoots is mainly mediated by cytokinins and polypeptides, ensuring a harmonious interplay between different plant parts.

As you look at beautiful flowering plants buzzing with pollinators, it can be hard to imagine that some of them could be causing more harm than good to the ecosystem. Fast spreaders can choke out ...

Researchers identify two fungal enzymes that hijack the immune system of plants to colonize roots by Anna Euteneuer, University of Cologne Editors' notes ...