An international group of researchers led by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have uncovered the earliest ...

Tucked in the cleft between bract and stem are small, barely visible flowers that give forth seeds. Inside each, coiled like a snake, is the Salsolaembryo, ready to unfurl into a seedling as soon ...

If the sky is cloudy it may survive until evening when it “melts” into the boat shaped bract (the cupped leaf-like structure below the bloom). Thus it is aptly called a dayflower because that ...

Prevent other cowpokes from sippin' your whisky (re: water bottle) and keep it fresh and germ-free with one of these useful ...

The flower actually is made up of a spadix, the central fleshy stem, and the spathe, the bract that makes up the flower structure. Here’s everything else you need to know about how to grow and ...

Texas A&M horticulturists share how to best care for your poinsettias to help them last throughout the holiday season.

As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to think beyond the traditional red poinsettia that often graces our homes. While the iconic red bloom will always be special in holiday ...

The Asiatic dayflower is an import from the Orient, thus the name. The new blossom opens at daybreak and rarely survives past ...