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

Bracts are a vital part of the bromeliad‘s reproductive system. Thanks to their vivid colors, bracts attract pollinators such as insects. The true flower, hidden within the bract, is then fertilized ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...