The matador bug becomes even more alluring as it struts along leaves, looking ready to bust a move in true Saturday Night ...

The monarch butterfly is an icon with enduring strength and tenacity while flying thousands of miles. Sadly, wildfires, land development, and greedy people are killing the Western monarch. When ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

Trekking across Malaysia, her adopted country, she found more than 150 unrecorded plant species. “She’s one of the greatest ...

Just because you want indoor tropical plants doesn't mean that you need to have bright light. Here are two options that ...

Tropical plants in Florida, including the breadfruit tree and dracaena fragrans may be creeping north as winters warm.

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient ...

Technically, the coconut is not a true nut. Although kukui nut is edible, it can create serious stomach issues when too many ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

In a protected corner of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists have finally named a giant tree that hid in plain sight for 40 years ...

Dracaena plants are popular houseplants because they offer a tropical appearance with low-maintenance care requirements, and ...

December is the coldest month of the year in our area, but there are a few activities that will get you out in the garden ...