This important study shows that different forms and mixtures of cardenolide toxins in tropical milkweed, especially nitrogen- and sulfur-containing types, change how monarch caterpillars eat, grow, ...

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

Pollinator plants can benefit insects and birds even in the winter, providing shelter, insulation, and food. Wait until ...

While spring bird migration starts at different times in different regions, winter prep is always a good idea — otherwise you ...

When animals are faced with extinction, they have three options: move, adapt, or die. Every year, the western monarch ...

I bought a hibiscus this past spring and have really enjoyed it. Did I misunderstand the salesperson who told me to plant it in the garden? For now, I am keeping it in my unheated garage, but I wonder ...

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.

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 ...