Each flower only lasts a day (and occasionally two), but given plenty of sunlight and ample water and fertilizer, these plants can produce enough flower buds to give you flowers all season long.

'When frost threatens, water the soil thoroughly a day before - moist soil retains heat better than dry,' recommends the ...

Mulches would do the same to the wildflower seeds. Mulching over them would prevent them from properly germinating and ...

Coleus can also take direct sun in cooler gardens. Coleus is just as much a favorite houseplant as it is a garden subject.

Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and 'turn on' to increase the chance ...

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The oldest living seeds found on Earth germinated after resting more than 30,000 years in Arctic soils. But in the humid tropics, seeds do not last. "A long-lived seed in the tropics is probably only ...

Genome size exhibits extensive variation across the life of a tree. Previous studies have predominantly focused on ...