Basic Botany: Xylem and Phloem
Ill.: www.tes.com I first learned about xylem and phloem back in school … a half-century ago! So, I’m due forContinue Reading
Category: Botany
Cactus or Euphorbia?
If you grow cactus and other succulents, you probably have a few euphorbias mixed in with the cacti. Source: mashtalegypt.com,Continue Reading
Plants With Weird Foliage: Perfoliation
I’m writing a series of blogs about plants with weird foliage, blogs that will appear occasionally, according to the timeContinue Reading
Finding the Right Botanical Name
When Carl Linnaeus developed the binomial system of nomenclature for plants and animals in 1753, where each species was placedContinue Reading
Botany 101: Flowers
We probably all learned some basic botany back in school … and have almost certainly forgotten some of it. InContinue Reading
Double Flowers: Bad News for Pollinators
Gardeners love double flowers. And why not? With their dense flowers jam-packed with petals, they really do stand out fromContinue Reading
Garden Myth: When a Plant Doesn’t Bloom, It’s Because It’s a Male
It’s always a bit mysterious when a plant doesn’t bloom. After all, most bloom annually. How then to explain whyContinue Reading
Red Ball on a Green Cactus
You’ve surely seen one: a small upright green cactus with a bright red ball on the top. Many people assumeContinue Reading
The Sweet Potato Proves the Polynesians Reached the Americas
For a long time, anthropologists have been debating about whether there was pre-columbian contact between the Polynesians – from mid-PacificContinue Reading
Grow Stevia for Sweet Results!
Stevia, or sweetleaf, has become a media darling. You can scarcely pick up a lifestyle or health magazine that doesn’tContinue Reading