In some deserts of the world, a series of heavy rains can trigger many species of plant to flower at the same time. Beneath Death Valley lies a massive seed bank of desert wildflowers and when heavy ...

CHEYENNE For many people, the best part of wildflowers isn't the pretty landscapes they are part of. These people enjoy looking at them, but they also like to see ones they haven't seen before, then ...

Flower Parts: Flowers are one of the most beautiful creations of nature. They are not just pretty to look at, but also play a significant role in the process of reproduction in plants. Every flower, ...

This deceptively slim book by acclaimed nature writer Russell (When the Land Was Young; Kill the Cowboy; etc.) is nothing less than an anatomy of beauty. A luminous blend of memoir, botany lesson and ...

"I can’t help myself when I see flowers,” says botanical artist and illustrator Neera Joshi. “ I have to paint them.” Outside her studio, the spring garden is blooming with bright pink azaleas, orange ...

Roses are red, violets are blue. Everybody knows that, but what makes them so? Although plant breeders were aware of some of the genes involved, there was as yet no quantitative study of how pigment ...