10 Neat Things about Plants that Kill
Plants don’t always live up to their gentle, green reputation. Some have evolved lethal mechanisms to survive, capturing prey, and
Read MorePlants don’t always live up to their gentle, green reputation. Some have evolved lethal mechanisms to survive, capturing prey, and
Read More1. Nectar for friends, poison for foes. The lovely scent of petunias is in the nectar, which is why pollinators
Read More1. Nuts and eggs are seeds, too. Although we don’t think of them this way, in fact eggs and nuts
Read MoreThere are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias in their yards,
Read MoreWhat’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons
Read MoreNote: Seed produced by F1 hybrid plants may not produce fspring true to the parent. Flowers ‘DoubleShot Orange Bicolour’ snapdragons:
Read More1. The scent of a flower. Petunias have a heavenly scent in the early part of summer, before they have
Read More1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few
Read More1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap
Read More1. Sunflowers for Ukraine. Sunflowers grow well in Ukraine, owing to its hot dry summers. The flower was widely planted
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