Jade plants make excellent houseplants for any plant parent, thanks to their ease of care. But although the ubiquitous Crassula ovata usually gets the headlines, there are actually numerous types of ...

The peanut cactus is a small, clumping cactus with cylindrical stems covered in soft spines. This is another easy-to-care-for ...

Sedum and agave are better companion plants for sempervivum species. And if you need a soil buddy for your aeoniums, try Crassula. Lithops is a winter dormant succulent, and othonna is summer dormant, ...

Aa Aa Aa Differences in temperature or precipitation determine the types of plants that grow in a given area (Figure 1). Generally speaking, height, density, and species diversity decreases from ...

Cultivating house plants - whether succulents, cacti or otherwise - is a worthwhile but expensive hobby that can be much more ...

Oct. 16, 2024 — From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth's land yet are home to 31 per cent of the world's plant species. A new study shows ...

It's a Treehugger's dream come true. Leafsnap is a free app that identifies plant species of all kinds, from flowers and bark to fruit and trees. Go for a walk, take a shot of a leaf, and this ...

Most plants prefer evenly moist soil, but the ideal moisture level depends on the plant species and stage of growth. The standard rule of thumb is to give your flowers and vegetables the ...

Animals can be put into groups based on the types of food they eat. Some animals called carnivores only eat meat. Others are called ‘herbivores’. They only eat plants. Animals need to eat so ...

Choice is a good thing, but it does mean that you’ll have to understand the options before you can decide on the type of life insurance that best fits your needs. There are two main types of ...

“My heart breaks over the loss of these 21 species,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These plants and animals can never be brought back. We ...