Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical ...

A succulent, shrubby perennial with very swollen stem-like caudex tapering to a branched apex bearing small clusters of red, pink or white flowers, which open before the ovate leaves ...

Along with Florida’s enviable subtropical climate comes a diverse selection of beautiful native plants that would look great in your landscape. We’ve compiled the 47 best native plants for Florida, ...

Blushing Drift displays double, pink flower clusters with a yellow center. It's compact, disease resistant and heavy blooming. (All photos courtesy of Star Roses and Plants) Ruby Red is a compact rose ...

The Thar Desert, the Great Indian Desert, is a vast arid region in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the world's most inhospitable environments, yet it supports a variety of life ...

we got rid of prickles in a desert-adapted wild plant species with edible raisin-like fruits. We also used a virus to silence the expression of a closely related gene in roses, yielding a rose ...

With virtually no rainfall to speak of, the desert's many endemic species of plants have adapted to the harsh conditions by relying on moisture from the fog sweeping in from the Pacific.