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 ...

It’s hard to believe flowers were not created just for our enjoyment, but they have a higher purpose. The anatomy of a flower, as well as the color and scent, tell us a lot about the intention of each ...

The structure and anatomy of mature flowers of four species of Meliosma is investigated using scanning electron and light microscopy. The vasculature of the flower, including the structure of the ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 15, No. 6 (Jun., 1928), pp. 372-394 (23 pages) The more important results of this study, which involved macroscopic and microscopic investigation of thirty-seven ...

Once upon a time on Earth, there was a first flower. Nature provides plenty of cues to help us imagine what the planet looked like 250 million years ago. But we lack concrete evidence in order to ...

The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) also known as titan arum, reeks of rotting flesh and death when in bloom. Lucky for us, this stinky plant blooms once every seven to nine years according to ...

An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take. The project, called eFLOWER, combined an unparalleled database of plant ...

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 ...

An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take. The project, called eFLOWER, combined an unparalleled database of plant ...

"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 ...