While all flowers are beautiful, some flowers are unique and eye-catching. Flower bulbs that are intricate and eye-catching ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

Don’t be fooled by its rather unusual common name, Bear’s Breeches (Acanthus mollis) is a real showstopper plant for shady flower beds, and a personal favorite of horticultural expert Leslie ...

In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant.

I have planted and grown these bulbs for many years in my own garden, and come April and May, when the purple and white ...

Some parasites, such as Rafflesia and Thurber’s stemsucker, grow within the plant and only emerge to flower, while others attach their haustoria externally. All parasitic plants have evolved from ...

But what makes one plant more likely to survive than another? We’ve uncovered some strange and surprising facts about some of our hardiest plants. Scientists in Germany think they’ve ...

You know it’s May when that first heady scent of lilac wafts through the air. But it’s not May. It’s November. And across the ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...