Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

Orchids are the tropical plants which can grow in other flower or plant soil. Blanket Flowers are the survivor flowers who ...

Unlike animals, plants don’t need a male and a female because their flowers have both male parts and female parts. Pollen in plants is like sperm in animals. It comes from the male part of the ...

All plants, even air plants, need water to survive. But as a gardener, it can be difficult to tell if yours are getting enough hydration. Further complicating matters is the fact that all plants have ...

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption.