Plant Profiles & Stories

Calendula's Many Parts: How the Flower, Leaves and Seed Heads Serve Different Purposes

Calendula's Many Parts: How the Flower, Leaves ...

Calendula's flowers, petals, leaves and seed heads serve different purposes. Use the right form for edible petals, cutting, drying, seed saving and self-sowing.

Calendula's Many Parts: How the Flower, Leaves ...

Calendula's flowers, petals, leaves and seed heads serve different purposes. Use the right form for edible petals, cutting, drying, seed saving and self-sowing.

Daffodil Bark and Woody Growth: Choosing a Display Finish That Suits the Plant

Daffodil Bark and Woody Growth: Choosing a Disp...

How to choose a finish for daffodil beds, pots and cut-flower displays, using bark mulch, grit, timber containers and woody backgrounds without smothering foliage or bulbs.

Daffodil Bark and Woody Growth: Choosing a Disp...

How to choose a finish for daffodil beds, pots and cut-flower displays, using bark mulch, grit, timber containers and woody backgrounds without smothering foliage or bulbs.

How Agave's Slow, Single-Bloom Life Shaped Its Traditional Uses

How Agave's Slow, Single-Bloom Life Shaped Its ...

Understand how agave's slow rosette growth and one-time flowering shape traditional fiber, food and stalk uses, and what that means for growing and harvesting.

How Agave's Slow, Single-Bloom Life Shaped Its ...

Understand how agave's slow rosette growth and one-time flowering shape traditional fiber, food and stalk uses, and what that means for growing and harvesting.

Why Peony Color Comes Out Uneven — And How to Read the Pattern

Why Peony Color Comes Out Uneven — And How to R...

Peony color varies between flowers for real reasons: anthocyanin response to temperature, genetic streaks, rootstock shoots and light. Learn to tell them apart and choose stable varieties.

Why Peony Color Comes Out Uneven — And How to R...

Peony color varies between flowers for real reasons: anthocyanin response to temperature, genetic streaks, rootstock shoots and light. Learn to tell them apart and choose stable varieties.

Thyme's Seasonal Airflow: Planning for the Breezy Months

Thyme's Seasonal Airflow: Planning for the Bree...

Understand why thyme needs airflow and surrounding space, and plan seasonal spacing, pruning, and container placement for healthier growth and better harvests.

Thyme's Seasonal Airflow: Planning for the Bree...

Understand why thyme needs airflow and surrounding space, and plan seasonal spacing, pruning, and container placement for healthier growth and better harvests.

Why Epiphytic Bromeliads Vary So Much Between Individual Plants

Why Epiphytic Bromeliads Vary So Much Between I...

Understand individual variation in epiphytic bromeliads and how to make results repeatable through clone selection, offset propagation, consistent light, mounting and water strategy.

Why Epiphytic Bromeliads Vary So Much Between I...

Understand individual variation in epiphytic bromeliads and how to make results repeatable through clone selection, offset propagation, consistent light, mounting and water strategy.